§ 1720. — Canceled stamps and envelopes.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1720]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 83--POSTAL SERVICE
Sec. 1720. Canceled stamps and envelopes
Whoever uses or attempts to use in payment of postage, any canceled
postage stamp, whether the same has been used or not, or removes,
attempts to remove, or assists in removing, the canceling or defacing
marks from any postage stamp, or the superscription from any stamped
envelope, or postal card, that has once been used in payment of postage,
with the intent to use the same for a like purpose, or to sell or offer
to sell the same, or knowingly possesses any such postage stamp, stamped
envelope, or postal card, with intent to use the same or knowingly sells
or offers to sell any such postage stamp, stamped envelope, or postal
card, or uses or attempts to use the same in payment of postage; or
Whoever unlawfully and willfully removes from any mail matter any
stamp attached thereto in payment of postage; or
Whoever knowingly uses in payment of postage, any postage stamp,
postal card, or stamped envelope, issued in pursuance of law, which has
already been used for a like purpose--
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one
year, or both; but if he is a person employed in the Postal Service, he
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years,
or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 783; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 328 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 205, 35 Stat. 1127).
Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as unnecessary
in view of definition of ``principal'' in section 2 of this title.
Minor verbal changes were made.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $500'' in two places in last par.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 492 of this title.
