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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 .
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645. 62 Stat. 783 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(F), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147 (PDF, 52 MB).)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime to use an official government envelope, label, or mark meant for free official mail to avoid paying postage on personal mail.