1939 Barbados First Day Cover solves a little historical mystery
For many years I have been left wondering about a particular discrepancy in the Stanley Gibbons Windward Islands and Barbados…
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Unusual Stamp Fair find highlights a forgotten piece of Caribbean history
At a recent stamp fair I was just about to leave when a dealers box caught my eye. Sitting on…
Stunning Barbados 1948 Silver Wedding blocks of four with first day cancels
I'm always on the lookout for something unusual and these seemed to fit the bill. Purchased from the stock of…
Classic Barbados stamp error from the 1970’s is a fascinating study
Errors on stamps are always a fascinating area to study and this one is no exception. Barbados has very few…
Our new Barbados Stamps website is finally live!
It's been a while in the making but the new website is finally live and whilst not completely finished, it's…
Brilliant new Barbados stamps celebrating Motor Sports in Barbados
Fans of motorsports will love this! A new series of stamps has been issued on 12th June and these are…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…