Botswana
Copyright and fair use information for postage stamps
Are Botswana stamps public domain?
No rule specific to stamps; the general copyright law applies.
The terms: 50 years after the death of a named designer; 50 years from issue for an anonymous stamp.
Copyright law in Botswana
The archive has not been able to settle the details of Botswana stamps specifically. Here is its reading of the copyright law of Botswana, 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 legislative, administrative and legal texts are free to use. Nothing extends this to stamp art.
- Named designer
- 50 years after the designer’s death
- Anonymous
- 50 years from issue
Historical issuers read under this law: Bechuanaland, Bechuanaland Protectorate.
Read from Wikimedia Commons, copyright rules for Botswana, revision 941758496, checked October 8, 2026
The rule by period
PeriodRule
Any dateNo rule specific to stamps. The general copyright law above applies.