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Lawrence K. Michaelsen (1936-2016) A gouache painting of a green-winged teal by Lawrence K. (Ken) Michaelsen of California. Michaelsen designed the 1978 California State duck stamp.
Plates Issued: Intaglio - (front, 2-color, blue - brown) #173422, #173423; Offset: #63207 - Blue, #63208 - Brown, #63209 - Orange, #63210 - Green, # 63211 - Gray, #59742 - Black (back). Colors: Front - Black, Orange, Green, Brown, Gray, and Blue; Back - Black. Designer/Modeler: Peter Cocci. Engravers: Vignette - John S. Wallace, Jr.; Frame - N/A;. Letters - Albert Saavedra. Numerals -N/A. First Day of Sale: July 1, 1979. Issue: 1979 Forty-sixth Duck Stamp (first $7.50 stamp). Quantity Sold: 2,090,155
Inscription: Front - "U.S. Department of the Interior. Void after June 30, 1980. Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp. $7.50. Green-Winged Teal." 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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