All the way from Barbados to Australia, for just one penny Postal systems around the world grew up based on the simple premise adopted in Britain’s penny post in 1840; make... 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
New Barbados Registered envelopes discovered Modern postal history is an often overlooked area of philately, especially when it comes to very recent material such as... Read More
Time to visit Barbados again Holidays in Barbados It’s been a long time coming, since 2019 to be precise, but finally, the opportunity has arisen... Read More
Why quality will never go out of fashion Like most collectors, I’m always on the lookout for the best quality items to add to the collection. Often, that... Read More
Rare Barbados covers and stamps appear at auction An opportunity has arisen for collectors to own some of the rarer items of Barbadian philately, in the upcoming David... 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
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