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July 1st 03, 09:03 AM
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Which countries?
Hi
This is probably a stupid question - but then the morning is the time for stupid questions. I am coming round to the idea that I would like to collect Commonwealth stamps but what I am wondering is - how many countries would a complete collection include and what are they? Are there any lists other than expensive catalogues? Also, what strategies have people used when starting a commonwealth collection. In the end I am just going to follow my own nose and get what I like but I am interested in other people's ideas on this. Thanks in advance Mike 
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July 1st 03, 05:54 PM
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Mike, the list in the URL given below is a good start, but it lists only
independent members of the Commonwealth. All are stamp-issuing countries. Also, independent Grenada issues stamps for its Grenadine islands, and so does St. Vincent. However, there many other non-independent members of the Commonwealth that issue stamps, but are not, by definition, on the list. These a Jersey, Guernsey (Channel Islands), Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Montserrat, British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos Islands, Bermuda, Falkland Islands, British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia, South Sandwich islands, St. Helena, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha, Pitcairn Island. The lists above are currently stamps-issuing countries, but in the past history of the Commonwealth, there were many others that no longer issue stamps, or were part of the British Empire but never became members of the Commonwealth, such as Aden, Burma, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar. I hope that the list here is complete, but IO would welcome any omissions. Tony "Terry Steer" wrote in message ... "mike" wrote in message om... Hi This is probably a stupid question - but then the morning is the time for stupid questions. I am coming round to the idea that I would like to collect Commonwealth stamps but what I am wondering is - how many countries would a complete collection include and what are they? Are there any lists other than expensive catalogues? Also, what strategies have people used when starting a commonwealth collection. In the end I am just going to follow my own nose and get what I like but I am interested in other people's ideas on this. Thanks in advance Mike Hello Mike, If you go to www.thecommonwealth.org and click on Members it gives you a list of current members. It basically consists of those bits of an old map that were coloured red. I collect Commonwealth pre 1935 when it was called the British Empire. Terry
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July 1st 03, 06:17 PM
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Blair, I knew I left off some, like the Australian and NZ dependencies, just
plain forgot. But your list mentions some places that never issued stamps, and probably never will, like Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Is., and perhaps others. Tony "TC" wrote in message ... On 1 Jul 2003 01:03:03 -0700, (mike) wrote: Hi This is probably a stupid question - but then the morning is the time for stupid questions. I am coming round to the idea that I would like to collect Commonwealth stamps but what I am wondering is - how many countries would a complete collection include and what are they? Are there any lists other than expensive catalogues? Also, what strategies have people used when starting a commonwealth collection. In the end I am just going to follow my own nose and get what I like but I am interested in other people's ideas on this. Thanks in advance Mike Here you go, Mike. Blair ----- Commonwealth Countries (2003-July 01) The following is a list of Commonwealth member countries and the year of joining. Citizens of these countries and dependant territories are considered Commonwealth subjects and may be eligible for membership. COUNTRY YEAR Antigua & Barbuda 1981 Mozambique (independent 1975) 1995 Australia 1931 Namibia 1990 Bahamas 1931 Nauru 1968 Bangladesh 1973 New Zealand 1931 Barbados 1966 Nigeria 1960 Belize 1981 Pakistan (left 1972; rejoined 1989) 1947 Botswana 1966 Papua New Guinea 1975 Great Britain Samoa (independent 1962) 1970 Brunei Darassalam 1984 St. Kitts & Nevis 1983 Cameroon (independent 1960) 1995 St. Lucia 1979 Canada 1931 St. Vincent & the Grenadines 1979 Cyprus (independent 1960) 1961 Seychelles 1976 Dominica 1978 Sierra Leone 1961 Fiji Singapore 1965 The Gambia 1965 Solomon Islands 1978 Ghana 1957 South Africa (left 1961; rejoined 1994) 1931 Grenada 1974 Sri Lanka 1948 India 1947 Swaziland 1968 Jamaica 1962 Tanzania 1961 Kenya 1963 Tonga 1970 Kiribati 1979 Trinidad & Tobago 1962 Lesotho 1966 Tuvalu 1978 Malawi 1964 Uganda 1962 Malaysia 1957 Vanuatu 1980 Maldives (independent 1965) 1982 Zambia 1964 Malta 1964 Zimbabwe 1980 Mauritius 1968 Australian External Territories Norfolk Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Coral Sea Islands Territory Christmas Island Australian Antartic Territory Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Is. Heard Island and McDonald Islands Self Governing Countries in Free Association with New Zealand Cook Islands Niue Note: The Island Territory of Tokelu and The Ross Dependency are administered as part of New Zealand British Dependent Territories Anguilla Henderson Bermuda Ducie and Oeno Islands British Antartic Territory Montserrat British Indian Ocean Territory Pitcairn Island British Virgin Islands St Helena and Dependencies (Ascension, Tristan da Cunha) Cayman Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Falkland Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Gibraltar Plus all their forerunners. (eg Gold Coast for Ghana) Hope this is helpful. Blair -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =-----
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July 2nd 03, 01:53 PM
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Here you go, Mike. Blair ----- Commonwealth Countries (2003-July 01) The following is a list of Commonwealth member countries and the year of joining. Citizens of these countries and dependant territories are considered Commonwealth subjects and may be eligible for membership. COUNTRY YEAR Antigua & Barbuda 1981 Mozambique (independent 1975) 1995 Australia 1931 Namibia 1990 Bahamas 1931 Nauru 1968 Bangladesh 1973 New Zealand 1931 Barbados 1966 Nigeria 1960 Belize 1981 Pakistan (left 1972; rejoined 1989) 1947 Botswana 1966 Papua New Guinea 1975 Great Britain Samoa (independent 1962) 1970 Brunei Darassalam 1984 St. Kitts & Nevis 1983 Cameroon (independent 1960) 1995 St. Lucia 1979 Canada 1931 St. Vincent & the Grenadines 1979 Cyprus (independent 1960) 1961 Seychelles 1976 Dominica 1978 Sierra Leone 1961 Fiji Singapore 1965 The Gambia 1965 Solomon Islands 1978 Ghana 1957 South Africa (left 1961; rejoined 1994) 1931 Grenada 1974 Sri Lanka 1948 India 1947 Swaziland 1968 Jamaica 1962 Tanzania 1961 Kenya 1963 Tonga 1970 Kiribati 1979 Trinidad & Tobago 1962 Lesotho 1966 Tuvalu 1978 Malawi 1964 Uganda 1962 Malaysia 1957 Vanuatu 1980 Maldives (independent 1965) 1982 Zambia 1964 Malta 1964 Zimbabwe 1980 Mauritius 1968 Australian External Territories Norfolk Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Coral Sea Islands Territory Christmas Island Australian Antartic Territory Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Is. Heard Island and McDonald Islands Self Governing Countries in Free Association with New Zealand Cook Islands Niue Note: The Island Territory of Tokelu and The Ross Dependency are administered as part of New Zealand British Dependent Territories Anguilla Henderson Bermuda Ducie and Oeno Islands British Antartic Territory Montserrat British Indian Ocean Territory Pitcairn Island British Virgin Islands St Helena and Dependencies (Ascension, Tristan da Cunha) Cayman Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Falkland Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Gibraltar Plus all their forerunners. (eg Gold Coast for Ghana) Hope this is helpful. Blair -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- Thats great - thanks 
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July 2nd 03, 06:51 PM
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Hi Mike
I collect all of the British Commonwealth. I drew the line though on my collection as I do not collect them beyond independence. It is not that I think the stamps are no longer any good, but a matter of budget and the satisfaction of saying that there is at least a goal for me. There is a start and a finish to the countries I am collecting in otherwords. This also helps me print out my albums too. Hope you find this interesting. Happy collecting. Larry Matthews
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#7
July 3rd 03, 05:54 PM
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Blair, I fail to understand your reference to Mozambique. As far as I know,
there were no British stamps ever used in Mozambique. Please explain. Tony "TC" wrote in message ... On Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:17:10 -0500, "A.E. Gelat" wrote: Blair, I knew I left off some, like the Australian and NZ dependencies, just plain forgot. But your list mentions some places that never issued stamps, and probably never will, like Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Is., and perhaps others. Tony Tony: I included them as they were part of the Commonweaalth (stamps or no stamps), Who knows if they will have future issues 8^) Did you remember Mozambique? many do. Blair -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =-----
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July 4th 03, 06:44 AM
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On Thu, 3 Jul 2003 11:54:46 -0500, "A.E. Gelat"
wrote: Blair, I fail to understand your reference to Mozambique. As far as I know, there were no British stamps ever used in Mozambique. Please explain. Tony Tony: The legal requirements to join the Commonwealth of Nations do NOT include a prerequisite that you must have been a British colony, dominion, dependency, or territory. Neither is membership mandatory for the latter. It only requires that you subscribe to certain shared values of the other Commonwealth members. See: The Declaration of Commonwealth Principles, 1971 (Singapore) http://www.rcscanada.org/commonwealth/declaration.html and: The Harare Commonwealth Declaration of 1991. http://www.rcscanada.org/commonwealth/harare.html Based on the latter, Mozambique applied to become a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1995 and was accepted. Mozambique's membership of the Commonwealth has not only brought material benefits but also participation in the working groups of the 54 Commonwealth member states. Pressure for debt reduction came from within the Commonwealth. Mozambique is now implementing reforms which are being put in place in neighbouring (all Commonwealth) countries. Mozambique had interacted with the Commonwealth in the struggle against apartheid and in 1987 the Commonwealth had created a special fund to help Mozambique cope with South African-inspired destabilization. QUESTION: Will Stanley Gibbons now move Mozambique to their Commonwealth stamp catalogue? Blair -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =-----
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July 4th 03, 10:36 AM
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A.E. Gelat wrote
Blair, I fail to understand your reference to Mozambique. As far as I know, there were no British stamps ever used in Mozambique. Please explain. Mozambique joined the British Commonwealth in 1995. - Dave -- Lowering the tone of Usenet since 1997... Please send replies to New Zealand instead of Zanzibar. Sorry, but the spam is just getting a little too much...
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July 4th 03, 02:47 PM
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On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 01:44:14 -0400, TC wrote:
On Thu, 3 Jul 2003 11:54:46 -0500, "A.E. Gelat" wrote: Blair, I fail to understand your reference to Mozambique. As far as I know, there were no British stamps ever used in Mozambique. Please explain. Tony Tony: The legal requirements to join the Commonwealth of Nations do NOT include a prerequisite that you must have been a British colony, dominion, dependency, or territory. Neither is membership mandatory for the latter. It only requires that you subscribe to certain shared values of the other Commonwealth members. See: The Declaration of Commonwealth Principles, 1971 (Singapore) http://www.rcscanada.org/commonwealth/declaration.html and: The Harare Commonwealth Declaration of 1991. http://www.rcscanada.org/commonwealth/harare.html Based on the latter, Mozambique applied to become a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1995 and was accepted. Mozambique's membership of the Commonwealth has not only brought material benefits but also participation in the working groups of the 54 Commonwealth member states. Pressure for debt reduction came from within the Commonwealth. Mozambique is now implementing reforms which are being put in place in neighbouring (all Commonwealth) countries. Mozambique had interacted with the Commonwealth in the struggle against apartheid and in 1987 the Commonwealth had created a special fund to help Mozambique cope with South African-inspired destabilization. QUESTION: Will Stanley Gibbons now move Mozambique to their Commonwealth stamp catalogue? Unlikely. It was a Portuguese colony for a lot longer than a member of the "Commonwealth". Tracy Barber
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