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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Bechuanaland 1913 6d Reddish Purple SG81 Fine Used
£15.00
Bechuanaland 1932 4d Orange SG103 Fine Used (2)
£8.00
Bermuda 1877 2d Bright Blue SG4 Good Used
£8.00
South Africa 1950 1s Brown & Chalky Blue SG120 Fine LMM (2)
£4.50
South Africa 1950 1s Brown & Chalky Blue SG120 Fine LMM (3)
£4.75
South Africa 1950 6d Green & Red-Orange SG119 V.F VLMM & MNH Block of 4 (2)
£6.00
Northern Rhodesia 1938-52 Set of 21 SG25-45 V.F MNH & VLMM
£140.00
Northern Rhodesia 1963 Set of 14 SG75-88 V.F MNH
£37.00
Nyasaland 1934 1s Black & Orange SG122 Fine MNH
£16.00
Nyasaland 1945 Set of 14 SG144-157 Fine MNH (2)
£55.00
Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1954-56 Extended Set of 18 SG1-15 V.F MNH
£76.00
Rhodesia 1896 4d Blue & Mauve SG44a Fine & Fresh MM
£13.00
Southern Rhodesia 1932 Falls Set of 2 SG29-30 Fine MNH
£20.00
Southern Rhodesia 1951 P. Due Set of 6 SGD1-D5 & D7 Fine MM & MNH Blocks of 4
£28.00
S.W.A 1957 Cover to U.S.A Bearing SG124 x 2, 127 x 2, 129 x 2, 128 & 130 Fine & Attractive
£125.00
South Africa 1942-44 Set of 8 SG97-104 Fine Used
£19.00
South Africa 1945 2d Slate & Deep Reddish Violet SG107 Good VLMM
£12.00
South Africa 1945 2d Slate & Deep Reddish Violet SG107 V.F LMM Block of 4
£20.00
South Africa 1946 2d Slate & Deep Lilac SG107a Fine MM
£10.00
S.W.A 1947 3d Blue SG136a 'Black-Eyed Princess' in Good MNH Block of 4
£7.00
S.W.A 1947 3d Blue SG136a 'Black-Eyed Princess' in V.F MNH Block of 4
£10.00
South Africa 1950 1s Brown & Chalky Blue SG120 Fine LMM
£4.50
South Africa 1949 2s6d Green & Brown SG121 Fine LMM
£5.00
South Africa 1949 2s6d Green & Brown SG121 Fine & Fresh MM
£4.75