£2.25

£180

On 23rd Jun 1980 separate postal administrations were formed for St Kitts and for  Nevis, although both island remained part of the State of St Kitts- Nevis. (SG)

10p

Islands of the Leeward Is, British West Indies. The general issues for leeward Islands were in concurrent use until 1st Jul 1956. From 1952 the stamps are inscribed "St. Christopher Nevis Anguilla". Achieved Associated Statehood on 27th Feb 1967. St Kitts and Nevis had separate postal administrations from 23rd Jun 1980.  (SG)

70p

Part of a group of Islands of St. Vincent which include Bequia, Mustique, Canouan and Union. (SG)

10p

or valued

£1.60

Formerly an independent state on the north coast of Borneo under British protection. Under Japanese occupation from 1941 until 1945. A Crown Colony from 1946 until Sep 1963, when it became a state of the Federation of Malaysia. (SG)

£225

10p

15p

Sultan Ja'far bin Mansur al Kathiri

50p

90p

Beginning in June 1980, stamps were issued in Zil Eloigne Sesel (Seychelles Outer Islands), including Aldabra, Coetivy, Farquhar and the Amirante Islands.

20p

One of the Trucial States on the Persian Gulf. Embodies the principalities of Dibbah, Khor Fakkan and Khor al-Kalba. On 2nd Dec 1971, Sharjah, together with six other Gulf Shaikdoms formed the United Arab Emirates. (SG)

10p

Sultan Sir Saleh bin Ghalib  al Qu'aiti

40p

£50

30p

Formerly part of Hungary, Slovakia joined with Bohemia and Moravia in 1918 to form Czechoslovakia. From 1939 to 1945 they were separate entities.
In 1993 the federation of Czechoslovakia was dissolved and Slovakia became an independent republic.

see note 1

20p

Formerly part of Austria, in 1918 Slovenia was combined with other areas to  form Yugoslavia. Separate stamps were issued during the Second World War, whilst under Italian and German occupation. In 1991 Solvenia seceded and became an independent state.

see note 2

60p

or British Solomon Islands

£13

The Union of South Africa consisted of the Provinces of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, the Orange Free State and the Transvaal. It became an independent republic outside the Commonwealth on 31st May 1961 and rejoined the Commonwealth on 1st June 1994. (SG)

£1.40

Comprising Aden and most of the territories of the former Western Aden Protectorate plus one from the Eastern Aden Protectorate. The South Arabian Federation became fully independent on 30th November 1967. (SG)

30p

An island in the Antarctic. From May 1980 to 1985 used stamps inscribed Falkland Islands Dependencies and thereafter those of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. (SG)

75p

o/p Falkland Islands 1938

£1.75

A British territory in the northern part of South Africa, south of the Zambesi. In 1954 became part of the central African Federation which issued itsown stamps inscribed Rhodesia & Nyassaland until 1964 when it resumed issuing after the break-up of the Federation. In October 1964 Southern Rhodesia was renamed Rhodesia. (SG)

10p

£11

Ceylon became a republic within the British Commonwealth on 22nd May 1972 and changed its name to Sri Lanka ("resplendent island"). (SG)

30p

£180

2.00

A Netherlands colony on the north-east coast of South America. In December 1954 Surinam became an autonomous state within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and in November 1975 an independent state.

see note 3

£2.50

£1.40