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Richard W. Plasschaert (1941- ) Acrylic painting of a pair of mallards in flight by Richard W. Plasschaert of Minnesota, a freelance commercial and wildlife artist.
Plates Issued: Intaglio - (front, 2-color giori, black - brown) #173492, #173493; Offset - #63554 - Yellow, #63555 - Orange, #63556 - Light blue, #63557 - Green, #63558 - Brown, #63559 - Dark blue, #60439 - Black (back, new design). Colors: Front - Brown, Orange, Yellow, Light blue, Green, Dark blue, Black; Back - Black. Designer/Modeler: V. Jack Ruther. Engravers: Vignette - Thomas R. Hipschen; Frame - N/A; Letters - Albert Saavedra; Numerals - Albert Saavedra. First Day of Sale: July 1, 1980. Issue: 1980 Forty-seventh Duck Stamp (second $7.50 stamp). Quantity Sold: 2,045,114
Inscription: Front - "U.S. Department of the Interior. Void after June 30, 1982. Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp. $7.50. Mallards." 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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