THE FORMAT INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PRINTERS LTD. ARCHIVE

Information and Reference of What was Found in the Archive

Stamp issues for Barbados printed by the Format International Security Printers Ltd. and items found in the Archive

BARBADOS

Barbados stamps printed by Format International Security Printers Ltd.
Links to pages with information on items found in the archive

1969 HORSE RACING Scott #312-15,315a, SG #381-4,MS385




1979 DEATH CENTENARY OF SIR ROWLAND HILL Scott #491-4, SG #617-19,MS620
The souvenir sheet exists with watermark reversed.
SPECIMEN overprinted sets exist.




1979 SPACE EXPLORATION Scott #512-18, SG #639-44,MS645
SPECIMEN overprinted sets exist.




1981 HARRISON'S CAVE Scott #559-62, SG #689-92
SPECIMEN overprinted sets exist.



1982 BLACK BELLY SHEEP Scott #566-9, SG #693-6
SPECIMEN overprinted sets exist.



1982 VISIT OF PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN Scott #581-4, SG #697-700
Printed in mini sheets of 8.




1982 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOY SCOUTS MOVEMENT Scott #589-93, SG #709-12,MS713
SPECIMEN overprinted sets exist.




1983 MANNED FLIGHT BICENTENARY Scott #606-9, SG #726-9
SPECIMEN overprinted sets exist.



1985 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROYAL BARBADOS POLICE Scott #670-4, SG #789-92,MS793




1986 60TH BIRTHDAY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II Scott #675-9, SG #810-14



1986 EXPO '86 WORLD FAIR, VANCOUVER Scott #680-1, SG #815-16



1987 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS Scott #697-700, SG #832-5



1987 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF SCOUTING IN BARBADOS Scott #706-9, SG #841-4
A number of these issues perforated, imperforate proofs came onto the market after the liquidation of the Format International Security Printers Ltd. in 1988. There are some varieties that are legitimately rare. Also full uncut press sheets of some issues have a rarity factor. More detail will be presented on these in another section of the study.

These were the last stamps printed by the Format International Security Printers Ltd. for Barbados. The company soon after went into bankruptcy.



References taken from:
Stanley Gibbons Windward Islands and Barbados
Scott Catalog
Inventory list for the Format Archive by Robson Lowe

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