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United States Revenues and Federal Hunting Permits continued...

Hunting Permit Prints (RW1-RW6)
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2054   ImageMallards Dropping In (RW1). Etching, paper size 311 x 215mm, pencil manuscript "Design for first Federal Duck Stamp - 1934" and signed Ding Darling, some slight soiling and stray printers ink around edges and in design at lower right

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS PULITZER PRIZE WINNER JAY N. DARLING'S PERSONAL COPY OF THE 1934 FIRST FEDERAL HUNTING PERMIT PRINT, WHICH HUNG ON HIS STUDIO WALL UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1962.

William B. Webster was a diligent acquirer of Federal Duck stamp prints during his more than 50 years of collecting. After J.N. Darling died in 1962, Webster, who was acquainted with many duck stamp artists, contacted the Des Moines based attorneys for Darling's estate. A 1965 letter from Darling's law firm accompanies this lot, stating in part "I am writing this as a pilot inquiry to make sure that I have your correct address so that I may be sure that the print of J.N. Darling's 'Design for the First Federal Duck Stamp' etching which I finally have found will reach you...I had a vague recollection of seeing a print of the etching you desire somewhere on that board (on the wall of Darling's studio)...My recollection proved to be correct...I hope it will serve your purpose." Also accompanying this print are letters from dealers Bob Dumaine and Russell Fink, attesting to the provenance of the etching, and a photostat of a letter from Darling discussing the first duck stamp.

Stearns and Fink value for print with normal provenance $6,000.00 (Image)

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E. $ 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2055   ImageMallards Dropping In (RW1). Etching, paper size 400 x 266mm, pencil manuscript "Design for first Federal Duck Stamp - 1934" and signed Ding Darling, absolutely fresh, "1934-35" below, corners with some mounting remnants but the huge margins allow for any type of matting and framing desired

EXTREMELRY FINE AND BEAUTIFUL FULL-SIZE SIGNED PRINT FOR THE FIRST FEDERAL HUNTING PERMIT ISSUE.

According to The Duck Stamp Story, Darling created the design for this issue in about one hour, due to a printing deadline. This is the largest size example we have encountered.

Stearns and Fink value $6,000.00 (Image)

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
2056   ImageCanvasbacks Taking to Flight (RW2). Etching, signed 'Frank W. Benson' in pencil at bottom left, image area 125 x 75mm, paper size 200 x 250mm, fresh and pristine in every respect

EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE FULL-SIZE SIGNED PRINT FOR THE SECOND FEDERAL HUNTING PERMIT ISSUE.

This was produced as an unnumbered edition of 100 and is the rarest design-different duck stamp print. We have offered only a handful of examples over the years and all were cut down to a smaller size than this example and had condition problems. This unframed print in pristine condition is surely among the finest examples extant.

Stearns and Fink value $9,500.00 (Image)

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E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2057   ImageCanada Geese in Flight, or "Coming In" (RW3). Etching, signed 'Richard E. Bishop' in pencil with "Federal Duck Stamp Design" in pencil at bottom left, image area 205 x 125mm, paper size 275mm x 212mm with small rectangular cut-out at bottom far from signature and design, size notations in pencil at bottom, fresh and Very Fine, Stearns and Fink value $1,800.00 (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2058   ImageScaup Ducks Taking to Flight (RW4). Print with printed copyright notice at top left and "Edition limited to 260 Proofs", signed J D Knap in pencil with "Federal Duck Stamp - 1937" in pencil at bottom left, image area 218 x 145mm, paper size 365 x 287mm, outline for adding RW4 duck stamp below, pencil size notations at bottom, Very Fine and scarce, the artist would later suffer a stroke and would then use block printing, Stearns and Fink value $3,000.00 (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2059   ImagePintail Drake and Hen Alighting (RW5). Etching, signed Roland Clark in pencil with "Duck Stamp Design 1938" in pencil at bottom left, image area 275 x 175mm, paper size 370 x 257mm, fresh and Extremely Fine, rare in this perfect unframed condition, possibly 300 issued, Stearns and Fink value $3,800.00 (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
2060   ImageGreen-Winged Teal, Artist Pencil "Replica" Edition (RW6). Hand drawn pencil copy of the print design on thick card, signed Lynn Bogue Hunt in pencil with "Replica No. 14 Federal Duck Stamp. 1939" in pencil at bottom, image area 286 x 206mm (slightly larger than the lithograph prints), paper size 369 x 288mm, outstanding condition

EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE ARTIST PENCIL DRAWN EDITION OF THE 1939 FEDERAL DUCK STAMP PRINT. ONLY 15 WERE PRODUCED.

The First and Second edition lithograph prints for RW6, offered in the following two lots are rare, with only approximately 100 of each produced. This pencil drawn edition is in an entirely different class. A note in the Stearns and Fink album states that the artist produced only 15 copies, with Nos. 6 and 14 (the example offered here) recorded by them. The price for this pencil edition was reportedly $75.00 at the time the prints were sold for $15.00, making this edition 5-times as expensive (though it is 13-times more rare than the combined lithograph printings).

Unpriced in Stearns and Fink which values an example of the First edition of 100 at $9,500.00 (Image)

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E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $5,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
2061   ImageGreen-Winged Teal, First Edition (RW6). Lithograph, signed Lynn Bogue Hunt in pencil with "#53 Federal Duck Stamp 1939" in pencil at bottom left, image area 279 x 199mm, paper size 364 x 274mm, bright and fresh

EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE RAREST FEDERAL DUCK STAMP PRINTS WITH ONLY APROXIMATELY 100 OF THE FIRST EDITION PRODUCED.

This and the example in the following lot are the only RW6 duck prints we have offered since keeping computerized records more than 20 years ago. Stearns and Fink value $9,500.00 (Image)

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2062   ImageGreen-Winged Teal, Second Edition (RW6). Lithograph from slightly retouched plate, signed Lynn Bogue Hunt in pencil with "ED. 2 #5 Federal Duck Stamp. 1939" in pencil at bottom left, image area 279 x 199mm, paper size 341 x 254mm, bright and fresh

EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE RAREST FEDERAL DUCK STAMP PRINTS WITH ONLY APROXIMATELY 100 OF THE SECOND EDITION PRODUCED.

This and the example in the previous lot are the only RW6 duck prints we have offered since keeping computerized records more than 20 years ago. Stearns and Fink value $8,500.00 (Image)

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

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