Someone recently asked me how much does it cost to send a postcard from the Philippines. My answer was 14 pesos. That’s basically the postcard stamp price you need to secure to send a postcard within the country or abroad. The thing is my reply may have caused confusion when someone asked me how much to send a postcard from the same city where I’m in since I do not think that there is a postage stamp of that amount (not sure though). If there’s one, you’d hardly find it.
a 6.56″ x 4.93″ postcard and a 14-peso postage stamp
How Much to Mail a Postcard
Postage for postcards will require you to pay 14 pesos (roughly ~0.33USD ) provided that you are sending a regular sized postcard. A regular sized postcard ranges within the measurements of 6.56″ x 4.93″. If the postcard you choose to send out are way bigger in terms of the measurements mentioned in here, you’d have to pay for different postcard rates.
a 7-peso postage stamp sheet
Postcards cost somewhere between P4 up to P40. I normally settle for those priced at P12 due to their quality and the postage stamps price I stick on the postcards I send out are just those 7-pesos stamps.
In case you do not see any 14-pesos stamps, simply buy two 7-pesos stamps and attach them to your postcards. That’s how you should do it. But if you want to be generous and attach a stamp that’s priced over P14, go ahead and do so! You’re not going to be penalized for it! 
Happy Postcrossing!
P.S. This is the postcard stamps price when you send postcards from the Philippines to any country in the world, ok?
About Doi Domasian
This is a travel blog of Doi Domasian. Her nature to explore both new and familiar places and share it with the rest of the world is what keeps this wanderer going and seeking for thrills and adventures. Due to her passion for travelling, she decided to leave the corporate world and started living the life of a nomad.
Kelan ba ako huling gumamit ng postal services? LOL! It’s been a long time! I think high school pa lang ako. SO 14 pesos na pala ang postage ngayon!
hahaha. yeah, it’s so old school using snail mail these days but am actually in it for the stamps!
the 14-peso rate is actually for sending out postcards to other countries po. i guess i have to make a trip to the post office soon to inquire if the same rate applies when sending within Pinas lang 
Really cute stamps on the first postcard
Thank you! They’re really cute!
padalan mo ko!!!!
hahahaha. sure ron!
wow stamps.. pwede bang pa-kutkot nung stamps.. akin na lang. hahah
hahaha. :-p
Nakaka aliw talaga mga stamps, parang gusto kong mag collect ulit =P
mas na-aliw ako sa nakita ko sa Davao Christian
I’ll blog about it soon!
but yeah, collect ka rin
super gusto kong magsimula ng stamp collection dati pero hindi ko nasimulan, hanggang sa nakalimutan ko na! hahaha. maybe i’ll start collecting stamps on those places i travel to next.
joan! simulan mo na!
sana may stamps for each local place we visit noh? 
this sounds so lame but where can you buy stamps in the philippines? do they sell them in national bookstore?
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hehehe. you can buy stamps at the nearest post office in your area. I’m not sure if NBS sells stamps though
great to know you’ll soon be a postcrosser!
When we went to Sagada, lagi sarado yung post office sa munisipyo. So I asked a local to send it for me kasi paalis na kami. Buti kasya iniwan kong P20, may onting tip pa. Haha!
Sana meron special stamps for each place. ang ganda sguro pag may Sagada stamp!
Hi. Would you know specific brands or other places that sell postcards? Not just the usual ones from the bookstores? I want to find other styles or subjects, kung meron. Thanks.
Now I know. P14, buti medyo mura lang. di gaya ng snail mail. hehe.
hi romina. wala rin ako alam eh. am also looking for a store kahit online where i can buy postcards that are not the same ones found sa mga bookstores. if you find one, please let me know too. Thanks!
Hi Rominma and Doi. Besides NBS and the local bookstores, try nyo sa palengke. Yes, sa dry goods section ng local market ng inyong lugar. You’d be surprised with the treasures you’ll find.
thanks for the info bhengstr!
Just curious, does anyone know how much it costs to send regular mail within the Philippines? Domestic mail lang. Snail mail is not very common nowadays and have asked relatives there but no one seems to know.
Regular domestic mail within Pinas, depends on where it’s going and coming from (besides the weight, regardless of size -applicable lang sa local mail). Minimum is Php9.00. I drop letter at Caloocan P.O., once I sent a letter to Pasay, 9pesos ang stamps na nilagay ng teller. Pero yung for Cavite was P14 ang stamps needed. Best bet, go to ur local post office at ikaw mismo maghulog. Mas mahal sa mga drop-off point ng Philpost sa malls like SM.
Hope this helps!
Actually the correct postcard rate for foreign airmail to all countries from the Philippines is PHP 13, but it’s usually much easier to find PHP 7 stamps than 13 at post offices. If you use two PHP 7 stamps, you are overpaying by 1 piso. National Book Store does not sell postage stamps, you need to find a post office branch, just ask.
thanks for the info aires!
I’m a new postcrosser and I pay PhP13 for a “standard” postcard. Pero konting difference lang sa size (as in super liit lang ng difference… you know those slightly bigger Philippines Postcards), pinagbabayad ako nang PhP40.
Tsktsk…
may standard size kasi ang postcards and if iba ito sa size na yun, you’d be required to pay for a different price. in fact, nangyari na yan sa akin dati. had to pay more for a different sized postcard. hehe
the postcard concept is good! it leaves you footmarks on where you came from. Sa mailing posts ba nakakabili ng stamps or meron pang iba?
you can buy sa mailing posts. meron din sa ibang stores like mail and more and sa Ayala Information center the last time i checked
Hi! I just sent a post card at the Central Post Office yesterday. First time ko, at tinanong ng ale kung saan ko ipadadala, sabi ko sa Pasig lang. She only sold me one 7 peso stamp. Okay na ba iyon? From Manila to Pasig? Thanks! Sana makarating ang post card ko =)
Hi! First time ko magpadala ng post card yesterday at the Central Post Office in Manila. The lady asked me kung saan ipadadala at sabi ko sa Pasig lang, she sold me one piece 7 peso stamp lang. Makararating kaya ang post card ko kahit isa lang ang stamp? Thanks! =)
hi lae. i think makakarating sa papadalhan mo ang post card mo pwera nlng kung nawala dahil sa baha. normally if within the city or neighboring cities lang, mura lang ang singil sayo.
hi! would you know how long it will take before a postcard is received if i send it from the Philippines to US and Australia? thanks!
i think it will arrive in less than a month’s time.
Hi,
Do you have any idea po kung san pwede magpadala ng mura na snail mail? Which is better po (e.g. Philpost, FedEx, etc). Any suggestions will do, thanks!
Best and cheapest snail mail is still thru Phil.Post Office. My postcard to anywhere in the world costs 7 pesos only
(I’m in Metro Manila). Hope that helps!
Wow. 7 pesos is cheap! I hope they charge the same rate in the provinces
thanks for the info broxx
i have a question, I want to create my own postcards, and supposing that I follow the correct dimensions, would the post office accept it?
Hello Joee, Yes. The post office will accept it
Hello there po!
I also plan to make my own post card. If I were to made a 6.5″ by 4.5″, smaller than the usual, I will be charged 14 pesos right? :] Are there any required papers to used? Also, will it arrive if I want to send it to US by 15th this month? Thanks!
Regards. :]
Hi Arielle, not sure if it will arrive in the US on the 15th? but based on experience, it takes 2 weeks to get it delivered
and so long as it’s not bigger than the normal postcards, the rates will be the same 
You can try asking the post office of the normal duration for a postcard to be delivered too 
I want to try postcrossing this new year but never even tried to send a snail mail or a card through post office. I”m kinda nervous. Wish me luck. Haha.
Hi Anna, You can do it! You’d be amazed how easy it is to join postcrossing
Goodluck! 
I sent a postcard today in Makati Post Office, it was 13 pesos. How long would it take to be delivered?