Was this Barbados bisect on cover philatelic? Almost certainly! Every now and again you see a cover that you just have to purchase. This is one of those. Bisected... Read More
Ordinary 1945 cover holds an amazing secret Last weekend, at York Stamp & Coin Fair, I managed to pick up a treasure trove of covers. So many,... Read More
Perfect postmarks from York Stamp Fair Last weekend was the two day York Stamp & Coin fair, and for the first time, I was able to... Read More
100 Years on, Barbados Belgian Relief Fund Labels are a real mystery During World War One, a significant number of Commonwealth countries decided that they would rise to the call from the... Read More
New Barbados definitives, ‘Gullies of Barbados’ due in 2022 One thing you can say, with some certainty, is that the issuing policy of the Barbados Philatelic Bureau is modest.... Read More
Unusual Barbados Registered Victory cover from 1947 to J.J. Marshall in Cornwall Back in the 1940’s stamp and cover collecting was a hugely popular pastime. Cover collectors, like J.J.Marshall, would regularly create... Read More
London 2022 was a glittering array of the best in philately Having attended a number of Stampex exhibitions over the past decade, I thought I knew what to expect, but the... Read More
Would you collect this tatty Barbados cover? It really is in quite a sorry state. Creased down the middle from a filing fold and with the wax... Read More
Congratulations Barbados on becoming a Republic Today marks a momentous occasion in the history of Barbados with the transition to a Republic. On the Anniversary of... Read More
When Barbados becomes a Republic, what happens to its stamps? It seems strange that just two weeks out from Barbados becoming a Republic, very little has been heard of this... Read More
Barbados Stamps Synagogue Block Restoration new issues August 2021 The Barbados Stamps Synagogue Block Restoration stamps have finally arrived with me and as promised in the earlier post, here... Read More
A trip to the Royal Philatelic Society London showcases their new home A few weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to be in London for some business meetings and as luck would... Read More
