Common goldeneyes. 



1949-50 Duck Stamp Design 



species of waterfowl featured: Common goldeneye. 



Design: The ori£;inal sketch, a black and white wash drawing, shows a male and female 



goldeneye winging in to a quiet cove to view the courtship antics of two male ducks on the 



water. The scene is Leech Lake, Minn. 



Artist: "Roge" E. Preuss, freelance artist and decoy designer, 1724 Park Avenue, Minneapolis. 



Minn. 



Philatelic Data 



Color: A brilliant green. 



Designers: Central design by Roger E. Preuss; frame and lettering by Robert L. Miller. 



Engravers: Vignette, Richard M. Bower; frame, lettering, and numerals, John S. Edmondson. 



Plates issued: 160790, 160791, 160792, 160793. 



Inscribed: "U.S. Department of the Interior. Void after June 30, 1950. $2." 



First day of sale: September 1, 1949. 



Quantity sold: 1,9.54,734. 



Sixteenth Duck Stamp; first of the $2 stamps. 



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