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The U.S. Postal Service is set to honor Betty White with a new Forever Stamp, which will be released on March 27, 2025. The USPS said in a press release on February 20, 2025, according to NBC News.
"The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the warmth, wit and charisma of Betty White by honoring the late actress and comedienne with a new stamp bearing her likeness,"
Born on January 17, 1922, White was an American actress and comedian. She was best known for her works in television sitcoms, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) and The Golden Girls (1985), according to her bio in Britannica. She passed away in December 2021 at the age of 99.
She became a prominent figure among her younger generation of fans in her 90s and was admired for her advocacy for animals, according to the USPS website.
The first-day-of-issue event will be held at the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens. Those interested in attending the event can preregister for the same and will be allowed free admission to the zoo as well, as stated in the release. So, how will the stamp look like? Let us unravel the details.
More about Betty White and her career
The legendary actress was nicknamed "First Lady of Television" and appeared in several television shows, movies, and radio programs throughout her career, which reportedly spanned 75 years.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, she was the first woman to produce a national television show, the first woman to star in a sitcom, and the first woman to be nominated for an Emmy.
After appearing in a dozen radio shows in the 1940s, she entered television in 1949. She made her debut with Hollywood On Television in 1949. She later cofounded Bandy Productions in 1952 and produced Life With Elizabeth, which ran from 1952 to 1955, as per IMDb.
She also starred in the series, Date With The Angels, which reportedly aired on ABC from 1957 to 1958. She married her first husband, Allen Ludden in 1963.
That ’70s Show, Boston Legal, and The Bold and the Beautiful are some of her other work credits. She reportedly won five Primetime Emmys, a Daytime Emmy, a Grammy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Besides her acting career, she was an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and HIV/AIDS awareness.
Exploring the design and other details of the Betty White Forever stamp
The Betty White stamp features the actress dressed in a purple polka-dotted outfit against a violet-colored background. Bubbles are added in the background that reflect her bubbly personality, as stated in the news release.
Her name is mentioned in white text underneath her picture along with the words “Forever USA,” printed below her name. The stamp has been designed by Greg Breeding, while the digital illustration has been created by Dale Stephanos based on the photograph taken by Kwaku Alston in 2010, as per the description on the USPS website.
The stamps will be sold in sheets of 20 and as Forever stamps. They will be equivalent in value to the price of 1-ounce First-Class Mail, which is currently priced at $0.73, according to a report in ABC News.
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