New Barbados definitives, ‘Gullies of Barbados’ due in 2022 One thing you can say, with some certainty, is that the issuing policy of the Barbados Philatelic Bureau is modest.... Read More
Unusual Barbados Registered Victory cover from 1947 to J.J. Marshall in Cornwall Back in the 1940’s stamp and cover collecting was a hugely popular pastime. Cover collectors, like J.J.Marshall, would regularly create... Read More
London 2022 was a glittering array of the best in philately Having attended a number of Stampex exhibitions over the past decade, I thought I knew what to expect, but the... Read More
Would you collect this tatty Barbados cover? It really is in quite a sorry state. Creased down the middle from a filing fold and with the wax... Read More
Congratulations Barbados on becoming a Republic Today marks a momentous occasion in the history of Barbados with the transition to a Republic. On the Anniversary of... Read More
When Barbados becomes a Republic, what happens to its stamps? It seems strange that just two weeks out from Barbados becoming a Republic, very little has been heard of this... Read More
Barbados Stamps Synagogue Block Restoration new issues August 2021 The Barbados Stamps Synagogue Block Restoration stamps have finally arrived with me and as promised in the earlier post, here... Read More
A trip to the Royal Philatelic Society London showcases their new home A few weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to be in London for some business meetings and as luck would... Read More
New “Synagogue Block Restoration” stamp issue from Barbados Today sees the release of a brand new issue, only the second one in a year from Barbados. We’ve received... Read More
Superb new resource for early Barbados Covers Since its inception, I’ve tried to make the website the best resource it can be for collectors of Barbados Stamps,... Read More
Barbados issues new stamp set celebrating Antique Barbados Furniture March 15th 2021 sees the issue of a brand new set of stamps from the Barbados Philatelic Bureau, celebrating the... Read More
Can you solve the mystery; does this copy of Barbados SG50 have pin perfs? I’m indebted to fellow Barbados collector and member of BWISC, Richard Stupples, for sending me the following article. Whilst researching... Read More
