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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St Helena 1922 15s Grey & Purple-Blue SG113 Fine & Fresh MM
Regular Price £600.00 Special Price £480.00
St Helena 1923 3d Bright Blue SG101b 'Torn Flag' Fine LMM (2)
Regular Price £82.00 Special Price £65.60
St Helena 1923 8d Grey & Bright Violet SG105d 'Storm over Rock' Fine & Fresh MM
Regular Price £325.00 Special Price £260.00
St Helena 1934 Set of 10 SG114-123 Fine MM
Regular Price £245.00 Special Price £196.00
Brunei 1916 5s Orange SG49 Fine Used
Regular Price £13.00 Special Price £10.40
Canada 1922 20c Carmine-Red SGS4 Fine Used
Regular Price £4.00 Special Price £3.20
Canada 1929 20c Lake SG283 Fine Used
Regular Price £10.00 Special Price £8.00
Canada 1929 50c Blue SG284 Good Used
Regular Price £17.00 Special Price £13.60
Canada 1930 50c Blue SG302 Fine Used
Regular Price £7.00 Special Price £5.60
Canada 1935 Coil Set of 3 SG352-354 Fine Used (3)
Regular Price £11.00 Special Price £8.80
Canada 1935 Set of 11 SG341-351 Fine Used (2)
Regular Price £14.00 Special Price £11.20
Bermuda 1910 2 1/2d Blue SG41 Fine Used
Regular Price £5.00 Special Price £4.00
Bermuda 1921 Set of 9 SG68-76 Fine Used
Regular Price £135.00 Special Price £108.00
British Guiana 1934 24c Purple SG294 Fine Used (2)
Regular Price £8.00 Special Price £6.40
British Levant 1921 1s Bistre-Brown SGL23 Fine Used
Regular Price £5.00 Special Price £4.00
British Levant 1921 2s6d Chocolate-Brown SGL24 Fine Used (2)
Regular Price £55.00 Special Price £44.00
British Levant 1921 3d Bluish Violet SGL19 Fine Used
Regular Price £6.00 Special Price £4.80
KUT 1919 4c on 6c Scarlet SG64var 'Considerable Upward Shift' Fine LMM Block of 4
Regular Price £60.00 Special Price £48.00
KUT 1919 4c on 6c Scarlet SG64var Significant Sloping Down/Left Shift Good MNH Block
Regular Price £110.00 Special Price £88.00
British Levant 1921 6d Reddish Purple SGL22a Fine Used
Regular Price £5.00 Special Price £4.00
Bechuanaland 1913 3d Bluish Violet SG79 Fine Used
Regular Price £10.00 Special Price £8.00
Bechuanaland 1913 6d Reddish Purple SG81 Fine Used
Regular Price £15.00 Special Price £12.00
Bechuanaland 1932 4d Orange SG103 Fine Used (2)
Regular Price £8.00 Special Price £6.40
S.W.A 1927 1s Brown & Deep Blue SG64 Fine MM
Regular Price £8.00 Special Price £6.40