First images of the new Pottery of Barbados Stamps
The first issue of 2022 from the Philatelic Bureau in Barbados, is one featuring a mainstay of the island, Barbados…
The first issue of 2022 from the Philatelic Bureau in Barbados, is one featuring a mainstay of the island, Barbados…
When you start collecting stamps of any country, the chances are that you will quickly become familiar with stamps that…
I don't often pick up inbound mail to the island, focusing instead on mail out. The reason for this is…
Every now and again you see a cover that you just have to purchase. This is one of those. Bisected…
Last weekend, at York Stamp & Coin Fair, I managed to pick up a treasure trove of covers. So many,…
Last weekend was the two day York Stamp & Coin fair, and for the first time, I was able to…
During World War One, a significant number of Commonwealth countries decided that they would rise to the call from the…
One thing you can say, with some certainty, is that the issuing policy of the Barbados Philatelic Bureau is modest.…
Back in the 1940's stamp and cover collecting was a hugely popular pastime. Cover collectors, like J.J.Marshall, would regularly create…
Having attended a number of Stampex exhibitions over the past decade, I thought I knew what to expect, but the…
It really is in quite a sorry state. Creased down the middle from a filing fold and with the wax…
Today marks a momentous occasion in the history of Barbados with the transition to a Republic. On the Anniversary of…