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- 1934 Form 3333 with first hunting permit stamp ever sold
1934 Form 3333 with first hunting permit stamp ever sold
Object Details
- Description
- On August 22, 1934, Ding Darling purchased the first duck stamp ever sold. He affixed it to a Federal Form 3333, signed it, and presented it to William M. Mooney, postmaster at the main post office in Washington, D.C. Mooney also signed the form. Darling used Form 3333 because the District of Columbia did not issue hunting licenses. One of a kind, it is the most rare and valued of all federal duck stamps.
- Law required that federal duck stamps appear on a sportsman's state hunting license. In some states, however, sportsmen did not need a state license to hunt on their own property. Nonetheless, the law required them to purchase the federal duck stamp. In such situations, postmasters affixed the stamp to Form 3333. Though Federal Form 3333 was intended only for the 1934 issue, some postmasters, especially in remote areas, kept a supply and continued using the form for many years. The Post Office Department issued approximately 3,175 of this form.
- Alvin R. Meissner designed the 1934 duck stamp. Engravers were Carl T. Arlt (vignette) and Frank Lamasure (letters and numerals). There were 635,001 sold. The BEP used an intaglio press to print the stamps, and the plate numbers were 129199, 129200, 129201, and 129202. Inscription: "U.S. Department of Agriculture, Void after June 30, 1935. Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp. One dollar, 1."
- Gift of Jeanette Cantrell Rudy
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1934
- Object number
- 2006.2022.1
- Type
- Hunting & Conservation Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink; adhesive
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 2 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (6.3 x 11.4 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA RW1
- Topic
- The Great Depression (1929-1939)
- Record ID
- npm_2006.2022.1
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