I thought this first day cover didn’t exist, then this happened For over a decade I have been maintaining a comprehensive list of the known first day covers of Barbados, and... Read More
It really shouldn’t be this hard to get Barbados FDCs I’ve collected the First Day Covers (FDCs) of Barbados for over a decade now and, as you might expect, I... Read More
Barbados Stamps 50th Anniversary of the Central Bank of Barbados new issue As I reported at the end of May, a new issue of Barbados stamps is now available on the subject... 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
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
Should this cover be under Postal Stationery or First Day Covers? As with any collection, occasionally you get an item that could comfortably fit in a number of collecting areas. In... Read More
An unusual way to get a postally used low value stamp on FDC It’s always a challenge. How can you get a postally used First Day Cover when the stamp value is below... Read More
New Barbados stamp issue showcases more Chattel Houses The latest issue from Barbados Stamps was released on 16th July 2019 and is a follow up to the set... Read More
New images added to the QEII FDC gallery This weekend I’ve finally found a little bit of time so faced with the choice of adding more stock for... Read More
Barbados cricketers FDC highlights a famous philatelic mistake Back in 1988, the Barbados Philatelic Bureau was set to release a series of five stamps celebrating famous Barbadian cricketers.... Read More
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... Read More