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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  • Cook Islands 1892 1d Black SG1 Fine & Fresh MM (2)
    £20.00
  • Cook Islands 1892 2 1/2d Blue SG3 Fine MM
    £27.00
  • Cook Islands 1892 10d Carmine SG4 Good Used Dubious Cancel
    £22.00
  • Niger Coast 1894 1 on Half of 2d SG59 V.F.U
    £210.00
  • Niger Coast 1894 1 on Half of 2d SG59 V.F.U on Piece
    £195.00
  • Oil River 1893 1/2d on 2 1/2d SG32 Type 9 V.F.U on Small Piece
    £220.00
  • Oil River 1893 1/2d on 2d SG18 Type 6 V.F.U
    £295.00
  • Oil River 1893 1/2d on 2d SG18 Type 6 V.F.U CDS
    £300.00
  • St Lucia 1882 2d Pale Blue Revenue SGF14 Fine Used (2)
    £7.00
  • St Lucia 1882 3d Deep Blue Revenue SGF15 Fine & Fresh Unused
    £33.00
  • St Lucia 1882 3d Deep Blue Revenue SGF19 Fine & Fresh Unused
    £30.00
  • St Lucia 1882 4d Yellow Revenue SGF16 V.F.U
    £3.00
  • St Lucia 1882 6d Mauve Revenue SGF17 Fine Used (2)
    £20.00
  • St Lucia 1882-83 2d Pale Blue & Half 1d Black Revenue SGF14 + F24 Fine Used on Piece
    £15.00
  • St Lucia 1883 1d Black Revenue SGF21b Opt Double Good Used
    £115.00
  • St Lucia 1883 1d Black Revenue Words 15.5mm SGF24 Fine Used
    £7.00
  • St Lucia 1883 1d Black Revenue SGF24 Fine Used
    £7.00
  • St Lucia 1883 4d Yellow Revenue SGF26 Words 15.5mm Fine & Fresh Unused Unpriced by Gibbons
    £100.00
  • St Lucia 1885 1d Dull Mauve SGF28 Fine Used (2)
    £7.00
  • Straits Settlements 1883 2c on 4c Rose SG61 Ave Used Closed Tear at Top
    £15.00
  • Barbados 1882 3d Reddish Purple SG96 Fine MM
    £6.00
  • Barbados 1882 3d Reddish Purple SG96 Fine VLMM
    £7.00
  • Barbados 1882-96 Extended Set of 14 SG89-103 All Shades Fine MM & MNH CV £1175+
    £525.00
  • St Lucia 1882 2d Pale Blue Revenue SGF14 Fine Used
    £7.00