1. A method of creating and printing an indicium incorporating a watermark, the method comprising: storing a transformed image in a storage of a printing device; storing metadata specifying at least one watermarking zone for the transformed image in the storage of the printing device; inserting in the printing device at least one portion of the watermark into the at least one watermarking zone of the transformed image; performing in the printing device a transformation of the transformed image with the at least one portion of the watermark inserted therein to create a printing image; and printing the indicium wherein the indicium incorporates the printing image.