Today I want to talk about some of the most beautiful stamps ever printed. These stamps are not for postage but are for raising money for bird refuges. They are called Duck Hunting Stamps and are permits for duck hunters. The post office started printing the stamps in 1934 and continues to this day to produce these works of art. In 1934 the cost of these stamps were $1.00 and today they cost $15.00. The program now raises about $25 million annually, and over 5 million acres of wetlands have been purchased with the Duck Stamp Revenue. Every year the post office has a competition between artists to submit their paintings of different ducks and the post office duck committee picks one for that year issue. Only one stamp a year is issued so it's an easy collection to maintain. The preface in Scotts catalog is RW. Please enjoy these work of art as much as I do.
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