Redheads. 



1960-61 Duck Stamp Design 



species of waterfowl featured: Redhead. 



Design: The original sketch, a black and white wash drawing, features six redheads — a drake, 



a hen, and four ducklings — swimming in the reeds. 



Artist: John A. Ruthven, 6508 Stewart Road, Cincinnati 36, Ohio. 



Philatelic Data 



Color: Burnished Gold, Crimson Brown, and Bonnie Blue. 



Designers: Central design by John A. Ruthven; lettering by Robert L. Miller. 



Engravers: Vignette, Charles A. Brooks; lettering and numerals, George A. Payne. 



Plate Numbers: 167498 and 167503 for face printing. Offset plate 54204 for back printing. 



Each of these plates contains 120 individual subjects. The two face plates were made by the 



electrolytic process for use on the sheet-fed, multicolor, rotary press (Giori). 



Inscribed: "U.S. Department of the Interior. Void after June 30, 1961. $3. Wildlife Needs 



Water: Preserve Wetlands. Redhead Ducks." 



First day of sale: July 1, 1960. 



Quantity sold: 1,731,245. 



Twenty-seventh Duck Stamp; second $3 stamp. 



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