Metallic Foil Postcards
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See Metallic Foil Postcards in action
Metallic foil postcards in print: real foil in 7 colors on 16 Point Silk Laminated or 14pt Uncoated, front, back or both, in 4 sizes from 4" x 6" to 5" x 7".
- From $421.91 per set of 500, with the per-card price dropping as the run climbs to 25,000.
- 7 foil colors: gold, silver, copper, rose gold, red, black and blue, pressed onto the front, the back, or both sides.
- 2 stocks: 16 Point Silk Laminated and 14pt Uncoated Cover, printed full color (4/0, 4/1 or 4/4).
- 4 sizes from a 4" x 6" up to a 5" x 7", with optional rounded corners and a Spot UV gloss over the foil.
- 7 business day production turnaround, rated 4.9 out of 5 across 118 reviews, with a free online proof before it prints.
Make the Mailbox Shine With Metallic Foil Postcards
A strip of real metal foil catches the light as the card slides out of the mail stack, before anyone reads a word. Put it on a logo, a headline or a border, and the postcard reads as something to keep. Sets of 500 start at $421.91 and hold a 4.9 out of 5 across 118 reviews.
A jeweler's VIP mailing or a wedding announcement starts at 500 cards. A brand mailing a whole list goes to 5,000 or more, and because the foil die is set up once per design, each card costs less as the run grows. Tap any of the 8 tiers below for the set total and the saving at each step.
What Is a Metallic Foil Postcard
A metallic foil postcard is a full-color card with a layer of real metal foil stamped onto chosen artwork, so a logo or headline turns into a mirror-bright accent instead of a printed color. The foil comes in 7 shades, from a classic gold or silver to copper, rose gold, red, black and blue, and it can sit on the front, the back, or both sides. Under the foil you pick 16 Point Silk Laminated for a smooth coated feel or 14pt Uncoated Cover for a flatter, writable surface. Everything you can change is laid out below the way the live configurator groups it, so you know your options before you touch them.
Which Foil Color Should You Pick
Pick the foil that matches the mood of the brand, because all 7 shades print at the same price. Gold and rose gold read warm and luxe, good for salons, jewelers and weddings. Silver and black feel modern and sharp, the safe pick for tech, real estate and high-end retail. Copper, red and blue are louder accents for a card that has to stand out in a full mailbox. You can run the foil on the front only to keep the back clean for an address panel, or wrap it across both sides when the whole card is the show. Want the shine without the metal? Metallic Ink Postcards get a similar gleam from a pearlescent ink instead of a foil stamp.
Layer a second finish on top
Foil does not have to work alone. Add a Spot UV gloss on the front, the back or both sides for a raised, glassy shine beside the metal, so one card carries two kinds of contrast. Round the corners at a 1/8" or 1/4" radius when you want to soften the edges. And your ink coverage runs 4/0 front only, 4/1 with a black back, or 4/4 in full color on both sides, depending on how much of the card you print.
Design it without a designer
Open a layout in our metallic foil postcard design templates, choose the one shape that gets the foil, and change the colors, copy and logo in the online editor. On a 4" x 6" mailer, a crisp logo, a short headline or a thin border reads better in foil than a whole panel of metal.
Working from your own art? Each blank metallic foil postcard template comes at one of the 4 trim sizes, with the bleed, the safe margin and a separate spot layer for the foil already set up. Place your artwork, fill the spot layer with the foil shapes, and upload.
Press-Ready Blank Templates
How Much Do Metallic Foil Postcards Cost
Doubling a run of 500 foil postcards from $421.91 to 1,000 only takes the set to $551.20, since one foil stamping die serves the whole run, and the per-card price keeps falling up to 25,000. Printing and foiling happen on the same job, then USPS postage is paid on top, priced by the card size and your mail class. Drag the slider below to set your count and see the set total and the per-card cost.
Wally makes the mailbox shine
Why a foil postcard gets kept, not tossed.
A run of 500 metallic foil postcards starts at $421.91, and the real metal foil catches the light the second the card leaves the envelope. Pick from 7 foil colors, add a Spot UV gloss or rounded corners, and Wally presses the shine that stops a thumb on its way to the recycling bin.
How Do They Compare to Other Premium Postcards
Foil is the loudest premium finish on a postcard. If you want a raised, glassy gloss over a matte base instead of metal shine, Spot UV Postcards give a quieter, tactile contrast. For the closest in-cluster foil sibling, Raised Foil Postcards lift the same metal off the surface for real dimension under a fingertip. The chart below lines metallic foil postcards up against their closest siblings so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose.
See How a Finished Foil Postcard Lands
A photo shows less shine than the card in your hand. The gallery below holds foil postcards our own customers printed in-house; note where each one puts the foil. Tap any print to see it larger.
Real Postcards Our Customers Printed
How Fast Can You Get Them
Plan on 7 business days of production: the color print runs first, and the foil stamping follows as a second pass. Before the job runs you can turn on a free online proof to check the foil placement and color on screen, which is worth the extra step the first time you foil a design. 99.8% of 4OVER4.COM orders land on time and 82% ship early, so you are planning the mail date against real numbers, not a guess.
See the Rest of Our Postcards
For a routine mailing, Standard Postcards start at $16.48 per set of 100. To match the foil on the card you hand across a counter, Metallic Foil Business Cards use the same 7 foil colors. You can also scan the full print product range any time, where each option shows its own starting price and links straight to its product page.
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At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it is backed by a satisfaction guarantee and 25+ years of printing since 1999. The foil survives the mail stream and arrives bright. Choose the foil color and the side, set the run, and print your metallic foil postcards today.
Metallic Ink or a Metallic Foil Stamp
Two products on this site put metal on a postcard, and the difference decides the look. Metallic foil, which is what this page prints, is a layer of real foil pressed onto the card after the color run, so the foiled area is a mirror, and it comes in gold, silver, copper, rose gold, red, black and blue. Metallic Ink Postcards get their shine from a pearlescent ink printed with the rest of the artwork, which reads as a soft sheen across a larger area rather than a bright edge. Pick foil when one element, a logo, a headline or a border, has to catch the light from across a room. Pick ink when the whole card should glow evenly. Foil adds a second pass, which is why it prints on a 7 business day turnaround and why the die is set up once per design and reused across the whole run.
What Postcard Size Works Best With Foil
Four sizes run on this product, and the smaller ones make the foil work harder. A 4" x 6" or a 4.25" x 6" is the standard mail piece, and a foiled logo on a card that size reads as a jewel in the stack. The 4.25" x 5.5" is the tighter budget mailer with the same effect. The 5" x 7" is the invitation and announcement size, where a foiled headline and a Spot UV gloss together make the card feel like an event. Whatever size you pick, keep the foil to one crisp element, since fine type and thin lines lose their edge under a stamp, and hold the foil back from the trim so a small shift in the cut does not clip it. Rounded corners at 1/8" or 1/4" suit the heavier 16 Point Silk Laminated stock.
Metallic Postcard Specs and Prices at a Glance
Everything that moves the price of a metallic postcard on this page, in one place. The configurator prices any combination live before you order.
| Option | What you get |
|---|---|
| Quantity and price | 500 for $421.91, 1,000 for $551.20, tiers up to 25,000 |
| Foil colors | Gold, silver, copper, rose gold, red, black and blue, all at the same price |
| Foil placement | Front, back or both sides |
| Stocks | 16 Point Silk Laminated or 14pt Uncoated Cover |
| Sizes | 4" x 6", 4.25" x 5.5", 4.25" x 6" and 5" x 7" |
| Ink | 4/0 front only, 4/1 with a black back, 4/4 full color both sides |
| Finishing | Spot UV on the front, the back or both, rounded corners at 1/8" or 1/4" |
| Turnaround | 7 business day production with a free online proof |
Metallic Foil Postcards: Frequently Asked Questions
How much do metallic foil postcards cost?
They start at $421.91 for a set of 500, and the per-card price keeps dropping as the run climbs toward 25,000. Stepping up to 1,000 runs $551.20, far from double the 500 price, because the foil die is set up once and reused. Printing and foiling share one job, then USPS postage is paid on top by card size and mail class.
What foil colors can I choose?
Seven, all at the same price: gold, silver, copper, rose gold, red, black, and blue. Each can sit on the front only, the back only, or both sides, so you can keep an address panel clean or wrap the shine across the whole card.
What sizes and stocks are available?
Four sizes (4 x 6, 4.25 x 5.5, 4.25 x 6, and 5 x 7 inches) on two premium stocks: 16 Point Silk Laminated for a smooth coated feel, or 14pt Uncoated Cover for a flatter, writable surface. All print in full color (4/0, 4/1 or 4/4).
Can I add Spot UV or rounded corners?
Yes. Spot UV gloss can go on the front, the back, or both sides on top of the foil, and rounded corners are available at a 1/8 inch or 1/4 inch radius. Both are optional choices in the configurator.
How long do metallic foil postcards take to print?
Production runs on a 7 business day turnaround, since the foil stamping is a second pass after the color print. You can turn on a free online proof first to check the foil placement and color on screen before the job runs.
Can I print foil on both sides?
Yes. The foil side option covers front, back, or both sides, and ink can be set to 4/0, 4/1 or 4/4, so a fully double-sided card with foil and full-color art on both faces is supported.
Is a postcard glossy or matte?
Either, and on this product the stock sets it. The 16 Point Silk Laminated stock has a smooth, low sheen coated face that sits between gloss and matte, and the 14pt Uncoated Cover is flat and writable. If you want real gloss, add a Spot UV coat over the foil on the front, the back or both sides, which gives a glassy shine exactly where you place it.
Is foil printing expensive?
It costs more than a flat card because the foil is a second pass with its own die. A set of 500 metallic foil postcards is $421.91 and 1,000 run $551.20, against $16.48 per set of 100 for Standard Postcards on this site. The die is set up once per design, so the per-card price falls fast as the run grows toward 25,000.
What are the different types of postcards?
By finish, the range here runs from a flat Standard Postcard through Spot UV Postcards with a raised gloss, Metallic Ink Postcards with a pearlescent sheen, Metallic Foil Postcards with real stamped foil, and Raised Foil Postcards where the foil lifts off the surface. By size, a postcard is anything from a 4" x 6" mailer to a 5" x 7" announcement, and the stock under it can be a coated silk or an uncoated writable cover.
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