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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KUT 1919 4c on 6c Scarlet SG64var 'Up & Left Shift' Fine LMM Block of 4
£16.00
KUT 1919 4c on 6c Scarlet SG64var Upward Shift and Line Above T Fine MM Block of 4
£18.00
St Christopher 1870 1d Dull Rose SG1a Wmk Sideways Fine & Fresh MM
£110.00
St Christopher 1876 6d Green SG9 Fine MM
£25.00
St Christopher 1886 4d on 6d Green SG25 Good MM (2)
£20.00
Turks & Caicos Islands 1921 2s on Emerald SG139b Fine LMM
£28.00
Bermuda 1952 £1 Bright Violet & Black-Scarlet SG121e V.F MNH Marginal
£115.00
Bermuda 1975 $2 Bird of Paradise SG264a V.F MNH Block of 4
£25.00
Bermuda 1975 $3 Chalice Cup SG265a V.F MNH
£7.50
Bermuda 1975 $3 Chalice Cup SG265a V.F MNH Block of 4
£32.00
Bermuda 1975 20c Coralita SG259a V.F MNH Block of 4
£6.00
Bermuda 1975 20c Coralita SG259a V.F MNH Gutter Block of 4
£7.00
Turks & Caicos Islands 1937 20c Parula Warbler SG391 V.F MNH Block of 4
£8.00
Turks & Caicos Islands 1950 Set of 13 SG221-233 Fine MNH & LMM
£45.00
Bermuda 1975 $3 Chalice Cup SG265a V.F MNH (3)
£7.50
Bermuda 1975 $3 Chalice Cup SG265a V.F MNH (2)
£7.50
Turks & Caicos Islands 1971 Set of 14 SG333-346 Fine MNH
£12.00
Turks & Caicos Islands 1973 8c Osprey SG388 V.F MNH Block of 4
£12.00
Turks & Caicos Islands 1973 Birds Set of 14 SG381-395 Fine MNH
£20.00
Bermuda 1962 10s Old Post Office SG178 Fine Used (3)
£4.00
Bermuda 1962 10s Old Post Office SG178 Fine Used (4)
£4.00
New Zealand 1940 Set of 13 SG613-625 Fine Used
£10.00
New Zealand 1953-57 Set of 16 SG723-736 Fine Used
£15.00
New Zealand 1955-59 Set of 7 SG745-751 V.F.U
£3.00