New Issue Stamps Alert – 50th Anniversary of the Central Bank of Barbados Just a quick post to advise that on May 22nd, 2023, a new set of Barbados Stamps was issued entitled “50th... Read More
Underpaid Barbados mail is a great puzzle to solve I’ve always had a soft spot for underpaid mail, with a particular attraction to Postage Due stamps. It always seems... Read More
Why is this high value stamp worth so little? When you first start collecting stamps, there are certain ones that strike you as being more ‘valuable’ than others. For... Read More
Barbados Stamps Pottery issue October 2022 Finally, after two months of waiting, the new Pottery stamps have arrived. Having been dispatched from Barbados on 2nd November... Read More
2023 starts by finding a missing Barbados First Day Cover Back in 2019, I wrote an article on the infamous Barbados Cricketers’ error and subsequent First Day Cover, which happened... Read More
First images of the new Pottery of Barbados Stamps The first issue of 2022 from the Philatelic Bureau in Barbados, is one featuring a mainstay of the island, Barbados... Read More
How common is this common stamp on cover? When you start collecting stamps of any country, the chances are that you will quickly become familiar with stamps that... Read More
Inbound mail to Barbados can be fascinating I don’t often pick up inbound mail to the island, focusing instead on mail out. The reason for this is... Read More
Was this Barbados bisect on cover philatelic? Almost certainly! Every now and again you see a cover that you just have to purchase. This is one of those. Bisected... Read More
Ordinary 1945 cover holds an amazing secret Last weekend, at York Stamp & Coin Fair, I managed to pick up a treasure trove of covers. So many,... Read More
Perfect postmarks from York Stamp Fair Last weekend was the two day York Stamp & Coin fair, and for the first time, I was able to... Read More
100 Years on, Barbados Belgian Relief Fund Labels are a real mystery During World War One, a significant number of Commonwealth countries decided that they would rise to the call from the... Read More
