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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Antigua 1903 1/2d Grey-Black & Grey-Green SG31 Fine MM
Antigua 1903 1/2d Grey-Black & Grey-Green SG31 Fine MM
Regular Price £3.00 Special Price £2.40
Antigua 1903 2d Dull Purple & Brown SG33 Fine MM
Antigua 1903 2d Dull Purple & Brown SG33 Fine MM
Regular Price £4.00 Special Price £3.20
Antigua 1921 6d Dull & Bright Purple SG75 Fine LMM
Antigua 1921 6d Dull & Bright Purple SG75 Fine LMM
Regular Price £5.00 Special Price £4.00
Ascension 1924 2s Grey-Black & Blue-Blue SG19 Fine MM
Ascension 1924 2s Grey-Black & Blue-Blue SG19 Fine MM
Regular Price £44.00 Special Price £35.20
Ascension 1924 3s Grey-Black & Black-Blue SG20 Fine LMM
Ascension 1924 3s Grey-Black & Black-Blue SG20 Fine LMM
Regular Price £60.00 Special Price £48.00
Ascension 1924-27 Set of 10 to 1s SG10-18 Good to Fine MM
Ascension 1924-27 Set of 10 to 1s SG10-18 Good to Fine MM
Regular Price £85.00 Special Price £68.00
Bahamas 1906 1d Carmine-Rose SG72 Fine & Fresh LMM
Bahamas 1906 1d Carmine-Rose SG72 Fine & Fresh LMM
Regular Price £14.00 Special Price £11.20
Natal 1861 3d Blue SG12 Fine MM
Natal 1861 3d Blue SG12 Fine MM
Regular Price £90.00 Special Price £72.00
Natal 1862 1d Rose-Red SG15 Good MM
Natal 1862 1d Rose-Red SG15 Good MM
Regular Price £70.00 Special Price £56.00
Natal 1877 1/2d on 1d Rose SG85 Type A Good MM
Natal 1877 1/2d on 1d Rose SG85 Type A Good MM
Regular Price £20.00 Special Price £16.00
C.O.G.H 1864 6d Pale Lilac SG25 Fine MM
C.O.G.H 1864 6d Pale Lilac SG25 Fine MM
Regular Price £100.00 Special Price £80.00
C.O.G.H 1865 1d Carmine-Red SG23 Good Used
C.O.G.H 1865 1d Carmine-Red SG23 Good Used
Regular Price £20.00 Special Price £16.00
C.O.G.H 1871 5s Yellow-Orange SG31 Fine Used
C.O.G.H 1871 5s Yellow-Orange SG31 Fine Used
Regular Price £14.00 Special Price £11.20
C.O.G.H 1872 1d Carmine-Red SG29 Fine LMM
C.O.G.H 1872 1d Carmine-Red SG29 Fine LMM
Regular Price £35.00 Special Price £28.00
C.O.G.H 1872 1d Carmine-Red SG29 Fine MM
C.O.G.H 1872 1d Carmine-Red SG29 Fine MM
Regular Price £32.00 Special Price £25.60
C.O.G.H 1874 1d on 6d Deep Lilac SG32Var 'Downward Shift of Opt' Fine Used
C.O.G.H 1874 1d on 6d Deep Lilac SG32Var 'Downward Shift of Opt' Fine Used
Regular Price £80.00 Special Price £64.00
C.O.G.H 1875 1/2d Grey-Black SG28 Fine MM (2)
C.O.G.H 1875 1/2d Grey-Black SG28 Fine MM (2)
Regular Price £20.00 Special Price £16.00
C.O.G.H 1876 1d on 1s Green SG33 Fine Used
C.O.G.H 1876 1d on 1s Green SG33 Fine Used
Regular Price £40.00 Special Price £32.00
C.O.G.H 1876 4d Dull Blue SG30 Fine LMM
C.O.G.H 1876 4d Dull Blue SG30 Fine LMM
Regular Price £120.00 Special Price £96.00
C.O.G.H 1876 4d Ultramarine SG30a Fine Used (2)
C.O.G.H 1876 4d Ultramarine SG30a Fine Used (2)
Regular Price £27.00 Special Price £21.60
C.O.G.H 1876 4d Ultramarine SG30a Fine Used
C.O.G.H 1876 4d Ultramarine SG30a Fine Used
Regular Price £27.00 Special Price £21.60
C.O.G.H 1880 3 on 3d Pale Dull Rose SG37a 'Surcharge Inverted' Good Used
C.O.G.H 1880 3 on 3d Pale Dull Rose SG37a 'Surcharge Inverted' Good Used
Regular Price £20.00 Special Price £16.00
C.O.G.H 1880 3 on 3d Pale Dull Rose SG38 Fine Used
C.O.G.H 1880 3 on 3d Pale Dull Rose SG38 Fine Used
Regular Price £6.00 Special Price £4.80
C.O.G.H 1880 3d Pale Dull Rose SG36 Fine MM
C.O.G.H 1880 3d Pale Dull Rose SG36 Fine MM
Regular Price £170.00 Special Price £136.00

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