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David A. Maass (1929- ) Oil painting of wood ducks by David A. Maass of Orono, Minn. A freelance artist, Maass was selected as Artist of the Year by Ducks Unlimited in 1974.
Plates Issued: Intaglio - (front, 2-color giori, brown - black) #172500, #172505; Offset - #59742 - Black (back), #60845 - Yellow, #60846 - Red, #60847 - Light blue, #60848 - Gray, #60849 - Dark blue. Colors: Front - Yellow, Red, Gray, Light blue, Dark blue, Brown, and Black; Back - Black. Designer/Modeler: Frank J. Waslick. Engravers: Vignette - Joseph J. Creamer, Jr.; Frame - James L. Goodbody, Letters - James L. Goodbody Numerals - James L. Goodbody. First Day of Sale: July 1, 1974. Issue: 1974 Forty-first Duck Stamp (third $5 stamp). Quantity Sold: 2,214,056.
Inscription: Front - "U.S. Department of the Interior. Void after June 30, 1975. Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp. $5. Wood Duck." Back - "Buy Duck Stamps. Save wetlands. Send in all bird bands. Sign your Duck Stamp. It is unlawful to hunt waterfowl unless you sign your name in ink on the face of this stamp."
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