File:Vera cruz, Mexican post mark.jpg

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English: This is an image of a postmark applied to Mexican letters from 1736 to 1739.
Date Mark dates from c. 1736-1739
Source This is an image of a postmark applied to Mexican letters from 1736 to 1739. The image is taken from Otto Yag & John K. Bash, The Pre-Stamp Postal Markings of Mexico, Illinois (1965; 2nd printing 1973). Since the stamp was issued prior to 1923, it is no longer subject to copyright, and an exact two dimensional copyright of it also has no claim to copyright. In the alternative, its use to illustrate the article Postage stamps and postal history of Mexico is fair use. It comprises only an infinitesimally small portion of the source book, it is used for purely educational purposes and not commercially, and there is no reasonable alternative as the image is necessary to convey the style and character of the ancient image. It is scanned at a lower resolution. Finally, it is generally accepted that an image of a postage stamp used to illustrate a philatelic article is fair use.
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current16:58, 16 August 2008Thumbnail for version as of 16:58, 16 August 2008791 × 802 (500 KB)Ecphora{{Stamp-PD-US-1923-abroad}} ==Explanation== This is an image of a postmark applied to Mexican letters from 1736 to 1739. As such, it is not subject to copyright under any rationale.

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