2010 St Helena Paquebot Cover

A friend gave me this 2010 St Helena paquebot cover recently. Thought I would share a pic.

Very cool.

I don't collect St. Helena, but I think it, Ascencion, and Tristian de Cuhna are very interesting.

Look at them on a map -- amazing places way out in the South Atlantic.

Kirk

In kid's speak, that's wicked...
I havn't seen Paquebot on a modern cover.

RMS St Helena :

The RMS St Helena is unique
She is one of only two ocean-going vessels in the world still to carry the venerable title of Royal Mail Ship, held in the past by so many famous British passenger liners.

In addition to carrying passengers in well-fed comfort, she is a lifeline for residents on her island namesake as she carries all their goods and supplies to St Helena. From wind turbines to automotive parts; sheep, goats, and Christmas turkeys to furniture, food and paint, everything has to be carried by ship to the island. This is part of the fascination. RMS St Helena is not just a passenger vessel; it's a working ship, plying the Atlantic Ocean, carrying goods and people nearly halfway around the world. When you sail on the RMS, you are following in the wake of the generations of travellers and explorers who crossed the world's oceans in the leisured days before air travel. A voyage on the RMS is an unforgettable experience: a blue water voyage on a working ship to unspoilt and remote islands.

Quality, comfort and peace of mind
The Royal Mail Ship St Helena was built in 1989 specifically to supply the island of St Helena, a British Overseas Territory deep in the tropical South Atlantic. She is British registered, 6,767 gross tonnes and has berths for a maximum of 128 passengers plus 56 officers and crew.

She has modern facilities: stabilisers, air conditioning and for those who worry about being too detached from their normal humdrum existence, fax, telephone and email by satellite communication systems.

She carries a doctor and has well equipped medical facilities. Classified as A1+ at Lloyds and sailing under the British flag means that the RMS St Helena is subject to some of the most rigorous safety regulations in the world. Her repeatedly high classification in the Berlitz Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships is a sure indication of the high quality of her facilities, crew and standards.

I mentioned Ascension & Tristan da Cunha because I understand they are part of the same Territory. All three are "administered" by a single Governor. I believe he lives on St. Helena, making it the "capital," as it were.

Also, I'm pretty sure one can purchase philatelic materials of all three islands from the postal authority on St. Helena.

Kirk

Nice cover, I collect ST Helena and deps.

Luciano.

Thank you Kirk.

Interesting cover ! I could not live there unless they built a bridge to a mainland..phil..not an island person !!

For my main man Rod I went down into the crypt and found a "modern" paqueboat cover !!

i think those green stamps are telling me I should get off my tortilla chips and ice cream diet !!

I really like that T.A.A.F Paquebot cover