Canada geese. 



1936-37 Duck Stamp Design 



species of waterfowl featured: Canada goose. 



Design: Three Canada geese on the wing, with a background of cumulus clouds. (Note the 

 band on the right leg of the center bird. By means of numbered bands, the Fish and Wildlife 

 Service can trace the migration routes of migratory birds.) 



Artist: Richard E. Bishop, sportsman and artist of Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pa., who is inter- 

 nationally famous for his wildlife etchings on glass and china. 



Philatelic Data 



Color: Brown black. 



Designer: Alvin R. Meissner. 



Engravers: Vignette, James R. Lowe; frame, lettering, and numerals, Frank Lamasure. 



Plates issued: 134317, 134318. 



Inscribed: "U.S. Department of Agriculture. Void after June 30, 1937." 



First day of sale: }u\y 1, 1936. 



Qiiantity sold: 603,623. 



Third Duck Stamp. 



596582 O -61 -2 



