Plates Issued: Offset/microprinting,"USPS" Colors: Black, Cyan, Magenta,Yellow. Artist: Robert Bealle, Waldorf, MD Modeler: Donald Woo Art Director: Laurie Shaffer,FWS Printer: Banknote Corporation of America Printed At: Browns Summit, NC Press Type: Man Roland, 300 First Day of Sale: June 25, 2010, Bass Pro Shops, Outdoor World, Hanover, MD 21076 Issue: Seventy-seventh Federal Duck Stamp, Water-activated gum (WAG) $15.00, Item 334200,Quantity 200,000 Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) Item 334300. Quantity 2,800,000 Sold: N/A.

First Article/Design and Production Sheets: WAG or PSA.

Inscription: Plate grid numbers in four corners. Front - ARTIST: ROBERT BEALLE in four positions. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 20 x $15.00 in four positions. Plate position diagram.

Back - Barcode: (334200) Verso-text.

Robert Bealle

Robert Bealle has been a life long resident of Maryland and still resides on the farm where he was born and raised. His entire life has revolved around the outdoors, and has instilled a respect for wildlife and the land. Starting out as a professional taxidermist, after several years this business lead him into a successful career in wildlife art.

He gained recognition as a wildlife artist after placing 2nd in the 1983 Federal Duck Stamp Contest. Before winning the Federal Duck Stamp Contest in 2009, he won three Maryland Duck Stamp Contests (1994, 2003, and 2008). Robert works in various mediums, but his preferred mediums are oils and watercolors. His subjects vary from wildlife, landscapes and still lifes.