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Stamp Announcement 21-17: Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp

FDOI

On June 25, 2021, in Spanish Fort, AL, the U.S. Department of the Interior will issue the $25 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation stamp for the 2021–2022 waterfowl hunting season. The pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) stamp will go on sale nationwide June 25, 2021, and is valid through June 30, 2022.

Availability to Post Offices: Item 336500, 2021–2022 $25.00 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, PSA Pane of One

Stamp Fulfillment Services (SFS) will not make an automatic distribution to Post Offices. To allow postmasters to order the 2021–2022 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation stamp in quantities approximating customer demand, there is no minimum ordering quantity. Postmasters must review their previous year’s sales records to determine the appropriate number of the 2021–2022 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation stamps to order. Postmasters must order sufficient quantities of Item 336500 to meet the expected demand for this item by stamp collectors, conservationists, and hunters. Post Offices must not sell these stamps before the first-day-of-issue, but will be able to preorder them through SFS Web at sfsweb.usps.gov.

Distribution: Item 336600, 2021–2022 $25.00 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, PSA Pane of 20

The 2021–2022 $25.00 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation PSA Pane of 20 will only be distributed to SFS in Kansas City, MO, and by consignment via Amplex Corporation.

Return of Unsold 2020–2021 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps

Before June 30, 2021, all retail associates must return unsold 2020–2021 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation stamps (also known as Duck stamps) to the unit reserve. Unit reserve stock custodians must ship unsold migratory bird stamps to the SFS destruction vault during their next scheduled return cycle. All postal retail units are required to return unsold Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation stamps annually.

Locally produced items are not authorized. Only merchandise that has been approved and assigned an item number by Headquarters Retail Marketing may be produced and sold.

 

Issue:

Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp

Item Number:

336500

Denomination &
Type of Issue:

$25.00, Special

Format:

Pane of 1 (1 design)

Series:

Federal Duck

Issue Date & City:

June 25, 2021, Spanish Fort, AL 36527

Art Director:

Suzanne Fellows, FWS

Artist:

Richard Clifton

Modeler:

Joseph Sheeran

Manufacturing Process:

Flexographic, Offset, Microprint “FWS”

Printer:

Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)

Press Type:

Muller A76

Stamps per Pane:

1

Print Quantity:

2,406,000 stamps

Paper Type:

Nonphosphored Type III

Adhesive Type:

Pressure-sensitive

Processed at:

Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)

Colors:

Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Invisible Fluorescent

Stamp Orientation:

Horizontal

Image Area (w x h):

1.762 x 1.289 in./44.755 x 32.741 mm

Overall Size (w x h):

1.89 x 1.417 in./48.006 x 35.992 mm

Full Pane Size (w x h):

6.125 x 2.625 in./155.575 x 66.675 mm

Plate Size:

36 stamps per revolution

Plate Numbers:

N/A

Marginal Markings:

Front:

Selvage Text: 2021–2022 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service • Celebrate Our Waterfowl and Hunting Heritage • informative text • Artist: Richard Clifton, Lesser Scaup© • If applicable, sign your stamp.

Back:

Verso-text • Ordering information • Barcode • U.S. Department of the Interior logo • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service logo

 

Issue:

Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp

Item Number:

336600

Denomination &
Type of Issue:

$25.00, Special

Format:

Pane of 20 (1 design)

Series:

Federal Duck

Issue Date & City:

June 25, 2021, Spanish Fort, AL 36527

Art Director:

Suzanne Fellows, FWS

Artist:

Richard Clifton

Modeler:

Joseph Sheeran

Manufacturing Process:

Flexographic, Offset, Microprint “FWS”

Printer:

Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)

Press Type:

Muller A76

Stamps per Pane:

20

Print Quantity:

60,000 stamps

Paper Type:

Nonphosphored Type III

Adhesive Type:

Pressure-sensitive

Processed at:

Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)

Colors:

Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Invisible Fluorescent

Stamp Orientation:

Horizontal

Image Area (w x h):

1.762 x 1.289 in./44.755 x 32.741 mm

Overall Size (w x h):

1.89 x 1.417 in./48.006 x 35.992 mm

Full Pane Size (w x h):

8.25 x 8.25 in./209.55 x 209.55 mm

Plate Size:

180 stamps per revolution

Plate Numbers:

“P” followed by five (5) single digits

Marginal Markings:

Front:

Selvage Text: “Artist: Richard Clifton” (4 positions) • “Department of the Interior 20 x $25.00” (2 positions) • Silhouetted Image of duck printed in Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Invisible Fluorescent (2 positions) • Plate number (4 positions)

Back:

Verso-text behind each stamp • Barcodes (4 positions)