CIA Invert stamp (1979).jpg

The famous "CIA invert" from the Americana series. It is fair use because it is used to illustrate the stamp in question, rather than any object depicted thereon. It is needed to show the reader the nature of the error.

Licensing

This image is of a United States postage stamp produced in 1978 or later. The copyright for it is held by the United States Postal Service. It is believed that the use of postage stamps

to illustrate the stamp in question (as opposed to things appearing in the stamp's design)
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under the copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.

Usage that does not fall under fair use requires a license from the USPS. This includes usage of the stamp's artwork to illustrate its subject, rather than the stamp itself.
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Fair use image data

Non-free media data
Description	USPS CIA invert stamp $1.00 stamp of 1979 .
Source	scanned by User:Wehwalt
Portion used	Entire stamp.
Low resolution?	Sufficient resolution for illustration, but considerably lower resolution than original.
Other information	Intellectual property owned by the issuing postal authority.

Fair use rationale

Non-free media rationale for CIA invert
Article	CIA invert
Purpose of use	Used for purposes of illustration in an educational article about the entity represented by the image.
Replaceable?	Protected by copyright, therefore a free use alternative won't exist. There is no possible commercial disadvantage to the copyright holder by using this image of a stamp in a Wikipedia article because the stamp's value is in the physical stamp, not the design.

Non-free media rationale for Americana series
Article	Americana series
Purpose of use	Used for purposes of illustration in an educational article about the entity represented by the image.
Replaceable?	Protected by copyright, therefore a free use alternative won't exist. There is no possible commercial disadvantage to the copyright holder by using this image of a stamp in a Wikipedia article because the stamp's value is in the physical stamp, not the design.

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