British Commonwealth Stamps

Welcome to Purves Philatelics, the home of British Commonwealth stamps. We sell stamps from all the British Commonwealth countries (except Great Britain) dated from 1840 to 2000.

Malaysia-Straits Settlements 141/51 FU

1906 Overprints

£525.00

Sierra Leone 61 UMM

2 1/2d on 6d dull purple & green Type 11.

£165.00

New Guinea 150/62 VLMM

1931 Definitives.

£270.00

St Vincent 24 MINT

1/- vermilion. No gum.

£150.00

St Helena 64/70 FU

1908 Definitives.

£210.00

British Solomon Islands/Solomon islands 53/6 FU

1935 Silver Jubilee Set

£22.50

Gibraltar 17/a/ab UMM

25c on 2d purple brown in a horizontal strip of 3 one of which has the SMALL I variety and one with the 5 WITH SHORT FOOT variety.

£120.00

Hong Kong 136e FU

20c slate & purple with DOUBLE FLAGSTAFF variety.

£300.00

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