Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

39 U.S.C. § 405

Printing of illustrations of United States postage stamps

(a)
When requested by the Postal Service, the Director of the Government Publishing Office shall print, as a public document for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, illustrations in black and white or in color of postage stamps of the United States, together with such descriptive, historical, and philatelic information with regard to the stamps as the Postal Service deems suitable.
(b)
section 505 of title 44 Notwithstanding the provisions of , stereotype or electrotype plates, or duplicates thereof, used in the publications authorized to be printed by this section may not be sold or otherwise disposed of.

Pub. L. 91–37584 Stat. 724Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(d)128 Stat. 2537(, , ; , , .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 1301(d) of Pub. L. 113–235section 301 of Title 44“Director of the Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Public Printer” in subsec. (a) on authority of , set out as a note under , Public Printing and Documents.

Effective Date

section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375section 101 of this titleSection effective , pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See , set out as a note preceding .