Sent date 22.11.2025
Rceived 05.02.2026
Missent to Aruba
A full mailbox is a happy mailbox! World through postcards, postcrossing and covers
Thursday, 5 February 2026
Wednesday, 4 February 2026
0539 - Season of the Year Postcard
Sent 27 December 2025
Received 16 January 2026
Sent via postcrossing
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
0538 - Postcrossing anniversary 20 Years - postcard from Los Angeles, the USA
A great part of Postcrossing History - Celebration of 20 Years in The USA!
0537 - Paquebot cover sent with from Hamburg, Germany
The cruise ship Amadea (IMO 8913162), sailing under the flag of the Bahamas and operated by Phoenix Reisen, is a 192.8-meter passenger ship. As of late 2024, following a 2024 refurbishment at Lloyd Werft, the vessel continued its scheduled cruise operations.
The vessel was spotted in the Caribbean region, arriving at Fort de France, Martinique, on November 5, 2024.
Cover sent on 28 November 2024
Received BSI Bucharest 03.12.2024, Voluntari -6.12.2024
Monday, 2 February 2026
Sunday, 1 February 2026
0535 Cover PAQUEBOT Malta Stamps Cpost Groot Kwartier postmark Curacao
Cover PAQUEBOT Malta Stamps Cpost Groot Kwartier postmark Curacao.
Post office of sending: Groot Kwartier, 32 Schottegatweg Noord, Willemstad, Curaçao; Ship is Seacloud Spirit registered in Malta.
Sent 03.01.2024
Received 16.01.2024
A paquebot cover is a philatelic envelope or postcard posted on a ship at sea and subsequently hand-stamped "PAQUEBOT" (French for "packet boat" or mail ship) upon reaching a port. Adopted in 1897 by the Universal Postal Union, this marking signifies that the mail was carried by vessel and entered the regular postal system at the next port of call.
Key aspects of paquebot covers include:
Marking Origin: The "PAQUEBOT" stamp is applied by the receiving post office, not typically on the ship itself.
Mixed Postal Interest: These covers often feature stamps from the country where the mail was written (e.g., origin country) but are cancelled with the postmark of a different country (the port of arrival).
Variations: While "PAQUEBOT" is standard, variations exist, including "Paquebot" in a box, "Packet Boat," "Paquete-Bote," or "Ship Mail".
Context: They represent a historic method of mail transfer from ocean-going vessels, often used for communication from passengers or crew on ocean liners, passenger ships, and sometimes whalers.
Saturday, 31 January 2026
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