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When did the Betty White stamp come out?
The U.S. Postal Service announced the stamp on February 20, 2025, and put it on sale nationwide on March 27, 2025. The first-day dedication took place at the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens. USPS’s Stamp Announcement 25-11 says the stamp could not be sold or canceled before its first day of issue.
What does the stamp look like?
The stamp shows a digitally created portrait of White against violet, with lighter, bubbly spots in the background. She wears a blue polka-dot top. “Betty White” appears near the bottom of the design, with “FOREVER USA” below; her name also appears on the pane’s selvage.
The Postal Bulletin credits Dale Stephanos with the illustration, based on a 2010 photograph by Kwaku Alston. Greg Breeding served as art director and designer.
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- Honor the life and legacy of actor, TV personality, and animal advocate Betty White (1922–2021), whose television appearances spanned the history of the medium and delighted generations of fans.
- Often called the "first lady of television," Betty White graced screens for more than eight decades.
- She achieved great fame with The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls, a couple of TV history's most beloved and groundbreaking situation comedies, and remained phenomenally popular as an entertainer well into her nineties.
- As an avid animal ally, Betty White used the bright light of her stardom to advocate for creatures great and small.
- The Betty White stamp is being issued in panes of 20 Forever stamps.
At the first-day ceremony, Stephanos explained the paw-print detail on White’s earring: “I was absent mindedly drawing instead of eating my eggs and looking back down at the mess I had been making in my sketchbook, I saw that at some point, I had drawn a paw print.” The USPS ceremony report attributes the comment to the stamp artist.
What format is it, and how does Forever postage work?
USPS lists the issue as a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of 20, item number 486600. Each stamp is a Forever stamp: it remains valid for the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price, rather than carrying a permanent dollar value. USPS’s issue announcement gives the format and item number.
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- Honor the life and legacy of actor, TV personality, and animal advocate Betty White (1922–2021), whose television appearances spanned the history of the medium and delighted generations of fans.
- Often called the "first lady of television," Betty White graced screens for more than eight decades.
- She achieved great fame with The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls, a couple of TV history's most beloved and groundbreaking situation comedies, and remained phenomenally popular as an entertainer well into her nineties.
- As an avid animal ally, Betty White used the bright light of her stardom to advocate for creatures great and small.
- The Betty White stamp is being issued in panes of 20 Forever stamps.
Where can you buy the Betty White stamp now?
At the time of the 2025 release, USPS named its Postal Store, phone orders, mail orders through USA Philatelic, and Post Office locations as purchase channels in its announcement. That announcement does not establish present-day inventory or price, so check the live USPS store or contact a Post Office before making a trip or purchase.
USPS also mentioned its Officially Licensed Collection on Amazon, but that general reference does not confirm a current Amazon listing for this specific stamp. For a third-party offer, check that it is the pane of 20, review the seller and condition, and compare the total price; the official sources do not establish the authorization status of individual listings.
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- Honor the life and legacy of actor, TV personality, and animal advocate Betty White (1922–2021), whose television appearances spanned the history of the medium and delighted generations of fans.
- Often called the "first lady of television," Betty White graced screens for more than eight decades.
- She achieved great fame with The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls, a couple of TV history's most beloved and groundbreaking situation comedies, and remained phenomenally popular as an entertainer well into her nineties.
- As an avid animal ally, Betty White used the bright light of her stardom to advocate for creatures great and small.
- The Betty White stamp is being issued in panes of 20 Forever stamps.
Why did USPS honor Betty White?
USPS described White (1922–2021) as a performer whose career spanned more than 60 years. Its February 20, 2025 announcement notes five Primetime Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Grammy Award. At the dedication, USPS Board of Governors Chairwoman Amber McReynolds called White “an American treasure” and said the stamp honors the “enduring mark she left on our American culture,” according to the day-of-issue report.
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The official issue information identifies the stamp’s format and design, but does not give a print run or sales total. It therefore does not support a claim that the issue is scarce or limited. Collectors interested in the pane can verify its current availability through USPS; albums or mounts may be useful for storage, but are optional and not needed to use the stamps as postage.
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- Brand new, 1 sheets of 20 first class stamps (20 total stamps)
- Forever stamps will always be valid for first class postage even if rates change
- Features wedding roses design
- Great for weddings, invitations, and other mailings
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- Celebrate the life of Betty Ford (1918–2011), wife of the 38th president, Gerald R. Ford, and first lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977 with the Betty Ford stamp from the U.S. Postal Service.
- The stamp art is a detail from the official 1977 White House portrait by Felix de Cossio. The oil-on-canvas portrait shows Mrs. Ford dressed in a pale blue chiffon dress. The seated portrait was cropped to accommodate the stamp format.
- The Betty Ford stamp is being issued in panes of 20 Forever stamps.
- This Forever stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce rate.
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