As a result of the Covid-19 disruptions, regular weekly flights (from South Africa) have been suspended since March 2020. A series of charter flights, (6-weekly) direct from the UK, has kept St Helena connected with the outside world, along with the island’s cargo ship, MV Helena, which continues to operate to South Africa and Ascension Island.
These links have allowed a postal service to continue, albeit with the associated delays between outgoing/incoming mail.
The Post Office on St Helena normally closes for outgoing mail about 6 or 7 days before the flight.
From time of placing an order to delivery in UK could vary from approx. 2 to 8 weeks, depending on flight schedules.
With these time-factors in mind, we are happy to provide a mail-order service for our St Helena t-shirts and caps.
Items ordered are posted airmail to the UK direct on the charter flights, or via Ascension Island by ship and then air to the UK.