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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  • Aden 1953 10s Sepia & Olive SG69 Fine Used
    New
    £5.00
  • Aden 1953 20s Chocolate & Reddish Lilac SG71 Fine Used
    New
    £6.00
  • Aden 1957 20s Black & Deep Lilac SG72 Fine Used
    New
    £13.00
  • Aden 1964-65 Wmk Change Set of 10 SG77-86 Fine Used
    New
    £33.00
  • Antarctic 1963-69 Set of 16 SG1-15a Superb Used
    New
    £145.00
  • Antigua 1953 Set of 15 SG120a-134 Fine Used (2)
    New
    £28.00
  • Ascension 1956 Set of 13 SG57-69 Superb Used (2)
    New
    £45.00
  • B.I.O.T 1968 Set of 15 SG1-15 V.F.U
    New
    £17.00
  • Bahamas 1954 Set of 16 SG201-216 V.F.U
    New
    £12.00
  • Bahamas 1964 Set of 16 SG228-243 V.F.U (2)
    New
    £28.00
  • Barbados 1953-61 Extended Set of 17 SG289-301 All Shades Fine Used
    New
    £14.00
  • Basutoland 1954 Set of 11 SG43-53 V.F.U
    New
    £38.00
  • Basutoland 1961 Set of 12 SG58-68b V.F.U
    New
    £23.00
  • Basutoland 1961-63 Set of 11 SG69-79 V.F.U
    New
    £44.00
  • Bechuanaland 1955-58 Set of 12 SG143-153 V.F.U
    New
    £42.00
  • Bermuda 1953-62 Extended Set of 21 SG135-150 Fine Used
    New
    £28.00
  • British Guiana 1954-63 Extended Set of 23 SG331-345 Fine Used
    New
    £42.00
  • British Guiana 1961 $2 Reddish Mauve SG344a D.L.R Fine Used
    New
    £11.00
  • British Guiana 1961 $5 Ultramarine & Black SG345a D.L.R Fine Used
    New
    £33.00
  • British Guiana 1961 48c Bright Ultramarine & Pale Brown Lake SG341ab D.L.R Fine Used
    New
    £18.00
  • British Guiana 1962 72c Carmine & Emerald SG342a D.L.R Fine Used
    New
    £16.00
  • British Honduras 1953 Set of 11 to $2 SG179-190 V.F.U
    New
    £9.00
  • British Solomon Islands 1956-60 Set of 17 SG82-96 Fine Used
    New
    £36.00
  • Cayman Islands 1953-59 Set of 15 SG148-161a V.F.U
    New
    £32.00

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