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Hunting Permit stamps, 1987-2006 The federal hunting permit fee was $10 briefly from 1987-1989 (only two stamps), was raised to $12.50 briefly for the period 1989-1991 (again only two stamps), and has been $15 since 1991. Printings by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), 1987-2001
There are 150 known copies (three panes of 50) of Scott RW57a, missing the back inscription, and three plate block positions among them. The image above was photographically cropped from the only known plate block of six. Image courtesy of Sam Houston Philatelics. Only one copy of Scott RW57b (back inscription printed on the stamp rather than on top of the gum) has been certified, and it does not have a plate number.
About 120-150 copies exist with this error. The plate number is omitted as well. This UL position is photographically cropped from what should have been a plate block of four. Image courtesy of Sam Houston Philatelics.
Scott RW65 var, LL 197573 plate number single autographed and dated by the artist
Beginning in 1998 (with 1999 date), the Department of the Interior produced the federal Duck stamps in two formats: the traditional gummed sheet stamps illustrated on this web page, and a "booklet" format with a single self-adhesive stamp of the same design. Scott has numbered these RW65A, RW66A and so on for each year they have been produced. They are not illustrated here because no plate numbers appear on either the self-adhesive stamps or booklets. The 1998 issue was the last federal Duck stamp to use the standard font for plate numbers. For the final three years of BEP-produced duck stamps, there was some experimentation with the fonts used for the plate numbers.
This was the last federal Duck stamp printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). All subsequent duck stamps have been produced by private security printers, as have virtually all regular postage stamps.
Printings by private security printers, 2002-2007
No plate numbers appear on the 2008 issue (2009 date), Scott RW75. In fact, no marginal markings appear on the panes of 20 at all -- no copyright, pane position diagram or other marking that plate number single collectors might substitute for that issue. This unfortunate practice is planned for the 2009 issue (2010 date), Scott RW76, and appears that it will continue with all future duck stamps.
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Scott
RW54, 1988 date (issued 1987), $10,
Plate number 178171 LR
Scott
RW55, 1989, $10,
Plate number 180059 UR
Scott
RW56, 1990, $12.50,
Plate number 182531 UR
Scott
RW57, 1991, $12.50,
Plate number 186307 LL
Scott
RW57a, 1991, $12.50, error, missing back inscription,
Plate number 186307
UL
Scott
RW58, 1992, $15,
Plate number 188404 LL
Scott
RW59, 1993, $15,
Plate number 190493 UR
Scott
RW60, 1994, $15,
Plate number 191659 LR
Scott
RW60a, 1994, $15, error, black (engraved) omitted,
missing UL plate number
Scott
RW61, 1995, $15,
Plate number 193700 LR
Scott
RW62, 1996, $15,
Plate number 195213 UL
Scott
RW63, 1997, $15,
Plate number 195744 UL
Scott
RW64, 1998, $15,
Plate number 196441 UR
Scott
RW65, 1998 (with 1999 date), $15,
Plate number 197573 LL
Scott
RW66, 1999 (with 2000 date), $15,
Plate number 198654 UL
Scott
RW67, 2001, $15,
Plate number 199119 LL
Scott
RW67 var, imperf, light blue
color test sample
prepared by BEP at request of Federal Duck Stamp Office, plate number
199119 photographically cropped from UR plate block of 6. Only 5
panes exist. Image courtesy of Sam Houston Philatelics. 
Scott
RW68, 2002, $15,
Plate number 199613 UR
Scott
RW69, 2003, $15,
Plate number B1111-1
UR
Scott
RW70, 2004, $15,
Plate number P11111-1
UR
Scott
RW70b, 2004, $15, imperforate error,
Plate number P11111-1
LL
Scott
RW71, 2005, $15,
Plate number S1111-1
UR
Scott
RW72, 2006, $15,
Plate number S1111-1
LR
Scott
RW73, 2007, $15,
Plate number S1111-1
UL
Scott
RW74, 2008 date (issued 2007), $15,
Plate number S1111-1
UR