Ordinary Barbados cover holds an extra ordinary story
This cover was recently offered for sale on a well known online auction website, and as soon as I saw…
This cover was recently offered for sale on a well known online auction website, and as soon as I saw…
As with any collection, occasionally you get an item that could comfortably fit in a number of collecting areas. In…
Sometimes, there are items which, when they appear, shout at you to be added to the collection. Over the years…
It's been quite a challenge. I set out to collect all the FDC's from Barbados, working backwards from the present…
I recently bought a very nice Barbados cover from a dealer. It was a Registered letter from around 1905 and…
One of the challenges of collecting postal history is trying to figure out the rates and routes that a cover…
It's always a challenge. How can you get a postally used First Day Cover when the stamp value is below…
It's been a while; seven years in fact, but I've finally found the block of time needed to scan, process…
Earlier this year, these cards came into my possession as part of an auction lot and I was quite surprised,…
Stamp forgeries have been around almost as long as stamps themselves and since 1840, collectors have been hard pressed to…