The Maryland Big Game Stamps – Part Seven

In today’s finale to our show and tell series on the Maryland Big Game Stamps, we shall look at those issued for the 1966-67 and 1967-68 seasons. Once again, I have grouped these together because they shared a common (revised) design. While it is basically quite similar to the eye-catching one John debuted in 1965,…

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Introduction to Killer Ten

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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Gallery 9

All Categories Articles Blog Posts Catalogs Exhibits Federal Galleries Hall of Fame Killer Marketplace Society Uncategorized Wanted 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…

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Happy New Year and the Introduction to Killer Twelve

First, we would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and health, happiness and success in 2021. For most of us, this past year was unlike any other in our lifetime; with the emergence of COVID-19, the unprecedented wildfire season in the west and a rancorous political scene – it was challenging, to say…

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Csaplar’s Awarded International Gold; Michael Jaffe a National Large Gold – On the Same Day!

Saturday, May 27th may best be remembered as a day when the advancements made by our niche hobby were recognized by organized philately at the highest levels. Will and Abby Csaplar’s exhibit, A License and Stamp System For Waterfowl Conservation in the 20th Century U.S., was very well received by the jury at Finlandia 2017. The exhibit was awarded its…

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Exhibits

All Categories Articles Blog Posts Catalogs Exhibits Federal Galleries Hall of Fame Killer Marketplace Society Uncategorized Wanted Exhibits Classic State and Local Fish and Game stamps U.S. Fish and Game Stamps: 1960 – 1979 Ken Pruess Last Fish and Game Exhibit – Colorado Single Frame A License and Stamp System for Waterfowl Conservation in the…

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Collecting Used Federal Duck Stamps – Part Four

In today’s post we will look at the 12 federal duck stamps that were issued from 1972-73 through 1983-84 (RW39 – RW50). This period saw the collecting of duck stamps and prints really take flight. We will explore some of the reasons behind this phenomenon and discover why even more hunters than before would make…

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John Olin, Ding Darling, Maynard Reece & King Buck: The Making of an Icon – Part Four

Today I will talk about King Buck, arguably one the most famous sporting dogs that ever lived and certainly the most important dog in the fish and game hobby. Then, in the culmination of our story, we will see how the iconic 1959-60 federal waterfowl stamp came into being. In a surprising narrative – and perhaps for the first time – Maynard Reece…

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About

All CategoriesArticlesBlog PostsCatalogsExhibitsFederalGalleriesHall of FameKillerMarketplaceSocietyUncategorizedWanted 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 collector, dealer and exhibitor who specializes in waterfowl stamps. My wife has…

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Saving the Nene Goose – Extended Cut

Saving the Nene Goose In this section, I will tell a story about a subject that is very near to my heart. Having lived in Hawaii, myself, three different times when I was young (before I met Kay and we decided to make California our permanent home), I had the great fortune of having several…

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