Something I Didn’t Know: J.N. “Ding” Darling Started The Conservation Stamp

If you've never run into the conservation stamp world yourself you probably remember the competition for artists to have work chose for such stamps mentioned in the movie Fargo. Either way, it's a world on the decline, which means not only are the stamps themselves down to the first such kind, the Federal Duck Stamp, but a world of local fundraisers and portions of centered around wildlife art with the stamps as a kickstarter is slowly slipping away as well. This article takes the measure of the fading enterprise. What I didn't know is that the stamp was originally lobbied for by J.N. "Ding" Darling, the well known editorial cartoonist and conservationist of the first half of the last century. We may only be a few years or couple of decades removed from local conservation art but we're getting close to a century away from the time when an editorial cartoonist could win over congress on the behalf of a favorite issue.
 
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