Barbados The Britannia issues Volume 2 is now available to buy
The essential book on Barbados Britannia stamps was first released back in 2014 and was the culmination of years of…
New 70th Anniversary of the Barbados Fire Service stamp release due imminently
News from Bridgetown indicates that there will be a new stamp issue on 29th September 2025 to celebrate the 70th…
York Stamp Fair throws up an unexpected surprise
York Stamp Fair was agin, one of the best shows of the year for me, turning up once again some…
Coming soon – not one, but two new stamp issues!
It’s been a while since we last had a stamp issue from the Barbados Philatelic Bureau; in fact it was…
Another very warm welcome from the team at the Philatelic Bureau in Bridgetown
Earlier this year, I was fortunate enough to be able, once again, to visit the Philatelic Bureau in Bridgetown. I…
New watermark variety found in mixed Barbados stamp lot
They say that the last word in philately is never written, and my recent experience proves the point. I spotted…
Barbados Maximum Cards are an unusual collectible
Barbados Maximum Cards As regular readers of this blog will know, I'm attracted to most things philatelic when it comes…
There are always new discoveries to be made with Barbados stamps
The first Barbados stamps were issued in 1852 and just a few years later, the first articles started appearing in…
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…
Where were these Barbados Registered letters for six months?
In January of this year, I was fortunate enough to be in Barbados and took the opportunity to continue a…