Image:BIOT stamps 1990.jpg

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Summary

Non-free use media rationale for Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory
Description

This is a 1990 issue of a stamp from the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). This stamp shows the flag of the BIOT. This stamp is likely copyrighted Royal Mail or the BIOT post office.
Source

found at this ebay auction
Article

Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory
Portion used

stamp
Low resolution?

Low-res
Purpose of use

This image has been uploaded to show readers the fact that the BIOT flag first debuted in 1990 on this stamp as part of the BIOT Post Office's 25th Anniversary series. (The BIOT coat of arms and a map of the BIOT was also a part of the series.) Due to this, this stamp is of keen historical interest.
Replaceable?

No

Licensing

Copyrighted This image is of a postage stamp. The copyright for it may be owned by the issuing authority, and there may be other restrictions on its reproduction. It is believed that the use of postage stamps
  • to illustrate the stamp in question (as opposed to things appearing in the stamp's design)
  • on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Other use of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.
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current 21:38, 30 August 2006 165×244 (17 KB) Hoshie ( Talk | contribs) (I have cropped out the Coat of arms since the stamp is not being used for it.)
revert 21:21, 30 August 2006 327×244 (29 KB) Hoshie ( Talk | contribs) (This is a 1990 issue of two stamps from the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). These stamps show the Coat of Arms of the BIOT and its flag. These stamps are likely copyrighted Royal Mail or the [http://www.biotpostoffice.com BIOT post office]. These a)

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Horizontal resolution 96 dpi
Vertical resolution 96 dpi
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