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 1132 U sixrrnrn oononnss. sm. II. 011. 321. 1909. issued by the Post—Office Department, or by any postmaster or agent thereof; or whoever shall forge or counterfeit the signature of any postmaster, assistant postmastep, gl-peflcleiék, or clegkhupon or (H) any money order or posta note or a there or provide or ISSUG y or under the direction of the Pdst-Office Department of the United States, or of any foreign country, and payable in the United States, or any material signature or indorsement thereon, or any material s1gnature to any receipt or certificate of identification thereon; or shall falsely alter, or cause or procure to ze gpely alfered in any mzgterial respept, or knowingly aid or assist in a y so a ter` any suc money or er or postal note; or shall, with intent to defraiili pass, utter, or publish any such forged or altered money order or postal note, knowing any material signature or indorsement thereon to be false, forged, or counterfeited, or any material alteration therein to have_been falsely made; or shiill issue aény morztpyihordplri or posttal pete without lhzvppg previous y receive or pai e amoun o money paya ere or with the purpose of fraudulently obtaining or receiving, or fraudu; lently ena ling iarny ot}her[persop,Seither directly epi} indirectly, to ob-. tain or receive om the United States or any officer employee or agent thereof any sum of money whatever; or shall, with intent to defraud the United States, or any person, transmit or present to, or yee or a ce o ernmen ni e a es any §i‘L“° °‘ ‘”°€‘§'u°yt2£° “‘}“€i1‘i33‘€ ‘” "'°S€‘Li°fh2°t““2' 3”3€°i °’ °“" mone ’order or ostal note, knowin the same to contain an fdr ed Y _ P_ g Y g or counterfeited signature to the same, or to any material indorsement, meipt, or certificlaite thpreonlinprwrplaterial alteration therein unlawy made or to ve een a lly issued wit out previous ay- P¤¤i¤¤¤¤<=¤= fvr- ment of the amount required to be paid upon such issue, shall be iined not more lthap five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years or ot. P0<é<;¤p¢gg3gz.¤¢¤-» Sec. 219. Whoever shall forge or counterfeit any postage stamp, or 11. s., sec. sm, p. any stamp printed upon any stamped envelope, or postal card, or any 1°‘”· die, plate, or engraving therefor; or shall ma e or print, or knowingl use or sell, or have in possession with intent to use or sell, any such ' forged or counterfeited postage stamp, stamppd envelope, postal card, Sie, plate, or engraving; or shall make, or nowingly use or sell, or ave in possession wit. intent to use or sell any pa er bearin the watermark of anfy stamped envelope, or postal card, orpany fraudhlent imitation thereo ; or shall make or print, or authorize or procure to be made or printed, any postage standp, stamppd envelopp, or postal card, of the kmd authorized and provided by the Post-O ce Department, without the special authority and direction of said department; or grail, after auch plpstage stamcpgtamped envelope, or postal card has een printe, wit intent to e au , de iver the same to any rson not authorized by an instrument in writing duly executed und; the hand of the Postmaster-General and the seal of the Post-Office De- P“¤*‘***'”°“°'°'· partment, t0_ receive it, shall be fined not more than five hundred dol- · _ ars, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. _ m_<;>ig:e:t?:::1¤g,em., Sec. 220. Whoever shall forge, or counterfeit, or knowingly utter R_ ,,__ ,,c_"g“5_ ,,_ or use any forged or counter eited postage stamp of any foreign ¥°Qiu,Shmen,mI government, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years or both. lcwgpggpggrgz m .221. Matter of the (seicond, third, or_ fourth class containing v,,,_z,,_ ,,_ ,_ any a rrting or printing in a ition to the original matter, other than R-S-·¤¤¢-3*¤"·P·75’· as authorized y law, shall not be admitted to the mails, nor delivered, except upon payment of posta e for matter of the first class, deducting therefrom any amount whigh may have been prepaid b stamps affixed, unless_by direction of the Postmaster-General such Punishment rm. postage shall be remitted, lVhoever shall knowingly conceal or inclose any matter of a higher class_in that of a lower class, and deposit or cause the same to be deposited for conveyance by mail, at