Madagascar
Are Madagascar stamps public domain?
No ruling on Madagascar stamps specifically has been found, so the archive reads them under the country’s general copyright law.
The terms: 70 years after the death of a named designer; 70 years from issue for an anonymous stamp.
Copyright law in Madagascar
The archive has not been able to settle the details of Madagascar stamps specifically. Here is its reading of the copyright law of Madagascar, 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.
- Named designer
- 70 years after the designer’s death
- Anonymous
- 70 years from issue
Historical issuers read under this law: Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar (British Consular Mail), Madagascar (French Post Offices), Madagascar and Dependencies, Majunga (French Post Office), Malagasy Republic, Nossi-Bé, Ste Marie de Madagascar.