The U.S. Postal Service has released designs for new stamps it will use in 2023. The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, author Toni Morrison and artist Roy Lichtenstein are among those being honored.
Ginsburg’s forever stamp is an oil portrait based on a photo of her – in a black robe with her trademark white collar.
The Supreme Court justice died in 2020 at the age of 87, after a lifelong career as both an activist attorney and “respected jurist whose important majority opinions advancing equality and strong dissents on socially controversial rulings made her a passionate proponent of equal justice and an icon of American culture,” USPS wrote in its announcement Monday.
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Morrison’s stamp features a 2000 photograph of the award-winning author, whose “artfully crafted novels explored the diverse voices and multifaceted experiences of African Americans,” USPS noted, pointing to her award-winning books such as “Song of Solomon” and “Beloved.”
Morrison made history in 1993, when she became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. The author died in 2019 at age 88.
There are multiple other icons from American history that are also featured in the 2023 forever stamp lineup. Lichtenstein, for example, a late American artist center to the pop art movement, is honored with five stamps that feature his work – including “Modern Painting I” (1966) and “Portrait of a Woman” (1979).
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Chief Standing Bear, a Ponca chief who was central to the landmark 1879 federal court ruling that established Native Americans as persons with inherent rights under law, is also honored with a forever stamp. In addition, the 46th stamp in USPS’s Black Heritage series pays homage to the late author Ernest J. Gaines.
Other stamps in the 2023 lineup celebrate American women’s soccer, the upcoming Year of the Rabbit for Lunar New Year, select railroad stations across the country and the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act.
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“The 2023 stamp program features a broad range of subjects and designs,” USPS Stamp Services Director William Gicker said in a statement. “These miniature works of art highlight our unique American culture and offer a broad selection for those looking to collect stamps or send their mail around the nation or the world.”
USPS said the stamps designs released so far represent a partial list, “with more to be revealed in the weeks and months ahead,” and are subject to change.
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Officials did not mention a specific date for when the 2023 stamps will be available for purchase. A first-class stamp currently costs 60 cents, but that price will rise to 63 cents on Jan. 22, 2023.
Contributing: The Associated Press
