Canvasback Duck Decoy - Shelburne, VT
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hykesj
N 44° 22.599 W 073° 13.798
18T E 641011 N 4915231
Wooden duck decoy, from the Shelburne Museum in Vermont, portrayed on a 1985 U.S. commemorative postage stamp.
Waymark Code: WM1CAXJ
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 07/15/2025
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The Shelburne Museum, in Shelburne, Vermont, was founded in 1947 by Electra Havemeyer Webb, youngest daughter of sugar magnate Henry Osborne Havemeyer, to house her extensive collection of cigar store Indians, hunting decoys, weather vanes and other forms of Americana and folk art. Today, the museum’s collection contains approximately 1400 decoys scattered over every corner of the place. In 1985, the U.S. Postal Service issued a set of four stamps showing duck decoys, two of which are from the Shelburne’s extensive collection.
This particular decoy of a canvasback dates to around 1930 and was carved by Robert McGaw of Havre de Grace, Maryland. It once belonged to Joel Barber who was one of the first collectors to appreciate decoys for their artistic quality. Barber’s entire collection of over 400 decoys was purchased by the Shelburne Museum in 1952. Many of these, including the canvasback on the stamp, are displayed at the museum’s Dorset House.
Stamp Issuing Country: United States
Date of Issue: 22-Mar-1985
Denomination: 22c
Color: multicolored
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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