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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
New Barbados Definitive stamp issue April 2024 – Gullies in Barbados New Barbados Stamps – Gullies in Barbados Barbados Postal Service issued a new series of stamps on 15th April 2024... Read More
First look at the new Barbados 2024 definitive stamps I’m delighted to be able to share a sneak preview of the new Barbados definitive stamps, which are scheduled for... Read More
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
