Page Updated: 10 April 2011, by C Scott. Email: cmaweb@cachetmakers.org
Copyright Caution
Copyright Caution
Many stamps feature famous celebrities, cartoon characters, movie titles,
or other copyrighted subjects. This means that before you use such
material in your cachet, you should ask for permission and pay a license
fee to the owner. To avoid long licensing delays, fee expense, or
penalties, many cachet makers use generic designs and alternate
descriptive phrases in their cachets. Learn more.
The United States Postal Service has copyrights
on their stamp designs. In addition to USPS
stamp image rights, you must be concerned
about the subject of the stamp itself.
Lloyd de Vries asked the photographer for
permission to use this dog picture on his
Dragon Card cachet. He found it on Flickr.
This cachet has no image of Bob Hope
and does not even mention his name.
The image is generic. The stamp and
postmark identify him.