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    Ceylon 1857 1d Blue SG2a Good Used Pair
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    Ceylon 1857 1d Blue SG2a Fine Used
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    Ceylon 1857 1/2d Reddish Lilac Blued Paper SG16 Good Used
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    Ceylon 1857 1/2d Reddish Lilac Blued Paper SG16 Fine Used Example
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    Tasmania 1892 1s Rose & Green SG221 Fine VLMM
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    Tasmania 1878 2d Green SG157a Fine MM
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    Tasmania 1878 1d Rose-Carmine SG156a Fine & Fresh MM
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    Tanganyika G.E.A 1917 3R Violet & Green Specimen SG57s Fine MM
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    Tanganyika G.E.A 1917 2R Red & Black-Blue Specimen SG56s Fine MM
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    Tanganyika 1927-31 Set of 11 to 1R SG93-102 Fine MM
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    Swaziland 1933 2s6d Bright Violet SG18 Fine MM
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    Straits Settlements 1935 Jubilee Set of 4 SG256-259 Fine LMM
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    Straits Settlements 1918 $5 on Blue-Green Olive Back SG212b Good MM
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    Straits Settlements 1917 Red Cross Set of 2 SG216-217 Fine LMM (2)
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    Straits Settlements 1914 25c Dull Purple & Mauve SG205 Good MM
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    Straits Settlements 1910 50c Black-Green SG164 Fine MM
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    Straits Settlements 1908 3c Red SG153 Fine MM
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    Straits Settlements 1905 4c Purple-Red SG129a Chalk Fine LMM
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    Straits Settlements 1904 8c Purple-Blue SG126 Good MM
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    Straits Settlements 1902 50c Dull Green & Carmine SG118 Good MM
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    Straits Settlements 1902 30c Grey & Carmine SG117 Good MM
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    Straits Settlements 1902 $2 Dull Purple & Black SG120 Good MM
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    Straits Settlements 1902 $1 Dull Green & Black SG119 Good MM
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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