Lot 721: Two Federal duck stamp prints 1955-56: "Blue

Two Federal duck stamp prints 1955-56: "Blue Geese", 1955, with stamp, signed lower right "Stanley Stearns" (American, born 1926), inscribed lower left in pencil "Blue Geese", etching and aquatint, plate 7-1/4 x 10-3/8 in., black painted wood frame, light toning, bottom margin trimmed at center approximately 1 x 4 in.; frame broken, abrasions, no glass; "American Mergansers", 1956, second edition, with stamp, signed lower right "Edward J. Bierly" (American, 1920-2004, inscribed lower left in pencil "American Mergansers", etching and aquatint, plate 5 x 6-7/8 in., unframed, matted, good condition. Stamps sandwiched in glassine.