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Mark Your Calendars for First Day of Sale

February 2, 2010

The 2010 - 2011 Federal Duck Stamp and Junior Duck Stamp will go on sale June 25, 2010 at Bass Pro Shops in Hanover, Maryland. The Federal Duck Stamp Office is pleased to partner with Bass Pro Shops once again to host this annual event. Please join us at the event and meet 2010 Federal Duck Stamp artist Robert Bealle and the newest Junior Duck Stamp artist, who will be selected April 23, 2010 at the 2010 Junior Duck Stamp Contest in St. Paul, Minnesota. Both will be available for stamp signing and photo opportunities.

Winner of the 2009 Federal Duck Stamp Contest

October 19, 2009

Robert Bealle an artist from Waldorf, Maryland, took top honors today at the 2009 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest. Bealle’s painting of an American wigeon will be made into the 2010-2011 Federal Duck Stamp, which will go on sale in late June 2010. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service produces the Federal Duck Stamp, which sells for $15 and raises about $25 million each year to fund wetland habitat acquisition for the National Wildlife Refuge System.

2009 Federal Duck Stamp Contest Winner
Robert Bealle, Waldorf, MD
American Wigeon

2009 Duck Stamp Contest winning art - Robert Bealle, Waldorf, MD
 

Winning Art
for
2010 Federal Duck Stamp

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View 2009 Duck Stamp Contest entries

2009 Duck Stamp Contest Entries Are In...

September 13, 2009

Patuxent Research Refuge prepares for the 2009 Federal Duck Stamp Contest - October 16 and 17. Federal Duck Stamp Contest Art will go on display September 15 at the refuge. Exhibit is open to the public. Please check Duck Stamp Contest website for more information.

 

What's New?

2009 Federal Duck Stamp

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Duck Stamp Facts
  • Only one other Maryland artist has won the Duck Stamp contest. Stanley Stearns from Chestertown,MD
    won in 1955 and 1964. .
  • About 1.8 million stamps are sold every year to hunters, collectors and wildlife enthusiasts.
  • 98 cents of every dollar used to purchase Duck Stamps goes directly to buying or leasing wetland habitat for wildlife.

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Last updated: February 2, 2010
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