Public Domain - Handbill was published in 1965 by the Merry Pranksters et. al. in the USA (San Francisco). No copyright notice.
If there's a more appropriate tag for that situation, it's missing from Special:Upload; please add it.
I'm picking "Reproduction of a painting that is in the public domain because of its age", which IMNSHO should be changed to "..of a painting or other 2-dimensional work that is..."
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This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
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Public Domain - Handbill was published in 1965 by the Merry Pranksters et. al. in the USA (San Francisco). No copyright notice. If there's a more appropriate tag for that situation, it's missing from Special:Upload; please add it. I'm picking...