What makes a common stamp a real rarity?
Sometimes, the commonest stamp can be the rarest item imaginable if there is something unusual about it. Take this stamp…
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Barbados Queen Victoria image gallery updated with supersized images
It's been some time since I updated the image galleries; in fact, it was on the to-do list since we…
Modern Barbados “mis-sent to Barbados” instructional marking on cover sent from U.K. To Thailand
I was contacted recently through the website contact form by a gentleman in Thailand who had received a Christmas card…
Barbados Stampless cover from 1893 is another mystery
As you know, we like philatelic mysteries and this cover is just one of those. It seems quite straightforward in…
Merry Christmas from Barbados Stamps
Just a quick seasonal message to say that wherever you are in the world, Barbados Stamps wishes you a Merry…
New Barbados stamps celebrate renewable energy
Barbados Post Office issued a new set of stamps on 6th November 2017, which celebrate the role of renewable energy…
British West Indies Study Circle weekend was a great success
Over the weekend of 14th and 15th October 2017, members of the British West Indies Study Circle met for their biannual…
What makes this 1950 Barbados postcard unusual??
As always, when looking for new items to add to the collection it helps if there is something of a…
Barbados cover to France in 1923, from the French Consulate in Barbados
I'm hugely grateful to Luigi Wiechula who has sent me a scan of this wonderful cover which combined two of…
1939 Barbados First Day Cover solves a little historical mystery
For many years I have been left wondering about a particular discrepancy in the Stanley Gibbons Windward Islands and Barbados…
Unusual Stamp Fair find highlights a forgotten piece of Caribbean history
At a recent stamp fair I was just about to leave when a dealers box caught my eye. Sitting on…
Stunning Barbados 1948 Silver Wedding blocks of four with first day cancels
I'm always on the lookout for something unusual and these seemed to fit the bill. Purchased from the stock of…