Barbados Dove of Peace stamp WILL be issued this year – issue date finally revealed
Ever since news broke that Barbados Philatelic Bureau would be participating in this year's Dove of Peace issue, we've been…
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New Barbados stamp issue ‘We Gatherin’ 2025
Great news this week as it was revealed that a brand new single stamp was issued by the Barbados Philatelic…
Fact Check: When you turn 100 in Barbados you do NOT get featured on a postage stamp.
There’s a dangerous urban myth starting to take hold online, mostly down to a misinformed post on Facebook, which has…
New 70th Anniversary of the Barbados Fire Service stamps issued
As I previously wrote in a blog earlier this month, the new 70th Anniversary of the Barbados Fire Service stamps…
Exclusive first peek at the new 70th Anniversary of the Barbados Fire Service stamps
As promised in my earlier post, here's an advance preview of the new stamps about to be released by the…
Barbados The Britannia issues edition 2 is now available to buy
The essential book on Barbados Britannia stamps was first released back in 2014 and was the culmination of years of…
New 70th Anniversary of the Barbados Fire Service stamp release due imminently
News from Bridgetown indicates that there will be a new stamp issue on 29th September 2025 to celebrate the 70th…
York Stamp Fair throws up an unexpected surprise
York Stamp Fair was agin, one of the best shows of the year for me, turning up once again some…
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…
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…
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…
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…