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... Read More
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,... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
Unusual Barbados Horse Racing cards from the 1960’s Earlier this year, these cards came into my possession as part of an auction lot and I was quite surprised,... Read More
Is this rare Barbados stamp a dangerous forgery? Stamp forgeries have been around almost as long as stamps themselves and since 1840, collectors have been hard pressed to... Read More
