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Britain-Stamp-Queen Elizabeth II-Gas Mask

Former leader of the rock band KLF James Cauty has produced a poster mimicking a British stamp with Queen Elizabeth II wearing a gas mask which is on display at an art gallery in Brighton 04 June 2003. The artist created the work in response to the war against Iraq. The Royal Mail is threatening to sue the gallery claiming that it is a breach of its Copyright on stamps and the Queen's profile image, and has asked the gallery to remove the poster. / AFP PHOTO / JAMES CAUTY

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Gibson Custom Art Deco L-5 Auburn on display during a press preview on February 24, 2016 of its upcoming celebrity Guitar auction at the Bohemian National Hall in New York.
The 225 lot auction will include extremely rare guitars from the likes of music legends such as Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, among many others. Guernseys will host this auction for the public on February 27. / AFP PHOTO / Timothy A. CLARY

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A dragonfly lands atop an unopened Lotus flower beside an opened one as Lotus flowers near full bloom at Echo Park lake amid an ongoing southern California heatwave in Los Angeles, California, on June 26, 2017.Lotus flowers at Echo Park lake were believed to have been imported in the 1920's from China, possibly by Aimee McPherson, founder of the Angelus temple near the park, and have returned following a two-year rehabiliatation project where the lake was drained and restored , with lotus beds replaced. / AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN

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