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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Labuan 1902 12c Black & Yellow SG123c 'Line Through B' V.F & Fresh LMM
Regular Price £110.00 Special Price £88.00
Labuan 1902 50c Dull Purple & Lilac SG127 Fine MM
Regular Price £8.00 Special Price £6.40
Dominica 1903 6d Grey & Chestnut Specimen SG32s Fine MM
Regular Price £12.00 Special Price £9.60
New Hebrides 1908 1s Green & Carmine SG9 Fine & Fresh LMM
Regular Price £90.00 Special Price £72.00
Victoria 1904 5s Rosine & Blue SG398b Fine Used
Regular Price £14.00 Special Price £11.20
Victoria 1902 1s Yellow SG394a Good MM
Regular Price £10.00 Special Price £8.00
Victoria 1906 5d Chocolate SG422 Fine MM Pair
Regular Price £9.00 Special Price £7.20
Fiji 1903 1s Green & Carmine SG112 Good Used (2)
Regular Price £40.00 Special Price £32.00
Fiji 1909 1s Green & Carmine SG117 Fine Used on Small Piece
Regular Price £25.00 Special Price £20.00
Fiji 1910 2 1/2d Bright Blue SG120 Fine Used
Regular Price £6.00 Special Price £4.80
Fiji 1911 1s Black & Green SG122 Fine Used
Regular Price £9.00 Special Price £7.20
Grenada 1908 3d Dull Purple-Yellow SG84 Fine MM
Regular Price £5.00 Special Price £4.00
Grenada 1905 1/2d Purple & Green SG67 Fine Used
Regular Price £25.00 Special Price £20.00
Grenada 1905 1s Green & Orange SG73 Good Used
Regular Price £17.00 Special Price £13.60
Grenada 1905 2 1/2d Purple & Ultramarine SG70 Fine Used
Regular Price £40.00 Special Price £32.00
Grenada 1905 2d Purple & Brown SG69 Fine Used
Regular Price £72.00 Special Price £57.60
St Vincent 1902 Set of 9 SG76-84 Fine MM
Regular Price £85.00 Special Price £68.00
St Vincent 1904-06 Set of 7 to 5s SG85-92 Fine LMM
Regular Price £70.00 Special Price £56.00
Northern Nigeria 1902 5d Dull Purple & Chestnut SG14 Fine MM
Regular Price £5.00 Special Price £4.00
Northern Nigeria 1902 6d Dull Purple & Violet SG15 Fine LMM
Regular Price £12.00 Special Price £9.60
Northern Nigeria 1905 5d Dull Purple & Chestnut SG24b Fine LMM
Regular Price £22.00 Special Price £17.60
Northern Nigeria 1905 6d Dull Purple & Violet SG25 Fine MM
Regular Price £20.00 Special Price £16.00
Northern Nigeria 1902 1s Green & Black SG16 Fine Used
Regular Price £5.00 Special Price £4.00
N.S.W 1905 8d Magenta SG344 Fine Used (2)
Regular Price £4.00 Special Price £3.20