Barbados Registered Cover from 1943
I saw this cover recently looking for a home so thought that it might sit well in my collection. Sent…
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Second new issue of stamps from Barbados in a month!
In an astonishing development yesterday's mail saw the arrival of the latest issue of stamps from Barbados celebrating the 50th…
Barbados 1947 First Day Cover
The Barbados 'Badge of the Colony' set was issued between early January 1938 and April 1947 and collecting each of…
Barbados Coronation FDC from 1937
OK so this is not hugely rare as First Day covers go but it's clean, neat and typed which always…
Stampex 2014 – a lot of fun and some great finds!
Being a collector of Barbados stamps means that the amount of quality material available locally is going to be sparse.…
New 100th Anniversary of the Panama Canal stamps from Barbados
This week we have received the latest stamp issue from Barbados, featuring the 100th Anniversary of the Panama Canal. The…
Modern Registered Mail from Barbados
Anyone who collects Barbados stamps and covers will be aware that there has been available on the island a range…
New Issue to commemorate the 375th Anniversary of Parliament in Barbados
On 26th June 2014 the Philatelic Bureau in Barbados issued a new set of stamps to commemorate the 375th Anniversary…
What exactly is a Barbados Presentation Year Pack?
Last year sometime there appeared a note in the Barbados Philatelic Bureau stock list which simply said ‘Presentation Year Pack…
Underpaid post is still escaping the island
Whilst on the island recently I decided to try and experiment and see if I could send myself an underpaid postcard.…
The Post Offices of Barbados – new section added to the site
Following a recent visit to Barbados I've written a brand new section about the Post Offices on the Island. I…
How many underpaid covers like this exist?
Once in a while we come across something interesting and whilst browsing eBay recently this cover appeared; This particular cover…