When you’re traveling down the road and back again from the post office, you’ll be graced with a familiar face during your trip.
On Friday, the United States Postal Service announced that it will be paying homage to Betty White with a commemorative stamp.
“This early glimpse into our 2025 stamp program demonstrates our commitment to providing a diverse range of subjects and designs for both philatelists and stamp enthusiasts,” said Lisa Bobb-Semple, stamp services director for USPS, in a press release previewing next year’s slate of stamps.
The late actor’s stamp was designed by Greg Breeding, an art director for USPS. The digital illustration, based on a 2010 photograph by Kwaku Alston, was created by Dale Stephanos.
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“I’d love to send a letter back to my 18-year-old self with this stamp on it and tell him that everything is going to be OK,” said Stephanos in a Facebook post.
Just shy of becoming a centenarian, White died in 2021 at the age of 99. The actor was known for her iconic roles as Rose Nylund on the hit show “The Golden Girls” and Sue Ann Nivers on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”
In a Facebook post from White’s accountin 2022, it was revealed that the actor received the most fan mail of her career during the pandemic, so it’s fitting that she would be immortalized in this fashion.
“During the pandemic, Betty received more fan mail than ever (and she easily received hundreds to thousands of letters each week during pre-pandemic times),” said the post. “She did her best to sign and respond to as many as she could and always felt badly that we never managed to get through them all.”