Overview

• The stamp debuted Oct. 1 with a first-day ceremony at The Carter Center in Atlanta attended by Carter family members and USPS officials.
• The design adapts a 1982 Herbert E. Abrams life study for Carter’s White House portrait under art director Ethel Kessler.
• Sales are underway nationwide at Post Offices, the USPS Postal Store, and by phone or mail in panes of 20.
• Each Forever stamp is priced at 78 cents as of the issue date, with a 20-stamp sheet costing $15.60.
• USPS printed 20 million stamps as part of its commemorative program recognizing notable American public service.