Barbuda stamps

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Barbuda is an island in the middle of the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean, north of Antigua. It has a population of about 1,500, most of whom live in the town of Codrington.

The Siboney were the first to inhabit the island of Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but Arawak and Carib Indians populated the island when Christopher Columbus landed on his second voyage in 1493. Early settlements by the Spanish and French were succeeded by the English who formed a colony in 1667.

In 1871, the island colonies of Barbuda (with Antigua), Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands and Dominica were joined to form the Federation Leewards Islands Colony; it's seat of administration was St. John's on Antigua. In 1958, the Federated Leeward Islands Colony was dissolved.

Antigua & Barbuda became an independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1981.

Barbuda had a separate issue of postage stamps in 1922 of overprinted Leeward Islands stamps (11 values). Apart from this, it used stamps of Antigua and Leeward Islands concurrently until 1968. During 1971-1973, Antigua stamps were in sole use. Barbuda has had its own stamps on a regular basis 1968-1971 and since 1973. Barbuda stamps are valid in Antigua and vice-versa (http://en.wikipedia.org/).

See also: Antigua stamps

See also: Antigua & Barbuda stamps

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Scott: #153O

Issued: 15.7.1974

UPU Centenary

Antigua #339 overprinted “BARBUDA 13 July 1922”

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Scott: #167-9P

Issued: 30.9.1974

Centenary, UPU

Inside #168: Barbuda #1O

Inside #168: Barbuda #2O

George V of the United Kingdom

Scott: #169aPP

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Scott: #378-9O

See also - Special Album

Issued: 4.4.1979

Death Centenary of Sir Rowland Hill

Antigua #528-9 overprinted “BARBUDA”

Inside #378: Antigua #2O

Inside #379: G.B. #1 [S-G]

Scott: #383P

Special Album

To add more from the Special Album

Inside #383 (on Tab): G.B. #1

Scott: #384aPP

See also - Special Album

Inside #384a (in Sheet Margin): G.B. #1

Inside #384a (in Sheet Margin): G.B. #4O

The stamp has the white bar above the value tablet, so the ID/scan should be Gt. Britain # 4 (and not G.B. #2) – Thanks to Lou

Scott: #385PP

Antigua #532 overprinted “BARBUDA”

See also - Special Album

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Scott: #423-4O

Issued: 6.5.1980

Antigua #571A-D Overprinted "Barbuda"

Inside #423: Antigua #2O

Inside #424: G.B. #1

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Scott: #795-7O

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert for the scans

Issued: 12.8.1986

Antigua #901-3 Overprinted "BARBUDA MAIL"

Inside #901: UN #18P

Inside #902: UN #391P

Inside #903: UN #299P

Scott: #798O

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert for the scan

Antigua #904 Overprinted "BARBUDA MAIL"

Inside #798: UN #179O

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Scott: #1151-3O (B)

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert for the scans

Issued: 4.2.1991

Overprint Antigua #1305-7

Inside #1151-3: Like G.B. #1295P

http://www.adminware.ca/machin.htm

Scott: #1154O (S/S)

Overprint Antigua #1308

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert for the scan

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Scott: #1440-6O

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert for the scans

Issued: 15.6.1994

Overprint Antigua #1711-7

Inside #1445: Germany #C57P(Chad)

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Scott: #1455O

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert for the scan

Issued: 15.6.1994

Overprint Antigua #1741

Inside #1455: US #1286AP

Inside #1455: Germany #471P

Karl Friedrich Benz (November 25 1844 - April 4 1929) was a German automobile engineer. He is generally regarded as one of the inventors (with contemporary Gottlieb Daimler) of the petrol-powered automobile.

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Scott: #1545eO

Issued: 12.7.1995

25th Anniversary, Moon Landing

Overprint Antigua & Barbuda #1822e

Inside #1545e: US #C76P

Scott: #1545 (SS)O

Overprint Antigua & Barbuda #1822

Scott: #1545G (SS)O

Overprint Antigua & Barbuda #1823

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

Komlóssy Zoltán wrote: I found a special SOS. The Antigua stamp block, issued in 1994, was overprinted in 1995. Overprinting was done horizontally per stamp in the normal case. But I found a version where the overprinting is vertical (!)

Thanks to Komlóssy Zoltán

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