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	Federal Duck Stamp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Federal Duck Stamp is a United States program to generate revenue to protect wetlands.
		In 1934, the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act, popularly known as the "Duck Stamp Act," was passed by Congress.
		The first duck stamp was designed by artist, editorial cartoonist, and conservationist Jay Norwood Darling, who was also appointed Chief of the Bureau of Biological Survey (later expanded into the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) that same year by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Federal_Duck_Stamp (186 words)

	Federal Duck Stamp -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Federal Duck Stamp is a (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) U.S. program to generate revenue to protect wetlands.
		In 1934, the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act, popularly known as the " (Small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs) Duck Stamp Act," was passed by Congress.
		In the movie (additional info and facts about Fargo) Fargo, the police chief's husband was an artist who was competing to have his artwork featured on the next Duck Stamp.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fe/federal_duck_stamp.htm (185 words)

	Federal Duck Stamp Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The story of the Duck Stamp is inseparable from that of waterfowl in the United States.
		In that position, Darling was instrumental in the conception and development of a stamp to be bought by all waterfowl hunters that would generate funds to pay for acquiring and preserving habitat for ducks, geese and swans.
		Stamps issued before 1941 are exceedingly rare since the law originally specified that unsold stamps were to be destroyed the following year.
	www.clcweb.net /art/html/federal_story.html (1902 words)

	Large selection of duck stamp prints (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		All federal duck stamp prints, with the exception of the earlier, hard to find years are mint, artist signed limited editions and come with the original portfolio.
		All federal duck stamp prints, except the early years (as specified in the descriptions), are guaranteed perfect, with absolutely no faults.
		The duck stamp print was often issued with an original drawing or painting (remarque, etching, or scratchboard) by the artist either on or accompanying the print.
	www.duckstamps-prints.com /Duck_Stamp_Prints.htm (380 words)

	Federal Duck Stamps and Federal Duck Stamp Prints for Sale
		Stamps with major faults (tears, face scrapes, etc.) are 50% off the price of average stamps.
		Except for earlier issues, prices for on-license Federal duck stamps are generally double the price for the same issue in like-grade and condition.
		Federal Duck Stamps are issued July 1 of year shown and expire June 30 the following year.
	www.nationalwildlife.com /Federals.htm (470 words)

	ESPN Outdoors -- Federal duck stamp winner announced (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Duck Stamps can also be used to gain admission to those national wildlife refuges that charge entry fees.
		The redhead is a medium-sized diving duck resembling the canvasback, but distinguishable by its darker gray plumage, rounder head-shape, and yellow eye in the drake.
		Redheads are the only members of diving ducks to breed primarily in the prairies and prairie parklands, and winter in great concentrations from the Chesapeake Bay southward throughout the Gulf coast of the United States and Mexico, and in Idaho and California in the west.
	espn.go.com /outdoors/conservation/news/2003/1106/1655724.html (692 words)

	Ducks Unlimited: Official Licensed DU Products
		The theme of the Federal Duck Stamp program—“Partnerships Today, Preserve Wetlands and Waterfowl Tomorrow”--reflects Darling's concept of a federal revenue stamp generating vital funds to conserve disappearing waterfowl habitat.
		Understandably, the Federal Duck Stamp program has been called one of the most successful conservation programs ever initiated and is a highly effective way to conserve America 's natural resources.
		Stamps issued before 1941 are somewhat rare because the law originally specified that unsold stamps were to be destroyed the following year.
	www.ducks.org /supportdu/FedDuckStampLicApp.asp (1015 words)

	ESPN.com - Federal Duck Stamp contest kicks off Nov. 5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Federal Duck Stamps are a required purchase for waterfowl hunters ages 16 and older.
		However, stamp collectors, art lovers and conservationists also purchase them to add to their albums or enjoy as miniature works of art, or simply as a way to contribute to waterfowl conservation.
		The winner of the Federal Duck Stamp Contest receives no cash award from the federal government; however, the contest is highly competitive because winning boosts the reputation of even a previously unknown artist to the top of his or her profession.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1271508&type=story (495 words)

	Duck Stamp and Print Collection
		A complete set of duck stamps and prints from the winning entries to the prestigious Federal Duck Stamp Competition will be on display November 3 through December 15, 2002.
		With the passage of the 1934 Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act all duck hunters are required to purchase a Federal Duck Stamp.
		The Duck Stamp exhibition and lectures are free and open to the public.
	www.olemiss.edu /depts/u_museum/DUCKS/ducks.html (254 words)

	ESPN Outdoors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		All waterfowl hunters age 16 and older are required to purchase and carry a Federal Duck Stamp.
		Duck Stamp dollars have been used to acquire land at hundreds of refuges in nearly every state in the nation.
		Duck Stamps bearing this year's winning design will go on sale at post offices, national wildlife refuges, some national retail chain stores, and various sporting-goods stores nationwide July 1, 2005.
	espn.go.com /outdoors/general/s/g_fea_ESPN2_duck-stamp_041008.html (1046 words)

	The Federal Duck Stamp Program: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
		This year marks a significant departure from previous Federal Duck Stamp Contests; for the first time the Federal Duck Stamp Contest will be held outside Washington D.C. Pack your bags and join the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners for this year's Contest in Memphis, Tennessee on September 14-15.
		President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, or Duck Stamp, as it is affectionately called, with the stroke of his pen in 1934.
		Philatelists purchase the stamp as a collectible—a $1 stamp purchased in 1934 may bring as much as $750 for a stamp in mint condition to about $250 for a stamp in poor condition today.
	www.fws.gov /duckstamps/federal/federal.htm (1466 words)

	The Federal Duck Stamp Program
		Understandably, the Federal Duck Stamp Program has been called one of the most successful conservation programs ever initiated and is a highly effective way to conserve America’s natural resources.
		In some states, the stamps are purely a collector’s item, but in others, the stamps have a similar role in hunting and conservation as federal duck stamps.
		Postal service experts determine what areas of the stamp will be reproduced by the intaglio process (a type of engraving), how the colors of the remainder of the image will be separated, and what printing methods and equipment will yield the best reproduction of the artwork.
	www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com /duck_stamp_program.htm (1256 words)

	What is a Duck Stamp? - Birding
		Ducks and other waterfowl had depended on these wetlands for centuries for their nesting and breeding activities, and now they were disappearing at an alarming rate, and the birds along with them.
		With Darling’s guidance, the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act was passed by Congress in 1934, and the first Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps, commonly known as “Ducks Stamps,” were issued.
		Duck Stamps are one of the best investments you can make in the future of our country’s wetlands -- and you can go birding all year at your nearest refuge and never have to pay a parking fee.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art28480.asp (492 words)

	United States Duck Stamp Program
		Each waterfowl hunter would have to purchase a Federal Duck Stamp to affix to his or her hunting license.
		Recently the very first of the 1934 Darling duck stamps, thoroughly and officially documented as the first stamp sold, resold at hundreds of thousands of times its original one dollar face value.
		Taken together with the 635,000 original Darling stamps sold, Darling's image of a mallard drake and hen alighting in wetlands surely is among the most widely published and recognized examples of wildlife art in the world.
	www.dingdarling.org /stamp.html (674 words)

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		Duck Stamps also are increasingly popular among stamp collectors, wildlife artists, and others who wish to contribute to wildlife and habitat conservation.
		Since 1934 when the Duck Stamp program was created, sales have reached nearly half a billion dollars, 98 percent of which has been used to acquire more than 4.5 million acres of wetlands habitat for the National Wildlife Refuge System.
		Duck Stamp Contest judges are chosen each year from the wildlife art and/or conservation community.
	southeast.fws.gov /news/1997/r97-99.html (1193 words)

	National Postal Museum Premieres New Federal Duck Stamp Exhibit; Hosts Ceremony to Debut 1996-97 Duck Stamp
		Federal Duck Stamps, formally known as Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps, must be purchased annually by waterfowl hunters 16 years of age and older.
		Money from the sale of Duck Stamps is used for wetlands acquisition for the National Wildlife Refuge System, one of the world's most diverse collections of lands and waters dedicated to wildlife.
		Since 1934 when the Duck Stamp was created, stamp sales have raised $500 million for the purchase of more than 4 million acres of habitat for the refuge system, which now includes 508 units nationwide.
	www.r6.fws.gov /PRESSREl/96-43.html (640 words)

	The Federal Duck Stamp and its Role in the History of Wetlands Conservation
		Much of the credit for promoting the Duck Stamp goes to J.N. "Ding" Darling, an award-winning editorial cartoonist who penned the illustration for the first Duck Stamp while he was Director of the Bureau of Biological Survey (the forerunner agency of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).
		A Federal court challenge to the Weeks-McLean Act in 1914 did little to deter conservationists to advance protection of migratory birds and their wetland habitats.
		George Lawyer's original idea for a Federal waterfowl stamp coupled with the pioneering conservation work undertaken in the earliest years of the twentieth century provided critical contributions to the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats-- contributions that can continue to serve conservation in the twenty-first century and beyond.
	www.r6.fws.gov /pressrel/96-06.html (842 words)

	The Federal Duck Stamp Program: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
		She is the second woman in the history of the Federal Duck Stamp Contest to win first place.
		Duck Stamp Program lead by new leader and Service veteran, Pat Fisher.
		Senate Passes Resolution in honor of Duck Stamps.
	duckstamps.fws.gov (186 words)

	Alaska - Junior Duck Stamp Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program is an integrated art and science curriculum developed to teach environmental science and habitat conservation.
		A Junior Duck Stamp design is a "term paper" which takes the form of a stamp design.
		Support for participation in the Alaska Federal Junior Duck Stamp Competition is available to educators and parents.
	www.r7.fws.gov /jrduck/about.htm (506 words)

	News from the Federal Duck Stamp Office
		The federal duck stamp program has a number of changes in store for the 2000 duck stamp.
		The 2000 duck stamp (RW67) will be printed as a gummed sheet of 20, with plate numbers in all four corners.
		The customized certificate, which includes a current duck stamp, is $30 and can be ordered on line from: www.amplex.com.
	www.hwcn.org /link/ndscs/Wendy.htm (594 words)

	Ducks Unlimited:
		John Tomke, President of Ducks Unlimited, was one of five judges who evaluated all 224 entries and picked the winner after intense competition.
		Anderson has won fifteen state conservation stamp contests, is a Heritage Sponsor of Ducks Unlimited, a sponsor of the National Wild Turkey Federation, and a member of Pheasants Forever.
		The stamps, which feature images of waterfowl painted by some of the nation's most prominent wildlife artists, are valued for their beauty.
	www.ducks.org /News/TomkeJudge_Winner.asp (1028 words)

	Junior Duck Stamp Contest
		Duck hunters are excited in the midst of duck hunting season.
		Duck Stamp Program is modeled after the Federal Duck Stamp program which began in 1934 during a period of history when much of our adequate waterfowl habitat was being destroyed.
		It was then that duck hunters were first required to purchase a “duck stamp” prior to hunting migratory waterfowl.
	www.parislanding.com /junior_duck_stamp.htm (537 words)

	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service \| Southeast Region News Release
		Hammons’ winning entry qualifies him to compete in the National Junior Duck Stamp contest to be judged on April 26, in Washington, D.C. The image of the national winning entry becomes the Federal Junior Duck Stamp, which is sold by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stamp collectors and conservationists.
		The Junior Duck Stamp competition was authorized by the U.S. Congress in 1994 and is modeled after the Federal Duck Stamp, which has been sold since 1934 to raise money to protect wetlands and waterfowl habitat.
		The purpose of the Junior Duck Stamp Contest is to promote conservation of wetlands and waterfowl habitat through arts education.
	southeast.fws.gov /news/2002/r02-029.html (408 words)

	National Postal Museum
		Since 1934, revenues from the sale of Federal Duck Stamps have been used to acquire millions of acres of natural habitat for America's waterfowl in the National Wildlife Refuge System.
		The 1934 Federal Duck Stamp graces this North Dakota hunting license.
		For the first time, all waterfowl hunters over the age of 16 were required to purchase a Federal Duck Stamp and affix it to a state hunting license.
	www.postalmuseum.si.edu /exhibits/2e_artistic.html (782 words)

	CWA - Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design
		Stamps and stamp collecting represent an interesting and rich tradition in the United States.
		Federal Duck Stamps must be purchased by hunters to accompany their state hunting licenses.
		Duck stamps are printed on a one time only basis and not reprinted after the first run is sold out.
	www.calwaterfowl.org /duck_stamp/duck_stamp7.htm (2268 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1934, with the passage of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act (Act), an increasingly concerned Nation took firm action to stop the destruction of migratory waterfowl and the wetlands so vital to their survival.
		Collectors and art enthusiasts consider these stamps "miniature pieces of art." The collection of duck stamps is a growing and constantly evolving phenomenon.
		Congress passed The Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Act of 1994 to authorize the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to use revenues from the sale of Junior Duck Stamps to promote conservation education in the form of awards and scholarships to the students, teachers and schools that participate in the program.
	www.pueblo.gsa.gov /cic_text/misc/duck/duck.txt (986 words)

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