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The first state pictoral duck stamp was issued in 1971 by California, but who issued the first ever state stamp with text format and when?

Ohio, 1937-38 for Lake Pymatuning; series discontinued after 1945.
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State Duck Stamps
Illinois

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Cat. No.	Year	Mint Single	Species	Face Value	Artist	Artist Signed	Est. Print Value
IL1	1975	395.00	Mallard	5.00	Robert Eschenfeldt	—	4600.00
IL2	1976	195.00	Wood duck	5.00	Robert Larson	—	500.00
IL3	1977	150.00	Canada goose	5.00	Richard Lynch	—	500.00
IL4	1978	125.00	Canvasback	5.00	Everett Staffeldt	—	500.00
IL5	1979	95.00	Pintail	5.00	John Eggert	—	400.00
IL6	1980	95.00	Green-winged teal	5.00	Bart Kassabaum	—	400.00
IL7	1981	95.00	Wigeon	5.00	Jim Trandell	—	1200.00
IL7A	1981	350.00	Green-winged teal error	5.00	Jim Trandell	—	—
IL8	1982	65.00	Black duck	5.00	Art Sinden	—	250.00
IL9	1983	75.00	Lesser scaup	5.00	Bart Kassabaum	—	300.00
IL10	1984	65.00	Blue-winged teal	5.00	George Kieffer	70.00	500.00
IL11	1985	18.00	Redhead	5.00	Bart Kassabaum	35.00	500.00
IL12	1986	16.00	Gadwall	5.00	Art Sinden	30.00	250.00
IL13	1987	16.00	Bufflehead	5.00	Bart Kassabaum	30.00	250.00
IL14	1988	16.00	Common goldeneye	5.00	Art Sinden	30.00	250.00
IL15	1989	15.00	Ring-necked duck	5.00	Charles Freeman	30.00	250.00
IL16	1990	15.00	Lesser snow goose	10.00	John Henson	30.00	175.00
IL17	1991	15.00	Canada goose	10.00	Phillip Crowe	30.00	155.00
IL18	1992	25.00	Mallard	10.00	Phillip Crowe	30.00	155.00
IL19	1993	30.00	Pintail	10.00	Phillip Crowe	40.00	155.00
IL20	1994	30.00	Canvasback	10.00	Phillip Crowe	40.00	155.00
IL21	1995	30.00	Green-winged teal	10.00	Phillip Crowe	40.00	155.00
IL22	1996	22.00	Wood duck	10.00	Tom Hirata	25.00	155.00
IL23	1997	22.00	Canvasback	10.00	Tom Hirata	25.00	145.00
IL24	1998	22.00	Canada goose	10.00	Tom Hirata	25.00	145.00
IL25	1999	22.00	Canada goose	10.00	Jim Killen	25.00	145.00
IL26	2000	22.00	Mallard	10.00	Jim Killen	25.00	145.00
IL27	2001	22.00	Pintail/yellow lab	10.00	Jim Killen	25.00	145.00
IL28	2002	22.00	Canvasback/Chestnut retr.	10.50	Jim Killen	—	145.00
IL29	2003	20.00	Green-winged teal/Choc. Lab	10.50	Jim Killen	25.00	145.00
IL30	2004	20.00	Wood duck	10.50	Jim Killen	—	145.00
IL31	2005	20.00	Green-winged teal	10.50	Gerald Putt	25.00	145.00
IL32	2006	20.00	Pintail	0.00	Gerald Putt	25.00	—
IL33	2007	20.00	Bufflehead	0.00	Christina Van Dellen	25.00	—
IL34	2008	30.00	Greater scaup	0.00	Abraham Hunter	50.00	—
IL35	2009	—	Common goldeneye	0.00	Abraham Hunter	50.00	—
IL36	2010	30.00	Blue-winged Teal	0.00	Abraham Hunter	50.00	—

Hunter Stamps

IL11h 1985 16.00

IL12h 1986 20.00

IL13h 1987 15.00

IL14h 1988 15.00

IL15h 1989 10.00

IL16h 1990 16.00

IL17h 1991 16.00

IL18h 1992 22.00

IL19h 1993 30.00

IL20h 1994 30.00

IL21h 1995 30.00

Governor Edition Stamps

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IL17G 1991 75.00 James Edgar (R)

IL17G(s) 1991 150.00 Hand-signed by Edgar

IL17G(s) 1991 150.00 Hand-signed by Edgar

IL25G Set/3 1999 275.00 George Ryan (R)

IL25G Set/3 1999 275.00 George Ryan (R)