POSTCARDS:

Postcards for business, artists, photograhers - or just for sending to your friends.
Ideal for advertising your business as an alternative to brochures and flyers.

Postcards have full colour glossy fronts and can be printed with your photo, design or logo.
Reverse printing in b&w or in full colour is available as an optional extra.

For postcard and invitation designs please see The Printshop.

Recent examples (not shown actual size)

Standard postcards are printed on 215gsm white glossy fronted card stock. Cards are printed using a full colour digital process. Card cut size 139x107mm.

If you are unsure of the card weight and quality please contact us for more details before placing an order.

Standard postcards (215gsm. Card size 139x107mm)
Quantity	100	250	500	1000	2500	5000
Colour front blank or b/w reverse	£38.00	£58.00	£90.00	£130.00	£200.00	£280.00
Colour front colour reverse	£48.00	£68.00	£100.00	£140.00	£210.00	£290.00

Additional Information:

Delivery time approx. 5 - 10 working days from receipt of payment and confirmation of your order. This may be slightly longer at busy times, so please allow at least 14 days if you have a deadline for delivery. We do not have a express printing service. All prices include delivery to UK mainland addresses. Postcards are sent by Royal Mail First Class or insured parcel post in the case of large orders. If you need faster delivery on large orders there is an additional charge for Royal Mail Special Delivery.

Image formats - your artwork should be a high quality image file, eg. tif, cpt, psd, high quality jpg, large enough to be printed at a size of at least 1642x1264 pixels. We do not print from Microsoft Word documents. We may be able to redraw your design from this at no additional charge, however we need to see your file before we can give you a decision on whether we can print your design. We cannot print from Microsoft Publisher documents. We can only accept pdf files if they fit the exact dimensions specified below.

If you have a simple design (eg. text on plain background, text with image alongside) you can send us the text/images along with information on the layout, font, colour etc. and we will set up the design for you. This will normally be included in the card price.
If you are sending a ready-to-print design please ensure that it matches our design specifications below.
If you need us to set up a more complicated layout or design then there may be an additional charge.

Design Specifications - if you want to send a full design ready for printing the specifications are as follows:

• Full document size, including bleed and trim area - 142mm x 110mm (1677 x 1300 pixels)
• Cut postcard size - 139mm x 107mm (1642 x 1264 pixels)
• Trim area - please ensure that images and text are at least 3mm inside the cut dimensions of your design
• Resolution - 300-600dpi
• Optimum file size - not more than 8MB
• Colour - CMYK four colour printing

Downloadable templates - we have templates in different formats that you can download and use to set up your cards or to check that your images are the correct size. You can find these on our templates page.

We can design cards to match your website or compliment your existing stationery designs, as a stand alone design and print service, or set and print cards of your own design.

Please note that because of the time and work involved we need to charge for any unused design work and proofs. There is no charge for emailed proofs (or alterations to the proof) if you place the order.

Any questions? Please email us and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

Please see the Printing FAQ's for more information.