§ 502
Postage and revenue stamps of foreign governments
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever forges, or counterfeits, or knowingly utters or uses any forged or counterfeit postage stamp or revenue stamp of any foreign government, shall be or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 713 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147 (PDF, 52 MB).)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime to forge a foreign government's postage or revenue stamps, or to knowingly use or pass forged ones.