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
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3013
1945, Shoveller Ducks in Flight (RW12). Print, signed Owen J. Gromme in pencil with "Federal Duck Stamp Design 1945" in pencil at bottom left and "10" print no. at far bottom left, image area 178 x 128mm on paper measuring 250 x 198mm, printed "Copyright 1945 by The F. H. Bresler Co., Milwaukee" at top left, absolutely pristineEXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1945 FEDERAL DUCK STAMP PRINT AND RARE IN A SIZE SHOWING THE NUMBER.
The Stearns and Fink album notes that this print is "possibly" numbered but that the numbering could be cut away or covered. The examples in this sale with "9" and "10" (of 250) and another example with "146" from the William Webster collection demonstrate that they were numbered. This is noted by Stearns and Fink as the second most difficult print to obtain.
Stearns and Fink value $7,000.00.
E. 3,000-4,000
3,500