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Federal (and state as well) duck stamps - especially on license - are highly collectible by revenue fans such as myself.
I have quite a few on-license in my collection.
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07:56:58am
I agree with Randall, really nice early ones as well! I have a few on license but I mostly collected them free from the paper. You could either sell them for a reasonably good price or better yet, start a collection. I have the first 75 of them and they're one of my favorite US items to look at. These early ones are fairly scarce as well!
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The older ones, like you have, are quite desirable. I have a small collection, but non on license (yet).
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They are listed in the Scott US Specialized catalogue.
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The blue stamp is RW1 and lists at $160 used and the rose lake stamp is RW2 and also lists at $160 used. This is from my 2016 US Scott's Specialized. I have no idea whether being on license is the same as used. IMHO I would add a bit and put each at about $200. If you check E-Bay prices are all over the place. People here would probably ask about 25% CV which would be $50 each. I honestly have no idea what I paid for mine but it was probably somewhere around that price. Good luck!
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Brian, you can find out how they sell on Ebay.
I have RW2,which I think cost me about $16 as a single stamp, not a license. The RW1, I tried many times to get for about $20-22 but was unsuccessful each and every time.
A very nice find, I would say.
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07:55:35am
"I have RW2,which I think cost me about $16 as a single stamp, not a license. The RW1, I tried many times to get for about $20-22 but was unsuccessful each and every time."
You did really really well! I'm sure I paid more than double that!!
I was looking at E-Bay sold prices for RW1 - everything from $20 to over $300! It seems like prices have really come down on these since I bought mine a couple years ago. Someone actually bought a page containing RW1 to RW12 for just over $100. One of them had a corner missing but most of them appeared to be mint. I really hope I didn't get your hopes up to much by implying $50. Meanwhile some material seems to be grossly overpriced! Hard to figure out!!
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Neither of the two are in fine-very fine condition to merit full catalogue value.
RW1 is grossly off-center, stained and a straight edge. RW2 is stained, and off-center.
2023 Scott values them used at $175, and $160 respectively, but true market value is less than half catalogue.
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What premium would apply for being on license?
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"What premium would apply for being on license?"
My experience has been you can add $20 for on-license.
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"Someone actually bought a page containing RW1 to RW12 for just over $100. "
I have seen some interesting lots over time; one time there was a lot of hunting licenses with a few RW1s and RW2s in it.
The stamps they list for $20 are usually badly damaged but there are a couple of sellers who regularly list RW1s with a starting price of 99 cents in mint / regummed condition. I think I could have succeeded with my $22 bid one day, but lost interest and haven't been bidding recently. What I know is, if I really need one, there is always one listed for sale somewhere. Not like having the cash but never being able to find the item.
This is my RW2. I had no idea the straight edge devalues the stamp. To me, there are probably fewer stamps with a straight edge than the regular ones perforated on four sides.
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08:12:25am
I call these stamps with lines Line Singles and I prefer them and actually they should be worth more since are fewer of them. Anyone who considers stamps with straight edges to be damaged, in my opinion, is out to lunch a bit! Unless, of course, they think the edge might be cut. These stamps are on the edge between two sheets and the one beside it would be missing the line and have less of a margin. I always keep my eyes open for line pairs and quite often line pairs or blocks are priced in Scott's specialized catalogs.
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re: I just came across these hunting stamps?
Federal (and state as well) duck stamps - especially on license - are highly collectible by revenue fans such as myself.
I have quite a few on-license in my collection.
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17 May 2023
07:56:58am
re: I just came across these hunting stamps?
I agree with Randall, really nice early ones as well! I have a few on license but I mostly collected them free from the paper. You could either sell them for a reasonably good price or better yet, start a collection. I have the first 75 of them and they're one of my favorite US items to look at. These early ones are fairly scarce as well!
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The older ones, like you have, are quite desirable. I have a small collection, but non on license (yet).
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They are listed in the Scott US Specialized catalogue.
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17 May 2023
10:16:44pm
re: I just came across these hunting stamps?
The blue stamp is RW1 and lists at $160 used and the rose lake stamp is RW2 and also lists at $160 used. This is from my 2016 US Scott's Specialized. I have no idea whether being on license is the same as used. IMHO I would add a bit and put each at about $200. If you check E-Bay prices are all over the place. People here would probably ask about 25% CV which would be $50 each. I honestly have no idea what I paid for mine but it was probably somewhere around that price. Good luck!
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re: I just came across these hunting stamps?
Brian, you can find out how they sell on Ebay.
I have RW2,which I think cost me about $16 as a single stamp, not a license. The RW1, I tried many times to get for about $20-22 but was unsuccessful each and every time.
A very nice find, I would say.
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18 May 2023
07:55:35am
re: I just came across these hunting stamps?
"I have RW2,which I think cost me about $16 as a single stamp, not a license. The RW1, I tried many times to get for about $20-22 but was unsuccessful each and every time."
You did really really well! I'm sure I paid more than double that!!
I was looking at E-Bay sold prices for RW1 - everything from $20 to over $300! It seems like prices have really come down on these since I bought mine a couple years ago. Someone actually bought a page containing RW1 to RW12 for just over $100. One of them had a corner missing but most of them appeared to be mint. I really hope I didn't get your hopes up to much by implying $50. Meanwhile some material seems to be grossly overpriced! Hard to figure out!!
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re: I just came across these hunting stamps?
Neither of the two are in fine-very fine condition to merit full catalogue value.
RW1 is grossly off-center, stained and a straight edge. RW2 is stained, and off-center.
2023 Scott values them used at $175, and $160 respectively, but true market value is less than half catalogue.
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What premium would apply for being on license?
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"What premium would apply for being on license?"
My experience has been you can add $20 for on-license.
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re: I just came across these hunting stamps?
"Someone actually bought a page containing RW1 to RW12 for just over $100. "
I have seen some interesting lots over time; one time there was a lot of hunting licenses with a few RW1s and RW2s in it.
The stamps they list for $20 are usually badly damaged but there are a couple of sellers who regularly list RW1s with a starting price of 99 cents in mint / regummed condition. I think I could have succeeded with my $22 bid one day, but lost interest and haven't been bidding recently. What I know is, if I really need one, there is always one listed for sale somewhere. Not like having the cash but never being able to find the item.
This is my RW2. I had no idea the straight edge devalues the stamp. To me, there are probably fewer stamps with a straight edge than the regular ones perforated on four sides.
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20 May 2023
08:12:25am
re: I just came across these hunting stamps?
I call these stamps with lines Line Singles and I prefer them and actually they should be worth more since are fewer of them. Anyone who considers stamps with straight edges to be damaged, in my opinion, is out to lunch a bit! Unless, of course, they think the edge might be cut. These stamps are on the edge between two sheets and the one beside it would be missing the line and have less of a margin. I always keep my eyes open for line pairs and quite often line pairs or blocks are priced in Scott's specialized catalogs.
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