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©2023 USPS
On June 23, 2023, in Memphis, TN, the U.S. Department of the Interior will issue the $25 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation stamp for the 2023–2024 waterfowl hunting season. The pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) stamp will go on sale nationwide June 23, 2023, and is valid through June 30, 2024.
Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic distribution to Post Offices. In order to allow postmasters to order the 2023–2024 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 2023–2024 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation stamps to order. Postmasters must order sufficient quantities of Item 336900 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/sfsweb.
The 2023–2024 $25.00 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation PSA Pane of 20 will only be distributed by Stamp Fulfillment Services in Kansas City, MO, and by consignment via Amplex Corporation.
Before June 30, 2023, all sales and service associates must return unsold 2022–2023 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:
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Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp
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Item Number:
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336900
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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$25.00, Special
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Format:
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Pane of 1 (1 design)
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Series:
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Federal Duck
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Issue Date & City:
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June 23, 2023, Memphis, TN 38105
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Art Director:
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Suzanne Fellows, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Artist:
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James Hautman
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Flexographic, Microprint
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Printer:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd (APU)
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Press Type:
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Muller A76
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Stamps per Pane:
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1
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Print Quantity:
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2,468,185 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Invisible Fluorescent
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.7188 x 1.2656 in. / 43.658 x 32.146 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.89 x 1.417 in. / 48.006 x 35.992 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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6.125 x 2.625 in. / 155.575 x 66.675 mm
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Plate Size:
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36 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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N/A
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Selvage Text: 2023–2024 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp • U.S Fish and Wildlife Service • 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act • Informative text • Artist: James Hautman, Tundra Swans© • If applicable, sign your stamp.
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Back:
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Verso text • Ordering information • Barcode • U.S. Department of the Interior logo • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service logo
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Issue:
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Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp
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Item Number:
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337000
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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$25.00, Special
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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Federal Duck
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Issue Date & City:
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June 23, 2023, Memphis, TN 38105
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Art Director:
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Suzanne Fellows, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Artist:
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James Hautman
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Flexographic, Microprint
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Printer:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd (APU)
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Press Type:
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Muller A76
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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53,600 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Invisible Fluorescent
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.7188 x 1.2656 in. / 43.658 x 32.146 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.89 x 1.417 in. / 48.006 x 35.992 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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8.25 x 8.25 in. / 209.55 x 209.55 mm
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Plate Size:
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180 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Selvage Text: “Artist: James Hautman” (4 locations) • “Department of the Interior 20 x $25.00” (2 locations) • Image of Swans printed in Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Invisible Fluorescent • Plate number (4 corners)
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Back:
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Verso text behind each stamp • Four barcodes • Plate position (9)
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 5-18-23
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