Sale 1258 — The Richie Prager Collection of United States Hunting Permits
Sale Date — Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
Category — Duck Stamp Prints from Winning Artists, 1934-2021
1940, Black Mallards, First Edition (RW7). Lithograph, signed F. L. Jaques in pencil with "Federal Duck Stamp Design 1940" in pencil at bottom left, image area 276 x 218mm, paper size 341 x 300mm, bright and pristineEXTREMELY FINE. THE FINER OF ONLY TWO FIRST EDITION PRINTS OF THE 1940 FRANCIS LEE JAQUES FEDERAL DUCK STAMP DESIGN WE HAVE OFFERED. ONLY APPROXIMATELY 30 WERE PRODUCED, MAKING THIS ONE OF THE RAREST DUCK PRINTS.
The 1940 first and second edition prints are extremely rare, with approximately 30 of each produced. The first edition is of course the most desirable as the earliest edition. There were a total of three editions, each represented in the Prager collection. The differences between the three are found in the top wing of the right duck, where it meets the body.
This is one of only two examples we have offered since keeping computerized records. The other was part of the William Webster collection (Sale 1121, lot 2063). It was also fresh but had a rectangular cut-out at the bottom.
Stearns and Fink value $15,000.00
