New watermark discovery in Barbados 1920 Victory series
It seems strange that there should be a new discovery in a stamp issued almost 100 years ago but each…
Barbados instructional markings are a challenge to collect
Finding good examples of instructional markings on Barbados covers is quite a challenge for a number of reasons. In the…
New Definitive stamp issue from Barbados January 2016 – The Builders of Barbados
Barbados Postal Service issued a new series of stamps on 18th January 2016 entitled 'The Builders of Barbados'. This brand…
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…
Two small star watermark Barbados Britannia’s added to the collection
One of the pleasures of collecting stamps is the feeling of satisfaction when you finally manage to fill an elusive…
Commercially use UPU stamps on Barbados covers
These two covers arrived in the collecting a while ago and I thought that it would be nice to show…
Simple but interesting Barbados cover from 1966
New covers have been a bit thin on the ground recently, however, this one caught my eye. Posted in Barbados…
Not every Barbados postmark is yet recorded
It's nice to find an obscure and unrecorded postmark every now and again and this is no exception. Far from…
Collecting Barbados postmarks has become a nice distraction
When I first started to collect Barbados stamps the initial idea was to simply get one of every stamp from…
Barbados SG64 is hard to find this well centred
The Barbados 5/- stamp from 1873 is both a key and iconic stamp for any Barbados collection. Whether you are…