$15.00 Pintail Duck Stamp

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$15.00 Northern Pintail Duck
Pressure Sensitive Adhesive
Hunting Permit Booklet of 1
Scott # RW68A	No Plate Number
*Series*	Hunting Permit Stamps
*Format*	1 stamp
*Issue Date & City*	June 30, 2001, Washington, DC
*Nationwide Sale*	July 1, 2001
*Designer*	Brian Thompson
*Engraver*	(VIGNETTE): Christopher Madden (LETTERING): Dixie March
*Modeler*	Brian Thompson
*Art / Artist*	Acrylic painting of a Northern Pintail Duck by Robert Hautman from Delano, MN. The duck is swimming on a pond with reeds in the background which casts a green glow to the water. Bob gives credit to his mother for his early artistic development and her encouragement in the arts. Bob's outstanding achievements (in addition to the 2001 Federal duck stamp) also include the 2001 New Jersey duck stamp(NJ18), 2001 Minnesota duck stamp (MN25), 1999 Texas duck stamp(TX19), the 1999 SCWA stamp, 1997 Federal Duck Stamp (RW64), the 1995 Minnesota Pheasant Stamp, the 1992 (MN16) and 1998 (MN12) Minnesota State Duck Stamp, and the 1989 Nevada State Duck Stamp. Other honors include the Ducks Unlimited Flyway artist in 1996 and the featured artist at the prestigious Michigan Wildlife art show in 1990. Bob was the second place winner in the 1994 contest when his brother Jim won with a pair of mallards depicted on the 1995 stamp, and brother Joe was third.
*Process*	Offset / Intaglio
*Printer*	Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP)
*Printed At*	Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP)
*Press Type*	801 "F" Web - 8 Color Offset/Intaglio
*To Press / Initial Print Quantity*	Spring 2001 / 3 million
*Paper Type*	?
*Gum Type*	Self-Adhesive
*Processed At*	Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP)
*Die Cut Gauge*	10 x 10
*Colors*	Black, Cyan, Yellow, Magenta
*Image Area*	50 x 36 mm
*Overall Size*	(?)
*Booklet Size*	155 x 65 mm
*Plate Size*	Offset - 24 Stamps per revolution / Intaglio - 48
*Inscription*	FRONT: "Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp. Void after June 30, 2002, $15, Northern Pintail Duck, U.S. Department of the Interior." BACK: "Invest in American's Future. Buy Duck Stamps. Save Wetlands. Send in or report all bird bands to 1-800-327-BAND. It is unlawful to hunt waterfowl or use this stamp as a pass to a National Wildlife Refuge unless you sign your name in ink on the face of this stamp."
*USPS Catalog Item Numbers*	333140 - Pane of 20 with plate number - $300.00 333120 - Plate Block of 4 - $60.00 333110 - Single Water Activated Stamp - $15.00 333240 - Single Pane, Self Adhesive Stamp - $15.00
*Official Announcement*	The $15 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation stamp for the 2001–2002 hunting season goes on sale nationwide July 1, 2001, and will remain on sale through June 30, 2002. The Department of the Interior will formally issue the stamp at the National Postal Museum in Washington, DC, on June 30, 2001. The Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation stamp will be issued in two formats — the traditional gummed version and a self-adhesive federal duck stamp single. The stamp size of the self-adhesive version is the same size as the gummed version and can be peeled from its carrier sheet, which is the size of U.S. paper currency and fits easily in cash drawers.
*Varieties*
*End Card*	Not Available
*Note*	Duck Stamps are Not Valid for Postage
*More Info*	U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Postmasters should order enough of Item Number 333100 and 333200 to meet the expected appreciable demand for this item by stamp collectors and the general public. customer demand, the minimum ordering quantity for both formats is five stamps. However, when practical, postmasters should order full panes of 20 stamps for the gummed version. Postmasters should review their records to determine the average number of Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation stamps sold and use this information to determine the appropriate number of the 2001–2002 stamps to requisition, rounded up to multiples of five or 20 stamps.

Postmasters must immediately send a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition, to their stamp distribution offices (SDOs) for enough Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation stamps (self-adhesive version, Item Number 333200, and/or gummed version, Item Number 333100) to last until February 28, 2002. If the initial supply is exhausted before February 28, 2002, postmasters must requisition an additional supply. Postmasters with philatelic centers should order both formats and have them available to meet philatelic demand. Postmasters must ensure that Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation stamps are available to meet public demand.

Stamp Distribution Offices. SDOs must review their inventory records for past issues and postmaster requisitions records for the 2000–2001 Migratory Bird Hunting and Con-servation stamps to determine the quantity of the 2001–2002 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation stamps needed.

SDOs requiring gummed stamps (Item Number 333100) or self-adhesive stamps (Item Number 333200) in bulk quantities should requisition them from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing using PS Form 3356, Stamp Requisition — Bulk Quantities. Order Item Number 333100, gummed stamps, in quantities of 2,000, 4,000, 6,000, 8,000, 16,000, 24,000, and 32,000 stamps and in multiples of 48,000, to a maximum of 432,000 stamps per requisition. Order Item Number 333200, self-adhesive stamps, in quantities of 1,000, 2,000, 3,000, 4,000, and 8,400 stamps and in multiples of 8,400, to a maximum of 42,000 stamps per requisition.

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