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- ↑ "Buy a Duck Stamp or E-Stamp". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ↑ Nguyen, Hanh (14 September 2016). "'Million Dollar Duck' Director: The Duck Stamp Truth Is Stranger Than 'Fargo'". IndieWire. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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