Front:
Preserving Wetlands
MOINES
JUL
1984
USA 20c
50318
WAren
IA
Back:
Fifty years ago the first Migratory Bird Hunting and
Conservation Stamp, popularly known as the Duck
Stamp, was issued to help raise funds for the preservation
and improvement of America's waterfowl refuges. This
first duck stamp featured two mallards dropping in on a
marshy woodland pond. Designed by the noted conser-
vationist and Pulitzer Prize winning artist Jay N. "Ding"
Darling, the stamp began the legacy of what has become
America's most cherished annual wildlife stamp. Now
sold for $7.50, the Duck Stamp is required of all migra-
tory waterbird hunters sixteen years of age and older. In
addition, wildlife enthusiasts, conservationists and stamp
collectors also purchase Duck Stamps, thus contributing
to America's efforts to protect her wildlife. In honor of
the fiftieth anniversary of America's Duck Stamp, the
United States Postal Service issued the stamp featured
on this Maximum Card. Significantly, this historic stamp
features the artwork created by Jay N. “Ding" Darling
for the original 1934 Duck Stamp.
No. 84-32
©1984 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation • Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by Michael Warren.
