Duck Stamp 1958-1959

Photo By/Credit

Leslie C. Kouba/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
07/01/1958
Media Usage Rights/License
Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved - Used by Permission
Image
Leslie C. Kouba (1917-1988)
Black and white wash drawing of Canada geese by Leslie C. Kouba of Minnesota. Kouba was named Artist of the Year in 1976 by Ducks Unlimited.

Plates Issued: Intaglio (front) - #166753, #166754, #166755, #166756; Offset (design change on back) - #53752. Colors: Front - Black; Back - Black. Designer/Modeler: Robert L. Miller. Engravers: Vignette - Matthew D. Fenton; Frame - George L. Huber; Letters - George L. Huber; Numerals - George L. Huber. First Day of Sale: July 1, 1958. Issue: 1958 - Twenty-fifth Duck Stamp (tenth $2 stamp). Quantity Sold: 2,176,425.

Inscription: Front - "U.S. Department of the Interior. Void after June 30, 1959. Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp. $2. Canada Geese." Back - "It is unlawful to hunt waterfowl unless you sign your name in ink on the face of this stamp."

Images of the stamp are copyrighted. To use the image on a product that will be produced and sold, you must apply for, and be accepted as, a Licensee. <https://www.fws.gov/service/license-duck-stamps-or-junior-duck-stamp-imagery>
Recreational Activity
Subject tags
Art
Birds
Hunting
Waterfowl