Whoever forges, or counterfeits, or knowingly utters or uses any forged or counterfeit postage stamp or revenue stamp of any foreign government, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
June 25, 1948, ch. 64562 Stat. 713Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(G)108 Stat. 2147(, ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 22035 Stat. 1132May 26, 1926, ch. 39644 Stat. 653Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 349 (, ; , ).
section 11 of this titlesection 350 of this titlesection 504 of this titleA paragraph defining “foreign government” was combined with other like provisions to form . A proviso against repeal, “Provided, however, That nothing in this section shall be held to repeal or modify [now ]”, was deleted as unnecessary since that section by express reference to this one makes it clear that these sections are in pari materia.
Minor changes in phraseology were also made.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 103–3221994— substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $500”.