Commons:Categories for discussion/2024/08/Category:2000s stamps of the British Empire
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There was no "British Empire" at this date Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 18:48, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
- What about stamps of the British Overseas Territories? And where does Gibraltar belong to? Is there a better term than "British Empire"? At least these are "remnants of the empire". Gürbetaler (talk) 19:44, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
- If this category should exist at all (and I'm not sure it should), certainly it should refer to the "Commonwealth of Nations", not the "British Empire". - Jmabel ! talk 22:25, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Gürbetaler and Jmabel: We usually categorize the British Overseas Territories under the United Kingdom, despite not being parts of the country, because those territories are under the British sovereignty. The Commonwealth of Nations also includes former British colonies, like Australia, Canada, India, etc. So I suggest deleting this category as an unnecessary anachronism. I had once created an anachronistic map of the British Empire (UK + dependencies + Commonwealth realms.svg), but that does not mean the empire continues to exist even though it officially ceased to exist in 1997. Sbb1413 (he) (talk • contribs • uploads) 02:52, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you. Go ahead! Would the British Empire end in 1997? Or earlier? Thanks for explanations. Gürbetaler (talk) 08:02, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Gürbetaler: Yes, the British Empire ended in 1997 when Category:British Hong Kong came under the Chinese sovereignty. Sbb1413 (he) (talk • contribs • uploads) 12:18, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you. Go ahead! Would the British Empire end in 1997? Or earlier? Thanks for explanations. Gürbetaler (talk) 08:02, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
