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Archery & Primitive Firearms Stamp Competition Information
Deadline to Submit Entries for 2009 stamp is May 31, 2008
As
of 2007 there are two separate competitions for the Massachusetts archery
stamp and for the Massachusetts primitive firearms stamp. In each case
the art must be the artist's original creation.
Entries for the Archery Stamp must be appropriate to a stamp for bowhunting of white-tailed deer.
Entries to the Primitive Firearms Stamp competition must be appropriate to a stamp for hunting white-tailed deer with a flintlock or caplock (primitive firearms). The stamp design may include deer, hunting gear or any combination of the above.
Each entry submitted must be clearly marked as A (Archery stamp); PF (Primitive Firearms stamp) or B (Both)
The artwork will be judged for the category (ies) for which it was entered. An entry can win only one competition. If it is selected as the winner in one competition it will not be entered in the second competition. Artwork selected in the competitions held in one year will appear on the archery and primitive firearms stamps for the following calendar year.
Subject and Format:
- The artist may draw or paint in oil, watercolor, or any other medium.
- The image must leave space for inscription, price and year.
There should be no writing on the artwork. - The overall picture should be horizontal, 8.5 x 12 in a mat 14 x 18.
- Images should avoid excessive fine detail which may not reproduce
clearly when the image is reduced. - The artist's name and address and telephone number should be
lettered on the back in a space no larger than can be covered with a 3 x 5 card. - If insurance is desired, it must be supplied by the artist. The
Division of Fisheries and Wildlife cannot insure entries nor be responsible
for damage in the mails of loss by fire or theft.
Entries should be sent to:
Archery / Primitive Stamp Contest
Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Field Headquarters
One Rabbit Hill Road
Westboro, MA 01581
For more information, contact Ellie Horwitz at 508/389-6305.
2008 Winning Artists--Winners of the 2008 Archery and Primitive Firearms Stamps were selected and for the first time in three years both winners reside in Massachusetts. Both are also self taught artists. The 2008 Archery Stamp will feature an acrylic of a buck and doe in silhouette by Paul Michetti of Nantucket. A colored pencil image depicting a blackpowder hunter sighting a buck by Leo Ross of Ashby was selected for the Primitive Firearms Stamp. The stamp competition was judged in mid-July at MassWildlife's Field Headquarters in Westborough. Both images will be reproduced on the state's 2008 archery and primitive firearms stamps.