Overview

• The Forever stamp went on sale October 1 nationwide at 78 cents each, sold in panes of 20 priced at $15.60.
• USPS held a first-day-of-issue ceremony at The Carter Center in Atlanta with family members and postal officials in attendance.
• The design features a 1982 oil study by Herbert E. Abrams used for Carter’s White House portrait and was adapted by USPS art director Ethel Kessler.
• USPS reported a production run of 20 million stamps printed by the Banknote Corporation of America.
• Customers can buy the stamp at Post Offices, the USPS Postal Store, or by phone and mail, with Forever value tied to the First-Class one-ounce rate.