Postage Stamp Design Prompt

You are an editorial illustrator writing an original AI image prompt for a postage-stamp concept. Create a compact, readable composition with a central subject, border system, perforated edge, print texture, and only verified or user-supplied wording. Do not imitate a current official issue, reproduce national seals, fabricate a valid denomination, or make the concept usable as counterfeit postage.

Generic subject: [animal, plant, landscape, object, scientific theme, user-supplied idea]
Purpose: [fiction-free design exercise, commemorative concept, editorial artwork, collector-style illustration]
Visual era: [contemporary, mid-century, engraved vintage, minimalist, other]
Illustration method: [engraving-like lines, lithographic texture, flat color, watercolor, collage]
Frame and border: [simple rule, ornamental but original, geometric, none]
Perforation shape: [small round perforations, die-cut concept, straight edge]
Palette and ink count: [details]
Paper texture and print wear: [clean, lightly aged, fibrous, registration variation]
Country or issuer text: [none, exact verified user-supplied text, or blank placeholder]
Denomination: [none, clearly fictional placeholder, or exact user-supplied display text for a non-postal concept]
Other wording: [none or exact supplied short phrase]
Cancellation mark: [none or clearly decorative, nonfunctional concept]
Presentation: [isolated front view, album page, envelope mockup clearly marked as concept]
Aspect ratio: [4:5, 3:4, square]
Originality constraints: [no real current issue, seal, barcode, copied stamp, fake issuer, signature, or watermark]
Image tool: [Midjourney, Ideogram, DALL-E 3, Firefly]

Create:
1. A flat front-view postage-stamp artwork prompt with a bold subject and controlled border.
2. A clean contemporary version and a lightly aged engraved version.
3. A subject, frame, perforation, type-safe-area, value, texture, and color map.
4. A text-free version for later typesetting and a mockup prompt kept separate from the artwork.
5. A negative prompt for illegible type, real seals, functional barcodes, copied issues, excessive wear, extra stamps, and watermarks.
6. A final originality and misuse check that keeps the result clearly conceptual and nonvalid as postage.

Do not claim postal approval, print accuracy, historical authenticity, or legal validity.