$5 Canvasback Ducks and Decoy single
Object Details
- Description
- RW42-1975. $5.
- Artist-James P. Fisher. "Canvasback Ducks and Decoy."
- Designer/Modeler-V. Jack Ruther
- Giori rotary press, sheet fed
- Inscribed "Void after June 30, 1964"
- First day of sale-July 1, 1963
- Color-multicolored. Gummed.
- No. sold-2,237,126
- Plates used-172775, 172777
- Like the 1959 stamp, which featured a Black Labrador dog, this stamped stirred considerable controversy for featuring an image other than that of a live duck.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1975-1976
- Object number
- 2001.2009.2
- Issuer
- Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
- Type
- Hunting & Conservation Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink; adhesive
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 5 cm (1 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA RW42
- Topic
- The Cold War (1945-1990)
- Record ID
- npm_2001.2009.2
