Barbados oddity from the reign of King George VI
Every now and again something turns up which can be easily placed in the category of EFO; Errors, Freaks and…
Barbados comes to Runcorn in 1912
Occasionally, the story of a stamp is more about the postmark or cancel than the stamp itself. In this case,…
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…
Should this cover be under Postal Stationery or First Day Covers?
As with any collection, occasionally you get an item that could comfortably fit in a number of collecting areas. In…
Superb Barbados Parcel Post cancelled block added to the collection
Sometimes, there are items which, when they appear, shout at you to be added to the collection. Over the years…
Patience is finally rewarded with some missing Barbados First Day Covers
It's been quite a challenge. I set out to collect all the FDC's from Barbados, working backwards from the present…
What will make a cover collectable 100 years from now?
I recently bought a very nice Barbados cover from a dealer. It was a Registered letter from around 1905 and…
How did this cover from Barbados to San Francisco in 1935 pay the correct rate?
One of the challenges of collecting postal history is trying to figure out the rates and routes that a cover…
An unusual way to get a postally used low value stamp on FDC
It's always a challenge. How can you get a postally used First Day Cover when the stamp value is below…
First Day Cover Galleries updated with over 100 new scans
It's been a while; seven years in fact, but I've finally found the block of time needed to scan, process…