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OT - "Ding" Darling Duck Stamp, etc.

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Meghan Tice

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Meghan Tice

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Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:49:57 -0500

These are items that were given to us by a friend several years ago.  One is a 50th Anniversary reproduction of the original federal duck stamp.  Link below:
http://www.fws.gov/duckstamps/federal/stamps/1934fedstamp.htm<http://www.fws.gov/duckstamps/federal/stamps/1934fedstamp.htm>
It's a nicely framed and matted reproduced drawing by Jay N. "Ding" Darling, looks like #799 of 1,325.  Below the drawing is a separate conservation stamp done by the J.N. Ding Darling Foundation on the left and a gilded version of the original (1934/1935) Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp on the right.  It's mounted with acid free board and is dated Dec. 11, 1984.  It was originally purchased in Austin, TX.

I wish my mother would hold onto it or at least keep it in the family but she insists on selling it.  Does anyone have an idea of its worth?  Haven't checked EBay yet.

There's also a color print by Gary Moss of a pair of Greenland Greater White-fronted Geese in a winter marsh.  This has a Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept./Ducks Unlimited 50 Years [1937-1987] of Conservation Waterfowl Stamp below.  Matted, framed, and numbered 2023 of 7,000.

Many thanks,
Meghan Tice
Bowie, MD
cecropia13atmsn.com