Sunday, April 16, 2006

National/World - Steamy postage pic stamped out

ottawasun.com - National/World - Steamy postage pic stamped out: "

Sun, April 16, 2006
Steamy postage pic stamped out

By SUN MEDIA




CALGARY -- Sultry personal postage stamp images have been returned-to-sender by Canada Post, leaving a Calgary photographer claiming his work is being censored.

Photographer Frederick Potter said he was excited to learn Canada Post offers a service that allows people to customize and order stamps by using their own photographs.

But when some artistic shots of his Ukrainian wife Oleanna Potter -- topless and with Maple Leafs covering her breasts -- were rejected as inappropriate, Frederick said he was baffled.

'It's arbitrary censorship,' he said. 'Would a picture of a baby on a bearskin rug be considered child pornography? ... where does it end?'

In an e-mail to the Potters, an employee with the Canadian Bank Note Company, which partners with Canada Post to offer the customized service, said they couldn't approve the image due to Canadian flag etiquette.

Oleanna, who moved to Canada over three years ago, said she is surprised by the response.

'I feel like I'm in a very conservative country,' she said. "

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