America's Forever stamp has another new face.

On Wednesday, Oct. 1, on what would have been the late president's 101st birthday, the United States Postal Service released a new stamp to honor former President Jimmy Carter . Carter died last December in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.

The dedication ceremony took place at The Carter Center in Atlanta, the USPS said in a statement .

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Stamp celebrates 'life and legacy'

“Our family is excited to attend the first-day-of-issue ceremony to celebrate the life and legacy of my grandfather," Jason Carter, chair of The Carter Center, said in the statement. "My grandparents would be touched by this incredibl

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