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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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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)