1958 FIRST PAUL JOHNSON PRINT California Fishing Stamp AP 1/6 Golden Trout
THIS IS THE FIRST PRINT OF THE FIRST FISHING STAMP OF CALIFORNIA! Offered is a signed and numbered 1 of 6 ARTIST-PROOF 1958 print featuring the official California State Fish, a Golden Trout by artist PAUL B. Included are mint artist-signed and unsigned stamps. Measures 8″ by 10″ overall. In mint excellent condition. Johnson was the artist for all of the California pictorial fish stamps issued from 1958 through 1983 and he issued limited edition prints for only 5 of these stamps. He was also the artist for the first seven California Duck Stamps of 1971 to 1977, MAKING THIS TRULY A PAUL JOHNSON FIRST OF FIRSTS! TR Duck Stamps Etc. Dealing in duck, game, fish and conservation stamps, prints, Indian Reservation stamps, philatelic covers, and other paper collectibles.