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Liechtenstein stamp FFD
File:1921 stamp Liechtenstein Gutenberg Castle.jpg is being discussed at FFD but it may well be in the public domain. Does anyone know the designer which would verify its copyright status? Do any of the catalogues list the designers? Otherwise it may just stay on the enwiki as local when it could be moved to the commons. See Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2017 May 31#File:1921 stamp Liechtenstein Gutenberg Castle.jpg. ww2censor (talk) 10:15, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
Updates to the Pitney Bowes article
On behalf of Pitney Bowes, I've proposed an expanded and updated article as part of my work at Beutler Ink. I've saved my draft in full here, and submitted an edit request at Talk:Pitney Bowes to update the infobox and add the proposed "Overview" section. Given my conflict of interest, I will not edit the article directly and seek uninvolved editors to review the draft for accuracy, neutrality, and verifiability. I will be submitting additional edit requests to address the article's other sections later, but for now I'm wondering if a WikiProject Philately member may be willing to help with this initial request? I can answer questions on my user talk page or on the article's talk page. Thank you, Inkian Jason (talk) 21:26, 28 September 2017 (UTC)
Italian stamps
Earlier this month I noticed that an editor was uploading several Italian stamps to the commons using their version of PD-Italy template. I checked the Italian entry about individual countries copyright status but it was very deficient, so based on some discussion with an Italian editor who confirmed the 70 pma rule applies (which some of the uploads do not even comply with) and the Italian PD template does not apply (see: c:User talk:Katharinaiv#Italian stamps and c:User talk:Ruthven#Italian stamps), I've rewritten the entry together with a list of known designers and their life dates, similar to the France entry. It is at c:Commons:Stamps/Public domain#Italy and if you can add any details, such as names or dates that would be appreciated. unfortunately several of the images, mostly in this category are therefore copyright violations and will have to be deleted. ww2censor (talk) 23:38, 26 November 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks, very useful. Philafrenzy (talk) 00:29, 27 November 2017 (UTC)
Revenue stamps articles
Could some editors with knowledge regarding revenue stamps please assist in writing articles about the revenue stamps of individual countries? I had begun writing some articles back in 2012-14, and wrote three more articles this week (Revenue stamps of Fiji, Oman and Seychelles). However, there are many countries still missing, including many major ones, for example, there are still no articles about:
- Revenue stamps of Brazil
- Revenue stamps of Belgium
- Revenue stamps of China
- Revenue stamps of France
- Revenue stamps of Germany
- Revenue stamps of the Netherlands
- Revenue stamps of Portugal
- Revenue stamps of Spain
- Revenue stamps of Thailand
- Revenue stamps of Yugoslavia
Many articles like Revenue stamps of Argentina and Revenue stamps of Canada are stubs which can be greatly expanded. When I have time I can work on many British Empire/Commonwealth countries and a few select non-Commonwealth countries, but would anyone be interested in writing articles about other countries? --Xwejnusgozo (talk) 20:08, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
- Some online references which might be useful for potential editors include the Forbin 1915 worldwide catalogue and Barefoot's Revenue Stamps Information which contain listings of various countries. --Xwejnusgozo (talk) 20:13, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
- Good idea. I will try to do some. Philafrenzy (talk) 20:14, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
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