Bulgaria
Copyright and fair use information for postage stamps
Are Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria
The archive has not been able to settle the details of Bulgaria stamps specifically. Here is its reading of the copyright law of Bulgaria, 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
- Acts of state bodies and the courts, and their official translations, 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: Dobruja (Bulgarian Occupation), Eastern Rumelia, South Bulgaria.
Read from Wikimedia Commons, copyright rules for Bulgaria, revision 941722458, checked October 8, 2026
The rule by period
PeriodRule
Any dateNo rule specific to stamps. The general copyright law above applies.