Louisville’s Muhammad Ali honored on Forever Stamp. Here’s when you can buy it
The U.S. Postal Service will honor Louisville boxing legend Muhammad Ali in the new year with the dedication of a Forever Stamp design in his honor.
A Forever Stamp is a special stamp celebrating a distinguished person, character or topic. USPS sells the Forever Stamp with locked-in pricing on first-class, 1-ounce mail.
There were two Forever Stamps created to honor Ali, though they are similar in design with small differences in font and arrangement. Both feature a 1974 photo of Ali in his boxing stance and his last name in all capital letters. They have “THE GREATEST” inscribed inside the “I” of Ali’s last name.
The Ali Forever Stamps will be sold in sheets of 20. Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamps and pane, USPS said. You can purchase them beginning Thursday, Jan. 15.
USPS said stamp fulfillment services will send 30 days’ of sales worth of the Muhammad Ali Forever Stamp to post offices in advance. People interested in ordering the stamp can do so at usps.com, and they will be shipped when they are released in January.
The same day the stamps go on sale, there will be an event celebrating Ali and the stamp at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium on the University of Louisville’s campus. Anyone interested in attending the event is encouraged to RSVP at usps.com/muhammadalistamps.
