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A trip to the Barbados Philatelic Bureau uncovers some amazing revelations!

No visit to Barbados would be complete for us without a visit to the Philatelic Bureau in Bridgetown. Part of…

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Barbados here we come!

It's time. We're heading back to Barbados next week and all the family are excited. We are looking forward to…

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Not all covers have to be old to be interesting

Often you hear that modern covers are not as interesting as the old ones and as such people shun them.…

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1970’s First Day Covers with an amazing destination down under!

I'm always happy to collect the First Day Covers of Barbados, not least of which because they have been very…

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Barbados 1901 cover to a really unusual destination!

There are quite a number of covers from Barbados that turn up in dealers boxes and in online auctions and…

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Barbados to Norway printed rate cover from 1897

I'm always on the lookout for interesting covers to and from the island so when I saw this one recently…

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New Barbados stamp issue celebrates Centenarians of Barbados  

Comprising a total of 27 new stamps, the Centenarians issue was released on 8th December 2016 and is the single…

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A new twist on a Barbados Independence First Day Cover

As this was the 50th Anniversary it occurred to me that it would be nice to see if there was…

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Barbados 50th Anniversary of Independence stamps are here

Barbados was busy in November and December. First there was the build up the 50th Anniversary Celebrations, then, as the…

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The perfect Barbados 50th Anniversary of Independence gift

Every now and again something comes my way which just has to find a home in the collection. This item…

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