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DUCK!

usa_gov_logo_nyreblog_com_.gifSales of both the Federal Duck Stamp and the Federal Junior Duck Stamp for the 2010 through 2011 season began on June 25, 2010. The  First Day of Sale Ceremony was held at the Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World retail store at the Arundel Mills Mall in Hanover, Maryland. 

In 1934, Postmaster William Mooney sold the very first Federal Duck Stamp to J. N. "Ding" Darling. Darling was the first Federal Duck Stamp artist and also served as Director of the U.S. Biological Survey, the forerunner of the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) . Every year since, the first Duck Stamp sale has been made to the FWS Director during the First Day of Sale Ceremony.

The Federal Duck Stamp is required for hunting waterfowl, whereas the Junior Duck Stamp is purely commemorative and educational. For information on where to purchase either Duck Stamp, please visit the Buy Duck Stamps web page .

For more information on Duck Stamps, including the National Art Contest for the Junior Duck Stamp, please visit the following links:

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