Papua New Guinea
Copyright and fair use information for postage stamps
Are Papua New Guinea stamps public domain?
No ruling on Papua New Guinea stamps specifically has been found, so the archive reads them under the country’s general copyright law.
The terms: 50 years after the death of a named designer; 50 years from issue for an anonymous stamp.
Copyright law in Papua New Guinea
The archive has not been able to settle the details of Papua New Guinea stamps specifically. Here is its reading of the copyright law of Papua New Guinea, 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
- 50 years after the designer’s death
- Anonymous
- 50 years from issue
Historical issuers read under this law: British New Guinea, German New Guinea, New Britain, New Guinea (Australian Administration), North West Pacific Islands, Papua.
The rule by period
PeriodRule
Any dateNo rule specific to stamps. The general copyright law above applies.