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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  • Western Australia 1864 2d Yellow SG55a Wmk Sideways Fine Used
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    Western Australia 1864 2d Yellow SG55a Wmk Sideways Fine Used
    £12.00
  • Western Australia 1890 1s Olive-Green SG102 Fine Used (2)
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    Western Australia 1890 1s Olive-Green SG102 Fine Used (2)
    £3.00
  • Zanzibar 1896 3R Dull Purple SG172 Good MM
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    Zanzibar 1896 3R Dull Purple SG172 Good MM
    £15.00
  • Zanzibar 1898 2a Red-Brown SG180 Fine MM
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    Zanzibar 1898 2a Red-Brown SG180 Fine MM
    £6.00
  • Zanzibar 1898 3a Grey SG182 Fine MM
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    Zanzibar 1898 3a Grey SG182 Fine MM
    £5.00
  • Zanzibar 1898 5a Bistre SG185 Good MM
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    Zanzibar 1898 5a Bistre SG185 Good MM
    £7.00
  • Zanzibar 1898 7 1/2a Mauve SG186 Fine MM
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    Zanzibar 1898 7 1/2a Mauve SG186 Fine MM
    £11.00
  • Zanzibar 1898 8a Grey-Olive SG187 Fine MM
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    Zanzibar 1898 8a Grey-Olive SG187 Fine MM
    £11.00
  • Zanzibar 1899 1R Blue SG200 Good Used
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    Zanzibar 1899 1R Blue SG200 Good Used
    £7.00
  • Trinidad 1859 6d Deep Green SG43 Pin-Perf Ave Used
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    Trinidad 1859 6d Deep Green SG43 Pin-Perf Ave Used
    £15.00
  • Trinidad 1863 (1d) Lake SG69 Fine Used
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    Trinidad 1863 (1d) Lake SG69 Fine Used
    £4.00
  • Trinidad 1863 1s Lilac-Rose SG73a Good Used
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    Trinidad 1863 1s Lilac-Rose SG73a Good Used
    £5.00
  • Trinidad 1872 4d Grey SG71 Fine Used
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    Trinidad 1872 4d Grey SG71 Fine Used
    £5.00
  • Trinidad 1884 6d Olive-Black SG111 Fine Used
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    Trinidad 1884 6d Olive-Black SG111 Fine Used
    £3.00
  • Trinidad 1885 4d Black SGD5 Fine Used
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    Trinidad 1885 4d Black SGD5 Fine Used
    £4.00
  • Tonga 1893 4d Ultramarine SG03 Fine Unused
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    Tonga 1893 4d Ultramarine SG03 Fine Unused
    £12.00
  • Tonga 1897 1d Black & Scarlet SG38a Wmk Sideways Good MM
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    Tonga 1897 1d Black & Scarlet SG38a Wmk Sideways Good MM
    £4.00
  • Tonga 1897 2 1/2d Black & Blue SG43 Fine LMM
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    Tonga 1897 2 1/2d Black & Blue SG43 Fine LMM
    £6.00
  • Tonga 1897 2d Grey & Bistre SG41 Type II Good MM
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    Tonga 1897 2d Grey & Bistre SG41 Type II Good MM
    £20.00
  • Tonga 1897 5d Black & Orange SG46 Fine LMM
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    Tonga 1897 5d Black & Orange SG46 Fine LMM
    £17.00
  • Tonga 1897 6d Red SG47a Wmk Sideways Fine MM
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    Tonga 1897 6d Red SG47a Wmk Sideways Fine MM
    £5.00
  • Tonga 1897 7 1/2d Black & Green SG48 Fine LMM
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    Tonga 1897 7 1/2d Black & Green SG48 Fine LMM
    £11.00
  • Trinidad 1896 4d Dull Purple & Orange SG118 Fine MM
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    Trinidad 1896 4d Dull Purple & Orange SG118 Fine MM
    £5.00
  • Trinidad 1896 5d Dull Purple & Mauve SG119 Fine LMM
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    Trinidad 1896 5d Dull Purple & Mauve SG119 Fine LMM
    £5.00

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