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PUBLIC LAW 85-921-SEPT. 2, 1958

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Public Law 85-921 AN ACT

September 2, 1958

To permit illustrations and films of'United States and foreign obligations and securities under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

[H. R. 9370]

Be it United of title "§ 504.

enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the States of America in Congress assembled, That section 504 cJde^^anJndn^nt' 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: stamps. 62 Stat. 713. Printing and filming of United States and foreign obligations and securities "Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the following are permitted: "(1) the jDrinting, publishing, or importation, or the making or importation of the necessary plates for such printing or publishing, of black and white illustrations of postage and revenue stamps and other obligations and securities of the United States, and postage and revenue stamps, notes, bonds, and other obligations or securities of any foreign government, bank, or corporation for philatelic, numismatic, educational, historical, or newsworthy purposes in articles, books, journals, newspapers, or albums (but not for advertising purposes, except illustrations of stamps and paper money in philatelic or numismatic advertising of legitimate numismatists and dealers in stamps or publishers of or dealers in philatelic or numismatic articles, books, journals, newspapers, or albums). Such illustrations, except those of stamps, shall be of a size less than three-fourths or more than one and one-half, in linear dimension, of each part of such obligation or security. The negatives and plates used in making the illustrations shall be destroyed after their final use for the purpose for which they were made. "(2) the making or importation, but not for advertising purposes except philatelic advertising, of motion-picture films, microfilms, or slides, for projection upon a screen or for use in telecasting, of postage and revenue stamps and other obligations and securities of the United States, and postage and revenue stamps, notes, bonds, and other obligations or securities of any foreign government, bank, or corporation. No prints or other reproductions shall be made from such films or slides, except for the purposes of paragraph (1), without the permission of the Secretary of the Treasury." SEC. 2. The analysis of chapter 25 of title 18, United States Code, is 62 Stat. 705-715. amended by striking out the item "504. Printing stamps for philatelic purposes."

and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "504. Printing and filming of United States and foreign obligations and securities." SEC. 3. Title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting immediately following section 14 of such title the following section: "§ 15. Obligation or other security of foreign government defined. "The term 'obligation or other security of any foreign government' includes, but is not limited to, uncanceled stamps, whether or not demonetized." SEC. 4. The analysis of chapter 1 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting following and underneath item 14 in such analysis the following item: "15. Obligation or other security of foreign government defined."

Approved September 2, 1958.

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^2 Stat. 684-686.