Editing Federal Duck Stamp (section)

== Federal Duck Stamp contest ==

The first Federal Duck Stamp, designed by [[Jay Norwood Darling]] in 1934 at President Franklin D. Roosevelt's request, depicts two mallards about to land on a marsh pond. In subsequent years, other noted wildlife artists were asked to submit designs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Federal Duck Stamp {{!}} U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |url=https://www.fws.gov/program/federal-duck-stamp |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=FWS.gov |language=en}}</ref>

In 1949, the first duck stamp contest was opened to the public.<ref name=":0" /> The first contest in 1949 was open to any U.S. artist who wished to enter. Sixty-five artists submitted 88 design entries that first year. The number of entries rose to 2,099 in 1981.  [[Maynard Reece]] from [[Arnolds Park, Iowa]], won the competition a record five times, winning in 1948, 1951, 1959, 1969 and 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wildlifeart.org/Artists/ArtistDetails/index.php?aID=449|title=Maynard Reece biography|publisher=National Museum of Wildlife Art|access-date=2011-08-14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716165342/http://www.wildlifeart.org/Artists/ArtistDetails/index.php?aID=449|archive-date=2011-07-16}}</ref> Brothers, Joe and Jim Hautman have individually surpassed Reece's record with six wins respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Outdoors |first=Grand View |date=2022-10-05 |title=Artist Joe Hautman Wins 2022 Federal Duck Stamp… |url=https://www.grandviewoutdoors.com/news/artist-joe-hautman-wins-2022-federal-duck-stamp-competition |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=Grand View Outdoors |language=en}}</ref>

The contest remains the only art competition of its kind sponsored by the U.S. Government.<ref name=":0" /> A panel of noted art, waterfowl, and philatelic authorities is appointed by the Secretary of the Interior to judge each competition. Winners receive no compensation for their work, other than a pane of stamps carrying their design. Winning artists may sell prints of their designs, which are sought after by hunters, conservationists, and art collectors.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service mails contest regulations to interested artists each spring. Artists may choose their own medium and designs may be in black-and-white or full color and must measure 10&nbsp;inches wide by 7&nbsp;inches high.

Each year prospective contestants are provided with a list of eligible species to choose as their subject. The eligible species for the 2024 contest were [[Brant (goose)|Brant]], [[Northern shoveler|Northern Shoveler]], [[Greater scaup|Greater Scaup]], [[Spectacled eider|Spectacled Eider]], and [[Hooded merganser|Hooded Merganser]].<ref name=":1">U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. (2024). ''2024 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest information, entry form and Regulations'' [Press-release]. <nowiki>https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Federal%20Duck%20Stamp%20Art%20Contest%20regulations_0.pdf</nowiki></ref>

=== List of Federal Duck Stamps ===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+Federal Duck Stamp artists and featured species<ref name="usfws-gallery">{{Cite web|title=Federal Duck Stamp Gallery|url=https://fws.gov/library/collections/federal-duck-stamp-gallery|access-date=11 April 2022|website=U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service|language=en}}</ref>{{cref2|a}}
!Permit Year
!Face Value
!Species featured
!Artist
!Notes
|-
|1934
|$1.00
|[[Mallard]]
|[[Ding Darling|Jay Norwood "Ding" Darling]]
|Founded the [[National Wildlife Federation]] two years later in 1936
|-
|1935
|$1.00
|[[Canvasback]]
|[[Frank Weston Benson|Frank W. Benson]]
|
|-
|1936
|$1.00
|[[Canada goose]]
|[[Richard Bishop (painter)|Richard E. Bishop]]
|
|-
|1937
|$1.00
|[[Greater scaup]]
|Joseph D. Knap (1875–1962)
|
|-
|1938
|$1.00
|[[Northern pintail]]
|[[Roland Clark (painter)|Roland H. Clark]]
|
|-
|1939
|$1.00
|[[Green-winged teal]]
|Lynn Bogue Hunt (1878–1960)
|
|-
|1940
|$1.00
|[[American black duck]]
|[[Francis Lee Jacques|Francis L. Jacques]]
|
|-
|1941
|$1.00
|[[Ruddy duck]]
|[[Edwin Richard Kalmbach|Edwin R. Kalmbach]]
|
|-
|1942
|$1.00
|[[American wigeon]]
|Aiden Lassel Ripley (1896–1969)
|
|-
|1943
|$1.00
|[[Wood duck]]
|Walter E. Bohl (1907–1990)
|
|-
|1944
|$1.00
|[[Greater white-fronted goose]]
|[[Walter A. Weber]]
|
|-
|1945
|$1.00
|[[Northern shoveler]]
|Owen J. Gromme (1896–1991)
|
|-
|1946
|$1.00
|[[Redhead (bird)|Redhead]]
|[[Robert W. Hines|Robert W. "Bob" Hines]]
|
|-
|1947
|$1.00
|[[Snow goose]]
|Jack Murray (1889–1965)
|
|-
|1948
|$1.00
|[[Bufflehead]]
|[[Maynard Reece]]
|
|-
|1949
|$2.00
|[[Common goldeneye]]
|Roger E. Preuss (1922–2007)
|
|-
|1950
|$2.00
|[[Trumpeter swan]]
|Walter A. Weber
|First design chosen by public contest<ref name="usfws-gallery-1950">{{cite web |title=Federal Duck Stamp Gallery: 1950-1951 |url=https://fws.gov/media/duck-stamp-1950-1951 |website=U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
|1951
|$2.00
|[[Gadwall]]
|Maynard Reece
|
|-
|1952
|$2.00
|[[Harlequin duck]]
|[[John Henry Dick|John H. Dick]]
|
|-
|1953
|$2.00
|[[Blue-winged teal]]
|Clayton B. Seagears (1897–1983)
|
|-
|1954
|$2.00
|[[Ring-necked duck]]
|Harvey Dean Sandstrom (1925–2013)
|
|-
|1955
|$2.00
|[[Snow goose|Blue goose]]
|Stanley Stearns (1926–2013)
|
|-
|1956
|$2.00
|[[Common merganser]]
|Edward J. Bierly (1920–2004)
|
|-
|1957
|$2.00
|[[Common eider]]
|[[Jackson Miles Abbott]]
|
|-
|1958
|$2.00
|Canada goose
|[[Les Kouba|Leslie C. Kouba]]
|
|-
|1959
|$3.00
|Mallard
|Maynard Reece
|First multi-color design (black, blue, and yellow)<ref name="usfws-gallery-1959">{{cite web |title=Federal Duck Stamp Gallery: 1959-1960 |url=https://fws.gov/media/duck-stamp-1959-1960 |website=U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
|1960
|$3.00
|Redhead
|[[John A. Ruthven]]
|
|-
|1961
|$3.00
|Mallard
|Edward A. Morris (1917–2009)
|
|-
|1962
|$3.00
|Northern pintail
|Edward A. Morris
|
|-
|1963
|$3.00
|[[Brant (goose)|Brant]]
|Edward J. Bierly
|
|-
|1964
|$3.00
|[[Nene (bird)|Nene]]
|Stanley Stearns
|
|-
|1965
|$3.00
|Canvasback
|Ron Jenkins (1932– )
|
|-
|1966
|$3.00
|[[Tundra swan]]
|Stanley Stearns
|
|-
|1967
|$3.00
|[[Long-tailed duck]]
|Leslie C. Kouba
|
|-
|1968
|$3.00
|[[Hooded merganser]]
|Claremont Gale Pritchard (1910–1975)
|
|-
|1969
|$3.00
|[[White-winged scoter]]
|Maynard Reece
|
|-
|1970
|$3.00
|[[Ross's goose]]
|Edward J. Bierly
|First intaglio/offset printed Stamp<ref name="usfws-gallery-1970">{{cite web |title=Federal Duck Stamp Gallery: 1970-1971 |url=https://fws.gov/media/duck-stamp-1970-1971|website=U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
|1971
|$3.00
|[[Cinnamon teal]]
|Maynard Reece
|
|-
|1972
|$5.00
|[[Emperor goose]]
|Arthur M. Cook (1931–1993)
|
|-
|1973
|$5.00
|[[Steller's eider]]
|Lee LeBlanc (1913–1988)
|
|-
|1974
|$5.00
|Wood duck
|David A. Maass (1929– )
|
|-
|1975
|$5.00
|Canvasback
|James P. Fisher (1912–1990)
|
|-
|1976
|$5.00
|Canada goose
|Alderson Magee (1929– )
|
|-
|1977
|$5.00
|Ross's goose
|Martin R. Murk (1928– )
|
|-
|1978
|$5.00
|Hooded merganser
|Albert Earl Gilbert (1939– )
|
|-
|1979
|$7.50
|Green-winged teal
|Lawrence K. "Ken" Michaelsen (1936– )
|
|-
|1980
|$7.50
|Mallard
|Richard W. Plasschaert (1941– )
|
|-
|1981
|$7.50
|Ruddy duck
|John S. Wilson (1939– )
|
|-
|1982
|$7.50
|Canvasback
|David A. Maass
|
|-
|1983
|$7.50
|Northern pintail
|Phil V. Scholer (1951– )
|
|-
|1984
|$7.50
|American wigeon
|William C. Morris (1945– )
|50th anniversary<ref name="usfws-gallery-1984">{{cite web |title=Federal Duck Stamp Gallery: 1984-1985 |url=https://fws.gov/media/duck-stamp-1984-1985 |website=U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
|1985
|$7.50
|Cinnamon teal
|Gerald Mobley (1938– )
|
|-
|1986
|$7.50
|[[Fulvous whistling duck]]
|Burton E. Moore, Jr. (1935– )
|
|-
|1987
|$10.00
|Redhead
|Arthur G. Anderson (1935– )
|First printing from intaglio sleeve<ref name="usfws-gallery-1987">{{cite web |title=Federal Duck Stamp Gallery: 1987-1988 |url=https://fws.gov/media/duck-stamp-1987-1988 |website=U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
|1988
|$10.00
|Snow goose
|[[Daniel Smith (artist)|Daniel Smith]]
|
|-
|1989
|$12.50
|[[Lesser scaup]]
|Neal R. Anderson (1948– )
|
|-
|1990
|$12.50
|[[Black-bellied whistling duck]]
|[[Jim Hautman|James "Jim" Hautman]]
|
|-
|1991
|$15.00
|[[King eider]]
|Nancy Howe (1950– )
|First woman Stamp artist<ref name="usfws-gallery-1991">{{cite web |title=Federal Duck Stamp Gallery: 1991-1992 |url=https://fws.gov/media/duck-stamp-1991-1992 |website=U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
|1992
|$15.00
|[[Spectacled eider]]
|[[Joe Hautman|Joseph "Joe" Hautman]]
|
|-
|1993
|$15.00
|Canvasback
|Bruce Miller (1952– )
|
|-
|1994
|$15.00
|[[Red-breasted merganser]]
|Neal R. Anderson
|
|-
|1995
|$15.00
|Mallard
|James Hautman
|
|-
|1996
|$15.00
|[[Surf scoter]]
|Wilhelm Goebel (1960– )
|
|-
|1997
|$15.00
|Canada goose
|[[Robert Hautman|Robert "Bob" Hautman]]
|
|-
|1998
|$15.00
|[[Barrow's goldeneye]]
|Robert Steiner (1949– )
|First pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) issue<ref name="usfws-gallery-1998">{{cite web |title=Federal Duck Stamp Gallery: 1998-1999 |url=https://fws.gov/media/duck-stamp-1998-1999|website=U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
|1999
|$15.00
|Greater scaup
|James Hautman
|
|-
|2000
|$15.00
|[[Mottled duck]]
|Adam Grimm (1978– )
|
|-
|2001
|$15.00
|Northern pintail
|Robert Hautman
|
|-
|2002
|$15.00
|[[Black scoter]]
|Joseph Hautman
|
|-
|2003
|$15.00
|Snow goose
|Ron Louque
|
|-
|2004
|$15.00
|Redhead
|Scot Storm
|
|-
|2005
|$15.00
|Hooded merganser
|Mark Anderson
|
|-
|2006
|$15.00
|Ross's goose
|Sherrie Russell Meline
|
|-
|2007
|$15.00
|Ring-necked duck
|Richard Clifton
|First printing using only offset<ref name="usfws-gallery-2007">{{cite web |title=Federal Duck Stamp Gallery: 2007-2008 |url=https://fws.gov/media/duck-stamp-2007-2008 |website=U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
|2008
|$15.00
|Northern pintail
|Joseph Hautman
|
|-
|2009
|$15.00
|Long-tailed duck
|Joshua Spies
|
|-
|2010
|$15.00
|American wigeon
|Robert Bealle
|
|-
|2011
|$15.00
|Greater white-fronted goose
|James Hautman
|
|-
|2012
|$15.00
|Wood duck
|Joseph Hautman
|
|-
|2013
|$15.00
|Common goldeneye
|Robert Steiner
|
|-
|2014
|$15.00
|Canvasback
|Adam Grimm
|
|-
|2015
|$25.00
|Ruddy duck
|Jennifer Miller
|
|-
|2016
|$25.00
|Trumpeter swan
|Joseph Hautman
|
|-
|2017
|$25.00
|Canada goose
|James Hautman
|
|-
|2018
|$25.00
|Mallard
|Robert Hautman
|
|-
|2019
|$25.00
|Wood duck
|Scot Storm
|
|-
|2020
|$25.00
|Black-bellied whistling duck
|Eddie LeRoy
|
|-
|2021
|$25.00
|Lesser scaup
|Richard Clifton
|
|-
|2022
|$25.00
|Redhead
|James Hautman
|
|-
|2023
|$25.00
|Tundra swan
|Joseph Hautman
|
|-
|2024
|$25.00
|Northern pintail
|Chuck Black
|
|-
|2025
|$25.00
|Spectacled eider
|Adam Grimm 
|
|}