About
The Saint Helena Post Office & Philatelic Bureau

In true St Helenian style, we extend to you a very warm welcome to our Internet site!

We are St Helena's only Post Office, situated in the main street of the capital, Jamestown, some 200 yards from the sea-front.

St Helena Post Office, Jamestown

The Post Office is a Department of the St Helena Government, under the management of the Postmistress, who is supported by a staff of 10 fulltime members and four part-time employees. Our philatelic service is the largest revenue earning section of the Post Office.

We provide several services for the island which include:

• All postal services
• Counter service
• Delivery service
• Mail posting and collection
• Postage stamps
• Maps
• Commemorative coins
• Private post boxes
• Postal Orders
• Statistical publications and cards.

We also provide support for the Ascension Island Post Office.

A Stamp Advisory Committee meets regularly to ensure that issues of stamps incorporate designs of an historical, geographical, economical, constitutional or thematic nature which is of interest to the stamp collector.