British Commonwealth

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

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  • Bermuda 1943 £1 Deep Reddish Purple & Black-Pale Red SG121c Fine LMM (8)
    New
    £27.00
  • New Zealand 1936-43 Official Set of 14 SG0120-0133 Fine & Fresh LMM
    New
    £175.00
  • New Zealand 1940-55 Set of 13 to £1 SGF191-F203 Fine & Fresh LMM
    New
    £360.00
  • New Zealand 1942-53 Set of 5 SGF212-F216 Fine MNH & LMM
    New
    £375.00
  • Western Samoa 1948 £3 Green SG213 Fine & Fresh LMM
    New
    £140.00
  • South Africa 1936 1d Grey & Carmine Jipex SGMS90 Fine MNH (2)
    New
    £3.00
  • South Africa 1936 1d Grey & Carmine Jipex SGMS90 Fine MNH
    New
    £3.00
  • South Africa 1936 1d Grey & Carmine Jipex SGMS90 Fine Used Stuck to Card
    New
    £5.00
  • St Lucia 1938 5s Black & Mauve SG137 Fine Used (2)
    New
    £8.00
  • St Lucia 1938 10s Black-Yellow SG138 Fine Used
    New
    £6.00
  • Aden 1939-45 Set of 13 SG16-27 Fine Used
    New
    £25.00
  • Australia 1936 Set of 3 SG161-163 Good Used
    New
    £7.00
  • Australia 1937 Set of 3sSG193-195 Fine MM
    New
    £16.00
  • Australia 1937-38 Set of 11 to 1s4d SG164-175 Fine MM
    New
    £75.00
  • Australia 1940 Imperial Forces Set of 4 SG196-199 Good Used
    New
    £15.00
  • Australia 1940 Set of 4 SG196-199 Fine MM
    New
    £18.00
  • Australia 1950 £2 Green SG224d Fine Used
    New
    £8.00
  • Bahamas 1942 £1 Deep Grey-Green SG175 V.F.U
    New
    £75.00
  • Bahamas 1942 2s Brownish Black & Indigo SG172a V.F.U
    New
    £6.00
  • Bahamas 1942 2s Brownish Black & Steel-Blue SG172b V.F.U
    New
    £20.00
  • Bahamas 1942 3s Slate-Purple & Myrtle-Green SG173 V.F.U
    New
    £4.00
  • Bermuda 1938-52 Extended Set of 14 to 1s SG110-115a Fine Used
    New
    £22.00
  • Burma 1946 8a Maroon SG036 Fine Used (2)
    New
    £5.00
  • Burma 1946 Set of 9 to 8a SG028-036 Fine Used
    New
    £27.00