The Kansas Upland Game Bird Stamps – Part One

By David Torre | April 9, 2018 |

In today’s post, I find it is first necessary to modify our frame of reference before we begin looking at the Kansas upland game bird stamps, themselves. Over the years much has been written by myself and others about the predecessor to this series, the Kansas quail stamps. However, relatively little information is available for…

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Introduction to Killer Ten

By David Torre | February 14, 2018 |

First, we would like to thank all of you who emailed or called to let us know you enjoyed the last post, Garage Sale Gold. Clearly, a lot of you like reading about these kind of “finds” and we will keep that in mind as we select topics for future blogs. The purpose of today’s post is…

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About

By kaiya | September 20, 2015

All Categories Articles Blog Posts Catalogs Exhibits Federal Galleries Hall of Fame Killer Marketplace Society Uncategorized Wanted About My name is David Torre. I am at the right in the photo above with fellow collector Will Csaplar. I have a wonderful and supportive wife, Kay and a very talented son, Eric. I am a lifelong…

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From Girlie Pulps to Trout Stamps – Part Three

By David Torre | January 24, 2017 |

In today’s post, we follow the Carnahan family to Nashville. It is in Nashville, while working for the Tennessee Game and Fish Commission, that Worth finally realizes his childhood dream and he becomes a real stamp designer. Unlike other staff artists, Worth B. Carnahan does not design your typical fish and game stamps – his stamps are special.  …

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Prints

By kaiya | October 21, 2015

All CategoriesArticlesBlog PostsCatalogsExhibitsFederalGalleriesHall of FameKillerMarketplaceSocietyUncategorizedWanted Prints While the artist does not receive any direct compensation from the federal government for creating artwork for the stamps, they are permitted to produce what have become known as limited edition prints from their original designs and market them to wildlife art enthusiasts and stamp and print collectors. It may…

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Forum

By kaiya | September 20, 2015

All CategoriesArticlesBlog PostsCatalogsExhibitsFederalGalleriesHall of FameKillerMarketplaceSocietyUncategorizedWanted Forum If you are currently registered to the forums, please visit: https://waterfowlstamps.slack.com/ Welcome to the Waterfowl Stamps and More forum! We are currently using a service called Slack. With this new forum technology we’re able to facilitate and foster a community for all members of our community in real time. …

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Blog Index

By kaiya | November 28, 2021

All CategoriesArticlesBlog PostsCatalogsExhibitsFederalGalleriesHall of FameKillerMarketplaceSocietyUncategorizedWanted A Pymatuning Scare California Hunting & Fishing Licenses From Girlie Pulps to Trout Stamps Garage Sale Gold Missouri’s Audobon My Favorite Federal Duck Stamp Remembering Harry Foglietta The First Fish and Game Stamp The Making of an Icon Blog Index A B C D E F G H I J…

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Gallery 9

By kaiya | April 9, 2017

All CategoriesArticlesBlog PostsCatalogsExhibitsFederalGalleriesHall of FameKillerMarketplaceSocietyUncategorizedWanted Gallery Index Gallery One Gallery Two Gallery Three Gallery Four Gallery Five Gallery Six Gallery Seven Gallery Eight Gallery Nine Gallery Ten Gallery Eleven Gallery Twelve Gallery Nine – Federal Prager Original Waterfowl Stamp Art The first step in producing a federal waterfowl stamp is to have an artist create original artwork for…

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Catalogs (Federal)

By kaiya | October 21, 2015

All CategoriesArticlesBlog PostsCatalogsExhibitsFederalGalleriesHall of FameKillerMarketplaceSocietyUncategorizedWanted Catalog of Federal Waterfowl Stamps Preface This online catalog provides current retail values for federal waterfowl stamps in unused (with gum), unsigned (without gum) and signed (by a hunter) conditions. The first issue (1934-35) was not required to be signed and is seldom found in this condition. Many examples have…

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