Common eiders. 



1957-58 Duck Stamp Design 



species of waterfowl featured: Common eider. 



Design: A tempera watercolor featuring two common or American eiders flying over the surf. 

 /I rto/.- Jackson Miles Abbott, 814 Thirteenth Street, New Alexandria, Va. 



Philatelic Data 



Color: Medium yellowish-green. 



Designers: Central design by Jackson Miles Abbott; frame and lettering by Victor S. 

 McCloskey, Jr. 



^Engravers: Vignette, Arthur W. Dintaman; frame, lettering, and numerals, Howard F. Sharpless. 

 Plate Numbers: 166256, 166257, 166258, and 166259 for face printing. Offset plate No. 52412 

 for back printing. 



Inscribed: "U.S. Department of the Interior. Void after June 30, 1958. $2. American Eider." 



First day of sale: ]u\y 1, 1957. 



Quantity sold: 2,355,353. 



Twenty-fourth Duck Stamp; ninth $2 stamp. 



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