Is this the best ever Barbados Britannia stamp? The Barbados Britannia’s were an iconic stamp, in daily use from 1852 until they were replaced by the Victorian keyplate... Read More
Barbados Britannias are still stunning after 170 years The seated Britannia stamps of Barbados are iconic. Originally issued in 1852, just 12 years after the Penny Black was... Read More
What makes a common stamp a real rarity? Sometimes, the commonest stamp can be the rarest item imaginable if there is something unusual about it. Take this stamp... Read More
Rare George VI Barbados Stamps error found in auction lot It’s wonderful when every now and again the philatelic gods smile on you. Last week was one of those times... Read More
Is this a Barbados booklet stamp on cover? One of the more difficult items to find seem to be uses of the Booklet stamps of Barbados on cover.... Read More
Stunning cancel on this Barbados Britannia stamp from 1852 It’s not often I find something this fine but take a look at this beauty; This fabulous stamp arrived... Read More
Stunning George V high value added to the collection High value stamps from any era can be hard to obtain, even more so in great condition. Which is why... Read More
Barbados Britannia Block SG21 Every now and again we go mad and having saved up a bit, try to add something special to the... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
New SG5a imperforate block added to the collection We’re very happy this week to take delivery into the collection of a lovely imperforate block of SG5a. What was... Read More