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Zz Stamp 2003 - 2004 Federal Duck Stamp Print - Snow Geese By Ron Louque

2003 - 2004 Federal Duck Stamp Print - Snow Geese by Ron Louque features a beautifully back lit pair of snow geese flying out over a bay at sunset with a lighthouse in the background. In Honor of Our God and His Magnificent Creation On Oct. 17, 2002 Ron Louque was announced the winner of the 2002 Federal Duck Stamp Contest. His majestic depiction of a pair of Snow Geese over the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge took 1st Place honors over 249 other entries, and then graced the 2003-04 federal waterfowl hunting stamp which is purchased by hunters and stamp collectors nation-wide. Funds raised from the stamp sales are used to purchase wetland habitats across America for the preservation of waterfowl and other wildlife species. The year 2003 marked the 70th anniversary of the Federal Duck Stamp program, and the 100th year anniversary of the national wildlife refuge system. The coveted Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest is known as the most prestigious and lucrative art competition in the world. The career of the winning artist is enhanced greatly by receiving this high honor, and the financial rewards are significant. This was Louque's 30th year to enter the contest that he had come so close to winning numerous times before. Prior to winning the federal contest, Louque had already won 27 other State Conservation Stamp Contests, so he is no stranger to this field of endeavor. Ron Louque has been a practicing professional nature artist since 1974, and is nationally known for his 28 stamp awards across the nation. His paintings have also appeared in national publications such as Ducks Unlimited, Audubon, National Wildlife, Plow & Hearth, and many others. Image Size: 6.5 x 9 in. plus margins Artist Proof Collector Edition: $220.00 Artist Proof Medallion Edition: $375.00 Artist Proof Executive Edition With a pencil Remarque plus gold medallion $1,050.00 Artist Proof President's Edition With a color Remarque plus silver and gold medallion $1275.00 EDITIONS & PRICES: Collector Edition Print - restricted to 10,500 s/n copies:$call for price. Collector Edition with pencil Remarque: $589. Medallion Edition Print includes gold plated bronze medallion; restricted to 2000 s/n prints: $335. Executive Edition Print includes gold plated bronze medallion plus Pencil Remarque; restricted to 300 s/n prints: $975. President's Edition Print includes gold and silver plated medallion, plus Color Remarque; restricted to 300 prints: $1195. Above prices do not include stamp, framing or shipping charges. Mint stamp: $16. Artist signed stamp: $18. AVAILABILITY: The 2003 Federal Duck Print is scheduled for release in July 2003. In order to increase market value, all copies of the print that remain unsold by the publisher will be destroyed by December 31, 2004 (excluding 950 artist proofs). AP prints are available by request. THE PRINT: The 2003 Federal Duck Stamp Print is an offset lithograph printed on 100% rag paper, using fade resistant inks. Image size of the print is h.6.5" x 9"w., and the overall sheet size is h.12" x 14"w.

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