1976 FIRST MISSISSIPPI DUCK STAMP PRINT, “WOOD DUCK,” BY THE ARTIST, CARROLL J. AND GWEN K. PERKINS. THE ORIGINAL ART FOR THE FIRST MISSISSIPPI REQUIRED WATERFOWL STAMP IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF A WOOD DUCK SWIMMING IN CALM WATER. IT WAS TAKEN FROM A BLIND ON THE SHORE OF A SMALL POND. THE ARTISTS WERE COMMISSIONED TO DESIGN THIS INITIAL STAMP BY THE MISSISSIPPI GAME AND FISH COMMISSION. THE STAMP IS NUMBERED ON THE FRONT. IT SOLD FOR $2.00. THERE WERE 50,000 STAMPS PRINTED. THE PRINT IS 6-1/2” X 9-3/8”. THE EDITION CONSISTS OF 500 SIGNED AND NUMBERED PRINTS. THIS PRINT IS SIGNED AND NUMBERED, 253 / 500.