Ceylon-1886-2 Queen Victoria Postage Stamps-Illustrated

Shown below are two of the stamps issued for Ceylon in 1886. Part of a set that had values from 3 Cents to 2 Rupees. Illustrated here are the 6 Cent (red and black) and the 15 Cent (blue). The 15 Cent value was also issued in an olive. The blue variety is the more highly valued of the two.

Ceylon-1872-A Queen Victoria 2 Cent Postage Stamp-Illustrated

Shown below is the 2 Cent stamp issued for Ceylon in 1872. Three colour varieties of this stamp exist. The same design was printed in brown, green and orange-brown. The green variety is shown below. The brown variety is the more highly valued of the three.

Southern Rhodesia-1935-George the 5th-1 Penny Silver Jubilee-Postage Stamp-Illustrated

Illustrated below is the 1935 1 Penny stamp issued for Southern Rhodesia for the Silver Jubilee of George the 5th. Part of a set of four values all with the same design showing a portrait of George the 5th with a background of African animals and Victoria Falls. The values for the set were a 1 Penny (olive and rose-carmine), 2 Pence (emerald and sepia), 3 Pence (violet and deep-blue) and a 6 Pence (black and purple). The stamp was issued on 6th of May in 1935 the example below has a cd showing it was posted in Bulawayo on  the 8th of August in the same year.

Australia-1935-2 Pence-George the 5th Silver Jubilee-A Plate Block of 4-Illustrated

Illustrated below is the 1935 issue for Australia commemorating the Silver Jubilee of George the 5th in a plate block of four.

New Zealand-A 1936 Commemorative Postage Stamp Set-Illustrated

A stamp set issued  in 1936 in New Zealand to commemmorate the Congress of British Empire Chambers of Commerce, held in Wellington in October of 1936. The set consisted of a Halfpenny (emerald-green), 1 Penny (scarlet), 2 Pence Halfpenny (blue),  4 Pence (violet) and 6 Pence (red-brown). The set with a detail of the 1 Penny issue is shown below.

British Honduras-1949-A George the 6th Commemorative Set-

Illustrated below is the postage stamp set issued in 1949 to Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of St Georges Caye. The battle took place off the coast of what is now Belize between a force of Spaniards from Mexico and a small British naval force assisted by British woodcutters resident in the Belize area and their African slaves. The British claimed victory when the Spanish were driven off.

North Borneo-A Partial Set of 1950 George the 6th Postage Stamps-Illustrated

Shown below is a partial set of the stamps issued for North Borneo for 1950- 1952. The set consisted of fifteen values from 1 Cent to 10 Dollars. The 1 Cent to 10 Cent values are illustrated here.

Newfoundland-An 1898 Queen Victoria 1 Cent (blue-green) Postage Stamp-Illustrated

Illustrated below is the 1898 Newfoundland issue of the 1 Cent postage stamp. Originally issued in 1897 in carmine the stamp was subsequently issued in blue-green and yellow-green. Of the three issues the blue-green is the more highly valued.

Swaziland-2 South African Postage Stamps Overprinted Swaziland-Illustrated

Illustrated below are two South African postage stamps part of a set issued in 1945 at the end of the Second World War. The set consisted of 3 values a 1 Penny "Victory" (brown and carmine), 2 Penny "Peace" (slate-blue and violet), 3 Penny "Hope" (deep-blue and blue). The 2 and 3 Penny values are illustrated here.

British South Africa Company-An 1897 Halfpenny Postage Stamp-IIlustrated

Illustrated below is an example of the 1897 British South Africa Company Halfpenny stamp. Part of a set with values from a Halfpenny to 1 Pound.

Queen Victoria 1899 Aniline Carmine 3 Pies Postage Stamp-Illustrated

Illustrated below is the late Victorian issue for the Indian Convention State of Patiala. The stamp was issued in 1899 and was the only stamp issued for use in India that year. In 1900 the colour was changed for the 3 pies issue from carmine to grey.

Indian Convention State Stamps-Queen Victoria Overprints 2 Varieties-Illustrated

Illustrated below are two varieties of the 1 Anna issue with earlier and later versions of the overprints used on Patiala stamps. The first is the 1884 variety, overprinted in red curving around the head of Queen Victoria. The second was issued between 1891 and 1896 with the overprint in black across the lower part of the stamp. Both these examples were used officially.

India-Queen Victoria 1885 Official Misprinted Overprint-Auttialla-Illustrated

Illustrated below is an example of the Queen Victoria definitve issued for the Indian Convention State Patiala that was misprinted Auttialla.

Cape of Good Hope-1904-Edward the 7th Definitives-Halfpenny and 1 Penny Values-Illustrated

Illustrated below are two of the values in the 1904 Cape of Good Hope Edward the 7th  definitives,the Halfpenny (green) and 1 Penny (carmine). The set consisted of  nine values, Halfpenny (green), 1 Penny (carmine), 2 Penny (brown), 3 Penny (magenta), 4 penny (olive-green), Sixpence (bright mauve), 1 Shilling (yellow-ochre) and 5 Shilling (brown-orange). They are unusual in that the set is only known in used condition.

Canada-A 1933 Commemorative of the Universal Postal Congress-Illustrated

Illustrated below is the 1933 Canadian issue commemorating the peliminary meeting of the Universal Postal Union whereby countries agreed to carry each others mail.

Canada-A Partial Set of 1932 Ottowa Conference Postage Stamps-Illustrated

Illustrated below are two of the values issued for the Canadian Ottowa Conference of 1932. The set consisted of three values, a 3 Cent (scarlet), 5 Cent (blue) and 13 Cent (green). The 2 and 3 Cent values bore the portrait of King George the 5th and the Duke of Windsor (Edward the 8th) when still Prince of Wales. The 13 Cent value was illustrated with an allegory of the British Empire, the figure of Britannia seated between two world globes with the countries of the Empire marked in deeper green.

Some Edward the 7th 1902-1903 Colonial Postage Stamps

Illustrated below are some examples of the Edward the 7th colonial issues, used throughout the Britain and the Empire, a standard portrait with surrounding design and country of origin different. The sideface portrait is that used in all 1902-1903 issues. Illustrated are issues from The Cape of Good Hope, Fiji, Natal, Transvaal and Ceylon.