USPS Issues Jimmy Carter 101st Birthday Forever Stamp

The U.S. Postal Service on Oct. 1 issued a Jimmy Carter Forever stamp to mark what would have been the late president’s 101st birthday, holding a first-day ceremony at The Carter Center in Atlanta and earlier unveiling events in Plains, Georgia. The stamp, designed by USPS art director Ethel Kessler, uses a 1982 oil-on-linen life study of Carter by Herbert E. Abrams and is being sold in panes of 20 at post offices and online for $0.63 each. Family members, hundreds of locals and collectors attended the dedication, the Morehouse College Quartet performed, and Carter Center chair Jason Carter recalled his grandparents’ letter-writing and said the stamp honors Jimmy Carter’s enduring spirit. The issuance highlights Carter’s public-service record, including his presidency (1977–1981), role in the Camp David Accords and opening relations with China, and his post-presidential humanitarian work through The Carter Center. Carter, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for humanitarian efforts such as the decades-long campaign against Guinea worm disease, died on Dec. 29, 2024 at age 100.