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1943-1944
Plates Issued: Intaglio - #152826, #152827. Color: Red. Designer/Modeler: Victor S. McCloskey, Jr. Engravers: Vignette - Charles A. Brooks; Frame - John S. Edmondson; Letters - John S. Edmondson; Numerals - John S. Edmondson. First Day of Sale: July 1, 1943. Issue:1943 - Tenth Duck Stamp. Quantity Sold: 1,169,352. Inscription: Front - "U.S. Department of the Interior. void after June 30, 1944. Migratory Bird hunting Stamp. $ 1." Walter E. Bohl Dry point etching on copper of Wood Ducks by Walter E. Bohl, famous for his game bird renderings. Several of the artist's etchings are in a permanent collection in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (Deceased) Content taken from the Duck Stamp Collection. The Duck Stamp Collection was originally printed in a loose-leaf, hole-punched format that was available for sale through the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and updated annually. The document is no longer in print. | |||||||||||