4-2 Supporting Information

The sponsor or organizer must submit express written authorization from the individual or company that created the pictorial postmark design authorizing the Postal Service to reproduce and distribute the design. See 3-7.

If any word, symbol, or illustration featured in a pictorial postmark design is the proprietary interest of another person or organization, the sponsor or organizer must submit express written authorization for the Postal Service to use such proprietary material in the pictorial postmark. See 3-7.

Authorization is also required from the following individuals:

1. Each living person who is named or featured in the pictorial postmark.
2. An authorized representative of the estate of each deceased individual who is named or featured in the pictorial postmark.
3. The owner of copyrighted material or other proprietary material that is featured in or incorporated in the pictorial postmark (e.g., trademarks, service marks, registered marks, insignias, and logos.).