British Commonwealth Stamps - King George VI (1936-1952)

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    Bahawalpur 1949 UPU Specimen Set of 4 SG028s-031s Fine & Fresh Unused
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    B.M.A Malaya 1945 1c Black SG1 V.F MNH
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    B.M.A Malaya 1945 1c Black SG1 Fine LMM
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    Falkland Islands 1938 1s Lighjt Dull Blue SG158 Fine Used
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    Falkland Islands Dep 1954 2d Black & Rose-Red SGG29 V.F.U
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    South Shetland 1944-45 Set of 9 SGD1-D8 Fine MNH
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    South Orkneys 1944-45 Set of 9 SGC1-C8 Fine MNH
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    Graham Land 1944-45 Set of 9 SGA1-A8 Fine MNH (2)
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    Falkland Islands Dep 1948 Thin Maps Set of 9 SGG9-G16 Fine LMM
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    Falkland Islands 1952 Set of 14 SG172-185 Fine MNH (2)
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    Falkland Islands 1949 UPU Set of 4 SG168-171 Good MNH
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    Falkland Islands 1948 RSW £1 Mauve SG167 Fine MNH
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    Falkland Islands 1941 1d Black & Purple-Violet SG148a Fine LMM
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    Falkland Islands 1938 1d Black & Carmine SG147 Fine MM
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    Gwalior 1941 1a on 1a3p Mauve SG090 V.F VLMM
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    Gwalior 1938 Set of 2 SG078-079 V.F VLMM
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    Gwalior 1948 10R Purple & Claret SG115 V.F MNH
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The United Kingdom administrated or ruled the colonies dominions and other territories, which in all make up the British Empire. At its peak of power the British Empire was the largest empire in history and was the dominant global power for over a century. In 1922, 458 million people were held under the reign of the British Empire which was at the time one quarter of the global population at the time covering more than 13 million square miles roughly a quarter of the total global land area. This widespread presence is evident in the influence over many worldwide issues such as politics, linguistics and culture to name but a few.

During the Second World War we began to see the decline of the Empire due to South East Asia being heavily occupied by the Japanese, damaging the prestige of being a British colony in spite of Britain being victorious. Within the two years following the war, Britain then granted independence to its most populous and valuable colony, India.

For the remainder of the 20th century many of the territories of the Empire then became independent as a large decolonisation movement was taking place passed by the powers of the European nations. This movement then ended in 1997 with Hong Kong being returned to the people’s republic of China. To this date the British sovereignty has a reign of a total of fourteen overseas territories.

Following being made independent many former British colonies then joined the Common wealth of Nations a free association of independent states. The head of state for the Commonwealth being Queen Elizabeth II is shared between a total of sixteen Commonwealth realms.

Due to the many nations joining the Commonwealth this will have been viewed as a milestone for the progress of the uniting of our nations whilst having their own independence. As many major milestones in history are rarely significant enough to achieve their own stamps to be commissioned to honor the event. Commonwealth stamps are a true rare documented collection of stamps stating this worldwide event happened to unite society


Currently showing stamps issued between 1936-1952 during the reign of King George VI