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 783 62 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CH. 645 -JUNE 25, 1948 Whoever knowingly deposits for mailing or delivery, anything declared by this section to be nonmailable matter, or knowingly takes the same from the mails for the purpose of circulating or disposing of or aiding in the circulation or disposition of the same, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. § 1719. FRANKING PRIVILEGE Whoever makes use of any official envelope, label, or indorsement authorized by law, to avoid the payment of postage or registry fee on his private letter, packet, package, or other matter in the mail, shall be fined not more than $300. § 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 ofpostage, 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 not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; but if he is a person employed in the Postal Service, he shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. § 1721. SALE OR PLEDGE OF STAMPS Whoever, being a postmaster or Postal Service employee entrusted with the sale or custody of postage stamps, stamped envelopes, or postal cards, uses or disposes of them in the payment of debts, or in the purchase of merchandise or other salable articles, or pledges or hypothecates the same, or sells or disposes of them except for cash; or sells or disposes of postage stamps or postal cards for any larger or less sum than the values indicated on their faces; or sells or disposes of stamped envelopes for a larger or less sum than is charged therefor by the Post Office Department for like quantities; or sells or dis- poses of postage stamps, stamped envelopes, or postal cards at any point or place outside of the delivery of the office where such post- master or other person is employed; or for the purpose of increasing the emoluments, or compensation of the postmaster or any employee of a post office or station thereof, or the allowances or facilities pro- vided therefor, induces or attempts to induce any person to purchase at such post office or any station thereof, or from any employee of such post office, postage stamps, stamped envelopes, or postal cards; or sells or disposes of postage stamps, stamped envelopes, or postal cards, otherwise than as provided by law or the regulations of the Post Office Department, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. § 1722. FALSE EVIDENCE TO SECUE SCOND-CLASS BAT Whoever knowingly submits to any postmaster or to the Post Office Department or any officer of the Postal Service, any false evidence relative to any publication for the purpose of securing the admission

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