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Burton E. Moore, Jr. (1935-2016) Acrylic painting of a drake Fulvous Whistling Duck by Burton E. Moore, Jr., of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. Moore is a freelance artist and conservationist. His paintings have been on exhibition at The Smithsonian Institution, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, The Leigh-Yawkey Woodson Art Museum and others.
Plates Issued: Intaglio - (front-back) #176844, #176845; Offset - #65831 - Yellow, #65832 - Blue, #65833 - Gray, #65834 - Brown, #65835 - Green, #64188 - Black (back). Colors: Front - Yellow, Brown, Blue, Gray, Green, Black; Back - Black. Designer/Modeler: Clarence Holbert. Engravers: Vignette - John S. Wallace, Jr.; Letters - Gary Slaght.; Numerals - Gary Slaght. First Day of Sale: July 1, 1986. Issue: 1986 - Fifty-third Duck Stamp (eighth $7.50 stamp). Quantity Sold: 1,793,383.
Inscription: Front - "U.S. Department of the Interior. Void after June 30, 1987. Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp. $7.50 Fulvous Whistling 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."
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>