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Barbados 1981 - Surcharged Bird definitives and 55c new issue on plain FDC 1st September 1981

I thought this first day cover didn’t exist, then this happened

For over a decade I have been maintaining a comprehensive list of the known first day covers of Barbados, and... Read More

Barbados 1999 30th Anniversary of the First Manned Moon Landing FDC

It really shouldn’t be this hard to get Barbados FDCs

I’ve collected the First Day Covers (FDCs) of Barbados for over a decade now and, as you might expect, I... Read More

50th Anniversary of the Central Bank in Barbados - 65c Church Village Green

Barbados Stamps 50th Anniversary of the Central Bank of Barbados new issue

As I reported at the end of May, a new issue of Barbados stamps is now available on the subject... Read More

$1.40 Candle Shades | Barbadian Pottery | Barbados Stamps

Barbados Stamps Pottery issue October 2022

Finally, after two months of waiting, the new Pottery stamps have arrived. Having been dispatched from Barbados on 2nd November... Read More

Barbados Cricketers FDC 1988 - 50c value only issued 11th July 1988

2023 starts by finding a missing Barbados First Day Cover

Back in 2019, I wrote an article on the infamous Barbados Cricketers’ error and subsequent First Day Cover, which happened... Read More

Barbados Antique Furniture stamps 2021

Barbados issues new stamp set celebrating Antique Barbados Furniture

March 15th 2021 sees the issue of a brand new set of stamps from the Barbados Philatelic Bureau, celebrating the... Read More

Barbados Air Mail Air Letter - FDC St Lawrence S.O. 22 NO 49

Should this cover be under Postal Stationery or First Day Covers?

As with any collection, occasionally you get an item that could comfortably fit in a number of collecting areas. In... Read More

Barbados 1953 FDC 4 x 1c on plain cover to Grenada

An unusual way to get a postally used low value stamp on FDC

It’s always a challenge. How can you get a postally used First Day Cover when the stamp value is below... Read More

Chattel Houses 2019

New Barbados stamp issue showcases more Chattel Houses

The latest issue from Barbados Stamps was released on 16th July 2019 and is a follow up to the set... Read More

Barbados 1968 International Year for Human Rights FDC - illustrated cover

New images added to the QEII FDC gallery

This weekend I’ve finally found a little bit of time so faced with the choice of adding more stock for... Read More

Barbados Cricketers FDC 1988

Barbados cricketers FDC highlights a famous philatelic mistake

Back in 1988,  the Barbados Philatelic Bureau was set to release a series of five stamps celebrating famous Barbadian cricketers.... Read More

Barbados Tercentenary of General Assembly First Day Cover 1939

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... Read More

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