Archive for December 2016
Walter A. Weber: Winner of the First Federal Duck Stamp Contest – Part Two
In today’s post, we shall continue our survey of the 1944-45 federal waterfowl stamp – the first of two federal stamps featuring artwork by Walter. A. Weber. When we get to usages, I shall introduce an exciting new discovery that is relevant to our story and then provide an inside look at the prints made for the 1944-45 federal…
Read MoreWalter A. Weber: Winner of the First Federal Duck Stamp Contest – Part One
Today we will start to look at the life of Walter Alois Weber, a very talented artist who holds the distinction of becoming the first person to design more than one federal waterfowl stamp. In the process, Walter was the winner of the first ever federal duck stamp contest, held in 1949. Although fish and game…
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