George VI commemoratives on first day cover….at last! It’s only taken three years of looking but finally my patience has paid off. I have been looking for a... Read More
Barbados 1949 Air Letter form Barbados issued just four Air Letter forms, or Aerogrammes from the very first in 1944 until the reign of Queen... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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.... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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.... Read More