COMMONWEALTH STAMPS | BRITISH COMMONWEALTH STAMPS
The Stamps and Postal History of the British Commonwealth
Commonwealth Stamps / British Commonwealth Stamps – These terms are generally used for the stamps issued by countries that were formally part of the British Empire. In addition, they usually feature the image of the British monarch of the period. Also Commonwealth stamps are one of the most popular collecting areas. Commonwealth stamp collections often being based on individual countries, continents or particular reigns. Some of the most popular areas for stamp collections include British Africa, the West Indies, Australia, Canada and more recently, India.
“The Sun never sets on the British Empire!” was the old colonial adage but all things come to an end. Stamp collecting has an incredible legacy with collectors from every corner of the globe being able to enjoy a breadth of designs and styles as diverse as the old Empire itself. From the Dhows sailing off Aden to a Polar supply vessel steaming toward the Falkland Islands and from Turtles on the beach at Ascension Island to the Camel Postmen of Sudan riding in the baking desert heat, the stamps are bound by Monarchs, a few currencies and in most cases just a few major printers whose workmanship was rarely surpassed. The modern Commonwealth of Nations with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth at its head continues to bind, in a wholly different way so many of the old British colonies alongside a number of others whose history never included British colonization. Commonwealth stamps include the world’s rarest issue, the British Guiana 1856 1c black on magenta. This last sold for over £6,000,000. We would also argue many of the world's most beautiful stamps, but perhaps we're biased.
Commonwealth Stamps for Sale
We offer Commonwealth stamps, stamp collections, complete Commonwealth stamp sets, errors and varieties, proofs. Similarly essays, postal history and covers including first day covers for the British Commonwealth. Philatelists should regularly visit this page as our auction lots constantly change. Whether you are searching for rare stamps, classic stamps, postmarks and cancellations, specialised collections, estate boxes and anything related to stamp collecting and filling your stamp albums – just keep your eye on us!
Abu Dhabi
Aden & States
Aitutaki
Ajman
Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Ascension Island
Australia
Australian States
Australian Territories
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Basutoland
Batum
Bechuanaland
Belize
Bermuda
Botswana
British Antarctic Territory
British Guiana / Guyana
British Honduras
Br. Indian Ocean Territory
British Levant
Br. Occupied Italian Colonies
British PA Eastern Arabia
British Post Offices in Siam
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Burma
Bushire
Cameroon - British
Canada
Canadian Provinces
Cayman Islands
Ceylon/Sri Lanka
Christmas Island
Cocos Islands
Cook Islands
Cyprus
Dominica
Egypt
Falkland Islands
Fiji
Fujeira
Gambia
Gibraltar
Gilbert & Ellice
Gold Coast/Ghana
Grenada
Heligoland
Hong Kong
India & States
Ionian Islands
Ireland
Jamaica
K.U.T./British East Africa
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Labuan
Leeward Islands
Lesotho
Long Island
Malawi
Malaya & States
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Montserrat
Morocco Agencies
Muscat
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nevis
New Guinea
New Hebrides
New Zealand & Dependencies
Nigeria & Provinces
North Borneo
Nyasaland
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Papua
Papua New Guinea
Pitcairn
Qatar
Ras Al Khaima
The Rhodesias
Samoa
Sarawak
Seychelles
Sharjah
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somaliland Protectorate
South Africa
South Africa - Cols & Republics
South West Africa
St Christopher
St Helena
St Kitts & Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent & Grenadines
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanganyika
Tanzania
Tokelau
Togo
Tonga
Transjordan
Trinidad & Tobago
Tristan da Cunha
Trucial States
Turks & Caicos
Tuvalu
Uganda
Umm al Qwain
Vanuatu
Zambia
Zanzibar
Zimbabwe
