Barbados Postal History | Barbados Stamps

Postal systems around the world grew up based on the simple premise adopted in Britain’s penny post in 1840; make... Read More

An opportunity has arisen for collectors to own some of the rarer items of Barbadian philately, in the upcoming David... Read More

I’ve always had a soft spot for underpaid mail, with a particular attraction to Postage Due stamps. It always seems... Read More

When you first start collecting stamps, there are certain ones that strike you as being more ‘valuable’ than others. For... Read More

When you start collecting stamps of any country, the chances are that you will quickly become familiar with stamps that... Read More

I don’t often pick up inbound mail to the island, focusing instead on mail out. The reason for this is... Read More

Every now and again you see a cover that you just have to purchase. This is one of those. Bisected... Read More

Last weekend, at York Stamp & Coin Fair, I managed to pick up a treasure trove of covers. So many,... Read More

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

It really is in quite a sorry state. Creased down the middle from a filing fold and with the wax... Read More

Since its inception, I’ve tried to make the website the best resource it can be for collectors of Barbados Stamps,... Read More

This cover was recently offered for sale on a well known online auction website, and as soon as I saw... Read More