stamp of approval Your guide to getting it right with our stamp imagery

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1 Getting it right with stamp imagery stamp of approval Your guide to getting it right with our stamp imagery Click to go straight to: 2 Protect our assets 3 Talk to us 4 Make the most of our stamps 5 Respect our media plans 6 Check our logo 7 Make your request

2 protect our assets Getting it right wih stamp imagery Back to index 2 Our stamps are mini-masterpieces that are admired and collected by millions around the world. We are often asked by organisations, businesses, publishers and individuals for permission to reproduce images of them. These guidelines give you all the information you need to be able to use our stamp imagery. Royal Mail owns the copyright on all British postage stamps issued in the last 70 years. When you help to protect the value of these assets, you also protect a little piece of the heritage that belongs to us all. Please make sure you follow the guidelines. They apply just as much to our special stamps as to our more familiar First Class and Second Class stamps. If you have any general questions about the use of our brand, please contact brand.team@royalmail.com

3 talk to us Getting it right wih stamp imagery Back to index 3 If you want to use our stamp imagery, you will need to go to our website and complete an online request form. You need to tell us what you want to use and why you want to use it. To fill in the form, just go to Royal Mail will then consider your request. If it s approved, you ll be sent a Licence Agreement giving you permission to use the stamp imagery. Once you gain this permission, you may have to pay us a fee. This is intended to cover the costs of the licence and of our administration and in some cases, there may be a royalty fee. Please bear in mind that once you ve created final designs with our stamp imagery, you ll need to send them to our brand team for approval. The Licence Agreement will give you all the details. Please note that if you want to reproduce the profile or portrait of HM the Queen, or other members of the Royal Family, you should observe the rules laid down by the Lord Chamberlain s Office. For further details, please contact: Lord Chamberlain s Office Buckingham Palace London SW1 1AA Or visit

4 make the most of our stamps Getting it right wih stamp imagery Back to index 4 Stamps must be reproduced faithfully in every detail and in their entirety; showing the Monarch s head, the stamp value and the stamp s perforations. All stamp-related imagery must be that of a genuine Royal Mail stamp and no part of a stamp design may be altered in any way to suit the purposes of any publication the stamp is appearing in. When showing stamp images they must not be obscured or partly covered with another object or illustration if a number of stamps are to be shown it is acceptable for some to be partly covered by others. Stamps or stamp-related imagery should not be reproduced in any manner which impacts negatively on Royal Mail, its subsidiaries or others involved in the production of stamps (such as artists, photographers or designers). Please treat our stamps and all stamp imagery with the respect they deserve. They are a much loved part of our heritage and any misuse will be investigated.

5 respect our media plans Getting it right wih stamp imagery Back to index 5 Media embargos We like to surprise and delight the public with our stamps. That s why stamp imagery does not appear in the media for 20 weeks before the issue date. There are no exceptions to this we include local, national and the philatelic press as well as electronic and online media. We appreciate that sometimes production deadlines may require you to have access to stamp imagery ahead of the three month embargo. If this is the case, please let us know. You can do this when you fill in the online request form or else, if you already have a Licence Agreement, you can contact our brand team. Either way, we should be able to accommodate you. Media enquiries If you have any media enquiries about the use of our stamp imagery, please contact our press office on Or write to: Press Office Royal Mail Group Ltd 100 Victoria Embankment London EC4Y 0HQ

6 check our logo Getting it right wih stamp imagery Back to index 6 Stamp trade marks Royal Mail has a number of stamps that are trade marks. These include two of our most famous stamps, the Penny Black and the Definitive. When stamp trade marks are used an acknowledgement will be required, details of which will be confirmed in the Licence Agreement. Royal Mail reserves the right to change and amend its policy on the reproduction of stamps and stamp -related imagery at any time. Royal Mail logo The Royal Mail logo (pictured right) can be reproduced in certain circumstances under a separate agreement. For further information on logo reproduction visit

7 make your request Getting it right wih stamp imagery Back to index 7 If you want to reproduce our stamp imagery, simply fill out the online request form at Version 2.0 Royal Mail, the Cruciform and the colour red are registered trade marks of Royal Mail Group plc. Stamp of approval: Your guide to getting it right with our stamp imagery Royal Mail Group plc All Rights Reserved