The beauty of the Barbados Britannia’s
This beauty was a recent acquisition at auction and oddly it was misidentified. Advertised as being 'orange' (and you can…
Blog
I just had to find a home for these monsters!
Collecting Barbados stamps is not just all about the old and the rare items, it's about anything that the island…
George VI commemoratives on first day cover….at last!
It's only taken three years of looking but finally my patience has paid off. I have been looking for a…
Barbados 1949 Air Letter form
Barbados issued just four Air Letter forms, or Aerogrammes from the very first in 1944 until the reign of Queen…
Barbados Registered Cover from 1943
I saw this cover recently looking for a home so thought that it might sit well in my collection. Sent…
Second new issue of stamps from Barbados in a month!
In an astonishing development yesterday's mail saw the arrival of the latest issue of stamps from Barbados celebrating the 50th…
Barbados 1947 First Day Cover
The Barbados 'Badge of the Colony' set was issued between early January 1938 and April 1947 and collecting each of…
Barbados Coronation FDC from 1937
OK so this is not hugely rare as First Day covers go but it's clean, neat and typed which always…
Stampex 2014 – a lot of fun and some great finds!
Being a collector of Barbados stamps means that the amount of quality material available locally is going to be sparse.…
New 100th Anniversary of the Panama Canal stamps from Barbados
This week we have received the latest stamp issue from Barbados, featuring the 100th Anniversary of the Panama Canal. The…
Modern Registered Mail from Barbados
Anyone who collects Barbados stamps and covers will be aware that there has been available on the island a range…
New Issue to commemorate the 375th Anniversary of Parliament in Barbados
On 26th June 2014 the Philatelic Bureau in Barbados issued a new set of stamps to commemorate the 375th Anniversary…