Migratory Bird Hunting Stamps
1954-1973
Migratory bird hunting stamps have been issued every year since 1934. All of the stamps issued since 1939 are inscribed US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. The proceeds from the sale of these stamps benefit Waterfowl Conservation and Waterfowl Habitat Conservation.
These stamps are issued at the beginning of July of each year, and they
are valid for use on bird hunting permits through June 30 of the
following year. The expiration date is inscribed on each of the stamps,
thus, the stamp issued in 1954 is inscribed VOID AFTER JUNE 30, 1955.
In
order to be valid, the stamp must be affixed to each year's bird
hunting permit and signed by the holder of the permit. Thus, used
stamps have manuscript cancellations. These stamps are sold through the
United States Post Office, and as such, stamp collectors can also buy
and keep mint condition examples for their collections.
These
stamps are NOT just collected by US revenue stamp collectors. They also
have a worldwide appeal to thematic collectors, hunters, bird
enthusiasts, and the general public. Due to the high demand for these
migratory bird hunting permit stamps,
sometimes called duck stamps, many of the earlier issues have become
scarce and
very expensive.
The collecting of migratory bird hunting stamps
may also include errors, plate blocks, proofs, artist signed prints, and
more recently, decorative miniature panes.
In order to
maximize the subject content of this section, the stamps of this period
are shown in table format, with a brief catalog detail description and a
description of the vignette below each of the images.
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1954 - $2.00 - Sc. #RW21 |
1955 - $2.00 - Sc. #RW22 |
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1956 - $2.00 - Sc. #RW23 |
1957 - $2.00 - Sc. #RW24 |
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1958 - $2.00 - Sc. #RW25 |
1959 - $3.00 - Sc. #RW26 |
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1960 - $3.00 - Sc. #RW27 |
1961 - $3.00 - Sc. #RW28 |
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1962 - $3.00 - Sc. #RW29 |
1963 - $3.00 - Sc. #RW30 |
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1964 - $3.00 - Sc. #RW31 |
1965 - $3.00 - Sc. #RW32 |
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1966 - $3.00 - Sc. #RW33 |
1967 - $3.00 - Sc. #RW34 |
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1968 - $3.00 - Sc. #RW35 |
1969 - $3.00 - Sc. #RW36 |
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1970 - $3.00 - Sc. #RW37 |
1971 - $3.00 - Sc. #RW38 |
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1972 - $5.00 - Sc. #RW39 |
1973 - $5.00 - Sc. #RW40 |
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