USPS Unveils Ruth Bader Ginsburg Forever Stamp
WASHINGTON — In an opera-filled courtyard ceremony at the National Portrait Gallery Monday night, the United States Postal Service commemorated the legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with a new Forever stamp.
The first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony paid tribute to the notorious justice, opera lover and gender equality advocate with a few of her colleagues in attendance, including Chief Justice John Roberts, Sonia Sotomayor, and retired Justice Anthony Kennedy.
“Mail could have been delivered to her by a mere sketch of her appearance — or perhaps just her collar,” Roberts joked.
Ginsberg’s stamp was created from a Michael J. Deas oil painting based on a photograph by Philip Bermingham. It features the 107th justice in her black judicial robe and favorite white-lace collar.
Ginsburg joins a select group of only fourteen justices who have been commemorated with stamps, including Chief Justices Thurgood Marshall, Charles Evans Hughes and John Jay.
But in addition to her work on the court, Ginsburg was chosen for a stamp as a tribute to her wider legacy.
“It is fitting that we are assembled to celebrate Ruth Bader Ginsberg and her story because RBG quite simply changed the way the world worked for American women,” shared Nina Totenburg, who called Ginsburg “an unlikely pioneer” who became “something of a rockstar to men and women of all ages.”
Ginsburg’s stamp, like all Forever stamps, is equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.
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