Samoa
Copyright and fair use information for postage stamps
Are Samoa stamps public domain?
No ruling on Samoa stamps specifically has been found, so the archive reads them under the country’s general copyright law.
The terms: 75 years after the death of a named designer; 75 years from issue for an anonymous stamp.
Copyright law in Samoa
The archive has not been able to settle the details of Samoa stamps specifically. Here is its reading of the copyright law of Samoa, 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
- 75 years after the designer’s death
- Anonymous
- 75 years from issue
Historical issuers read under this law: German Samoa, Samoa (Kingdom), Samoa (New Zealand Administration), Samoa I Sisifo, Western Samoa.
The rule by period
PeriodRule
Any dateNo rule specific to stamps. The general copyright law above applies.