# RW75th - 2008 Federal Duck 75th Anniversary
Neat Mint Sheet Chronicles History of Federal Duck Stamps
Issued in 2008, this fun sheet tells the story of how the popular Duck Stamps were started.
Appointed Chief of the national Biological Survey by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, J.N. "Ding" Darling witness the plight of America's wetlands and made it his personal mission to protect the waterfowl that lived there. He was a driving force behind the passage of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act, which would raise fund to protect these birds and their habitat.
Darling designed the very first stamp, which has been slightly modified and reproduced on this stamp sheet. The sheet also features the 2008-09 duck stamp as well as a portrait of Darling in the selvage.
Add all this neat duck stamp history to your collection – order today.
Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act
Overhunting and a severe drought led to a rapid decrease in migratory birds in the early 1900s. The loss of nesting grounds in the north, resting areas along the migratory path, and wintering places in the south all contributed to the decline in the migratory bird population.
President Herbert Hoover signed the Migratory Bird Conservation Act in 1929. This created a commission to evaluate the establishment of new waterfowl refuges, but didn’t grant funds to buy and preserve these wetlands.
Darling then petitioned Congress to create legislation authorizing the creation of these stamps to fund waterfowl protection. As a result, they pass the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act, which President Franklin Roosevelt signed into law on March 16, 1934.
For the next several years, the artwork for Duck Stamps was commissioned. But that changed in 1949 when designer Bob Hines (creator of the 1946-47 issue) suggested the idea for a contest, which has proven quite popular.
Bird hunters are not the only ones who purchase Duck Stamps. Bird watchers and other nature lovers gain free annual admission to the refuges when they buy a stamp from a sporting goods store or a post office. Conservationists know that a large portion of the purchase price goes to investing in America’s wetlands. Collectors buy these stamps because of the high-quality artwork pictured.
Click here to read the act and related laws.
Click here for more Duck stamps.
Neat Mint Sheet Chronicles History of Federal Duck Stamps
Issued in 2008, this fun sheet tells the story of how the popular Duck Stamps were started.
Appointed Chief of the national Biological Survey by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, J.N. "Ding" Darling witness the plight of America's wetlands and made it his personal mission to protect the waterfowl that lived there. He was a driving force behind the passage of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act, which would raise fund to protect these birds and their habitat.
Darling designed the very first stamp, which has been slightly modified and reproduced on this stamp sheet. The sheet also features the 2008-09 duck stamp as well as a portrait of Darling in the selvage.
Add all this neat duck stamp history to your collection – order today.
Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act
Overhunting and a severe drought led to a rapid decrease in migratory birds in the early 1900s. The loss of nesting grounds in the north, resting areas along the migratory path, and wintering places in the south all contributed to the decline in the migratory bird population.
President Herbert Hoover signed the Migratory Bird Conservation Act in 1929. This created a commission to evaluate the establishment of new waterfowl refuges, but didn’t grant funds to buy and preserve these wetlands.
Darling then petitioned Congress to create legislation authorizing the creation of these stamps to fund waterfowl protection. As a result, they pass the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act, which President Franklin Roosevelt signed into law on March 16, 1934.
For the next several years, the artwork for Duck Stamps was commissioned. But that changed in 1949 when designer Bob Hines (creator of the 1946-47 issue) suggested the idea for a contest, which has proven quite popular.
Bird hunters are not the only ones who purchase Duck Stamps. Bird watchers and other nature lovers gain free annual admission to the refuges when they buy a stamp from a sporting goods store or a post office. Conservationists know that a large portion of the purchase price goes to investing in America’s wetlands. Collectors buy these stamps because of the high-quality artwork pictured.
Click here to read the act and related laws.
Click here for more Duck stamps.