Robert Bealle an artist from Waldorf, Maryland, took top honors today at the 2009 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest. Bealle's painting of an American wigeon will be made into the 2010-2011 Federal Duck Stamp, which will go on sale in late June 2010. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service produces the Federal Duck Stamp, with a face vaule of $15 and raises about $25 million each year to fund wetland habitat acquisition for the National Wildlife Refuge System. The stamp will go on sale on July 1, 2010.

To date, Duck Stamp funds have been used to acquire habitat at hundreds of refuges, in nearly every state in our nation. There are 550 national wildlife refuges spread across all 50 states and U.S. territories. A current Duck Stamp can be used for free admission to any national wildlife refuge open to the public. And in 2008, more than 41 million visited a unit of the refuge system. Refuges offer unparalleled recreational opportunities, including hunting, fishing, bird watching and photography.

We are currently offering all of our preferred customers the current 2009-2010 RW76 at a special price of $20 including FREE SHIPPING & INSURANCE for each stamp or $85 for a plate # block of 4. You can also select specific plate # positions for the stamp or Order here

We also have available and in stock the same options on the last five years of issue, please email me with your specific request at nationalwildlife@gmail.com and I will quote for you