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Non-free / fair use media rationale for Definitive postage stamps of Ireland
Description	1971: 1971–74 Fourth Definitive Series stamps in decimal currency — designed by Heinrich Gerl
Source	http://www.europeanstamps.net/imagedb2/details.asp?id=9003
Article	Definitive postage stamps of Ireland
Portion used	Full stamp image - there is no possible commercial disadvantage to the copyright holder by using this image of a stamp in a Wikipedia article for a stamp that has not been on sale for more than 35 years by the Irish postal authority.
Low resolution?	Smaller than Wikipedia recommends - low res jpg - 963 × 692 pixel, file size: 133 KB.
Purpose of use	Use in article Definitive postage stamps of Ireland to illustrate the definitive stamps designed by Heinrich Gerl and as the only image used in that section of the article.
Replaceable?	No replaceable image available - this was the set of stamps and no other image of any kind can replace this image.
Other information	This is an absolutely correct Fair use according to Wikipedia's own guidelines for stamps because the image is being used in an article about stamps and not an article about the subject.

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to illustrate the stamp in question (as opposed to things appearing in the stamp's design)
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qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Other use of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.

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current	21:05, 30 September 2007	963×691 (133 KB)	Ww2censor (Talk \| contribs)	({{Non-free media rationale \| Article = Definitive postage stamps of Ireland \| Description = 1971: 1971–74 Fourth Definitive Series stamps in decimal currency — designed by Heinrich Gerl \| Source = http://www.europeanstamps.net/imagedb)