Rosa Parks Featured on USPS Forever Stamp

Today the USPS is released a commemorative forever stamp in honor of legendary civil rights activist Rosa Parks.

By Jorge Rivas Feb 04, 2013

Today the USPS is released a commemorative forever stamp in honor of legendary civil rights activist Rosa Parks.

The stamp is the second in a series of three civil rights stamps celebrating freedom, courage and equality and being issued this year. Last month, the USPS issued a stamp honoring the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and, later this year, will recognize the 50th anniversary the March on Washington.

The Rosa Parks Forever Stamp will go on sale nationwide Feb. 4, which would have been Parks’ 100th birthday, at local Post Offices, online at usps.com/stamps or by phone at 800-STAMP24 (800-782-6724).