British_Guiana_1856_1c_magenta_stamp.jpg

Summary

Description	This is an image of a British Guiana stamp issued in 1856
Date	1856
Source	http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2014/magenta-n09154/lot.1.html
Author	Joseph Baum and William Dallas printers for local postmaster, E.T.E. Dalton
Permission ( Reusing this file )	due to its age and the fact that all former British Commonwealth stamps of over 70 years are Public Domain, it is PD Worldwide

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It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
It was published prior to 1974; or
It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1974.

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