GREENWICH — Richard Prager was smitten as a young man, developing a passion that has lasted a lifetime. It was a small piece of paper with a beautiful duck printed on it — the federal duck stamp ...
When Austin Marks was 10, his dad gave him a beginner's stamp album and poured out a big pile of stamps on the table. "I sifted through them, stamp by stamp," he recalls, and found the ones that ...
At first blush, you may not think this is all it's quacked up to be, but try telling that to a devoted philatelist, a wetlands hunter or a conservationist. RELATED ARTICLES John Heinz National ...
Amid growing fears over the destruction of America’s wetlands in 1934, the United States government launched a new, unusual program to help raise funds for conservation: the federal duck stamp. The ...
Michael Jaffe has millions of postage stamps in his Vancouver shop, which serves collectors around the world. His own stamp collection, however, had its roots in a downtown sporting goods store. Jaffe ...
Canvasbacks take center stage for hunters, conservationists and stamp collectors with the new Federal Duck Stamp, which went on sale last week. The 2014-2015 stamp features a pair of canvasbacks ...
The 2024-25 Federal Duck Stamp went on sale June 28. And due to a law signed in December, for the first time waterfowl hunters will be able to carry an electronic stamp for the entire season. The Duck ...
Waterfowl hunters in Texas will have the option of purchasing a Federal Duck Stamp electronically this year, as part of a three-year joint effort between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and nine ...
A new set of stamps is being issued to celebrate the diverse range of wild and domesticated ducks found in the UK. The stamps have images of 10 duck species and breeds including goosander, Indian ...
Artist Ron Louque designed the 2002 federal duck stamp with this portrait of two snow geese soaring through the air. HO / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / AFP via Getty Images Amid growing fears over ...