There will soon be a new spot to honor former President Jimmy Carter: the corner of an envelope.

The U.S. Postal Service will start selling a Forever stamp commemorating Carter on Oct. 1, which would have been his 101st birthday. The stamp will be released in Atlanta, where he served as governor and is the home of the Carter Presidential Center .

Carter, who died at age 100 on Dec. 29 in his hometown of Plains, is the only Georgian to win a term in the White House.

The rectangular stamp, designed in distinguished tones of deep browns and depicting Carter with a slight smile, was unveiled at his namesake Jimmy Carter National Historical Park on Saturday.

The art is based on Herbert E. Abrams’ 1982 oil-on-linen painting, created in preparation for Carter’s official White House port

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