§ 405. — Printing of illustrations of United States postage stamps.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 39USC405]
TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
PART I--GENERAL
CHAPTER 4--GENERAL AUTHORITY
Sec. 405. Printing of illustrations of United States postage
stamps
(a) When requested by the Postal Service, the Public Printer shall
print, as a public document for sale by the Superintendent of Documents,
illustrations in black and white or in color of postage stamps of the
United States, together with such descriptive, historical, and
philatelic information with regard to the stamps as the Postal Service
deems suitable.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 505 of title 44,
stereotype or electrotype plates, or duplicates thereof, used in the
publications authorized to be printed by this section may not be sold or
otherwise disposed of.
(Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 724.)
Effective Date
Section effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71-9 of
the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91-375, set out as
a note preceding section 101 of this title.
