1963-80 US Duck Revenues, 8 Stamps with Free Pages

Get Eight Duck Stamps in One Easy Order –
FREE Pages Included

Get a jump start on a new collecting adventure with these seven used Duck Stamps.  Each one is a miniature masterpiece created by some of America’s best wildlife artists.  As a bonus, you’ll get specially designed pages to keep your new stamps neat and well-organized.&nb...  more

Get Eight Duck Stamps in One Easy Order –
FREE Pages Included

Get a jump start on a new collecting adventure with these seven used Duck Stamps.  Each one is a miniature masterpiece created by some of America’s best wildlife artists.  As a bonus, you’ll get specially designed pages to keep your new stamps neat and well-organized. 

These Duck Stamps are included:

RW30 – 1963 $3.00: Brant Landing Ducks
RW31 – 1964 $3.00: Hawaiian Nene Geese
RW32– 1965 $3.00: Canvasback Drakes
RW43 – 1976 $5.00: Canada Geese
RW44 – 1977 $5.00: Pair of Ross’ Geese
RW45 – 1978 $5.00: Hooded Merganser
RW46 – 1979 $7.50: Green-Winged Teal
RW47 – 1980 $7.50: Mallards

The Back-of-the-Book supplement pages match our traditional American Heirloom pages.  Fits the American Heirloom and other 3-ring binders.  Includes 254 archival-quality pages with spaces for many stamp categories including Duck Stamps, Airmail, Revenue, Confederate, and many more.

The Story behind Duck Stamps:

Perhaps no stamps are as beautiful or as popular as the Hunting Permit Stamps, better known as the “Duck Stamps.”  In March 1934, Congress authorized the Postal Department to issue receipts, in the form of attractive stamps, to licensed hunters.  The profits from these stamps would then go to maintaining waterfowl life in the United States.  J.N. Darling, a well-known cartoonist and artist, designed the first “duck” stamp - a $1.00 issue that pictured two mallards preparing to land.  Its beauty and novelty immediately appealed to stamp collectors, and the desire to own one became widespread. 

The government was adamant, however.  The stamp was for hunters only, not for collectors.  It had to be attached to a license, and the hunter had to keep it intact for one year.  But the collectors would not give up, and fifteen days before the first stamps expired, they were placed on sale for stamp enthusiasts.

Issued annually, the “duck” stamps are designed by some of America's finest artists.  Initially, the artwork for these stamps was commissioned, but that changed in 1949 when designer Bob Hines (creator of the 1946-47 issue) suggested the idea for a contest.  Today, well-known painters and designers from throughout the US compete to have their work displayed on the desirable hunting permit stamps. In 1991, Nancy Howe became the first woman to win the annual competition. 

These handsome stamps have featured a wide array of waterfowl, such as Emperor Geese, Wood Ducks, Canvasback Drakes, and Whistling Swans, to name a few.  All issues are inscribed “Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp.”  The first five read “Department of Agriculture,” while all following issues read “Department of the Interior.”  From 1946 on, all stamps bear an inscription on the back that says: “It is unlawful to hunt waterfowl unless you sign your name in ink on the face of this stamp.”  

Today, this revenue program raises approximately $20 million annually, and almost four million acres of wetlands have been purchased with these funds.

 
Add these eight Duck Stamps to your collection.  Order today and receive the Back of the Book supplement pages FREE.