Bosnia and Herzegovina
Are Bosnia and Herzegovina stamps public domain?
No rule specific to stamps; the general copyright law applies.
The terms: 70 years after the death of a named designer; 70 years from issue for an anonymous stamp.
Copyright law in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The archive has not been able to settle the details of Bosnia and Herzegovina stamps specifically. Here is its reading of the copyright law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and how it reaches a general answer from it. A design answers Likely yes or Likely no only when every term that could apply agrees, and Unclear when they disagree.
- Government works
- Official texts of legislation, administration and the courts are free to use. Nothing extends this to stamp art.
- Named designer
- 70 years after the designer’s death
- Anonymous
- 70 years from issue
Historical issuers read under this law: Bosnia and Herzegovina (Austro-Hungarian Empire), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Ottoman Empire) before, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Provincial Issues), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Yugoslav Regional Issues), Croatia (Semi-Autonomous State), Croatian Posts in Bosnia.
Read from Wikimedia Commons, copyright rules for Bosnia and Herzegovina, revision 1268215356, checked October 8, 2026