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2023 First Class Postage Stamps for John Lewis

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2023 John Lewis

Honors civil rights leader and Georgia congressman

John LewisPictures photograph taken in 2013 for Time magazine

Stamp Category:  Commemorative
Value:   First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue:  July 21, 2023
First Day City:  Atlanta, Georgia
Quantity Issued:  30,000,000
Printed by:  Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method:  Offset, Microprint
Format:  Panes of 15
Tagging:  Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tagged

Why the stamp was issued:  To honor civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis (1940-2020).

About the stamp design:  Pictures an existing photograph of Lewis taken by Marco Grob for the August 26, 2013, issue of Time magazine. 

Special design details:  The selvage of the sheet includes a photograph taken by Steve Schapiro in 1963 outside a workshop on non-violent protest in Clarksdale, Missouri.

First Day City:  The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at Morehouse College in the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, Atlanta, Georgia.  It was an appropriate site given Lewis’s civil rights history and service as congressman for Georgia (his district served most of Atlanta).

History the stamp represents:  John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was a civil rights activist and politician whose efforts helped end legal segregation in the South.

Lewis was born in the still-segregated state of Alabama.  When he was 11, he visited Buffalo, New York, with his uncle and saw firsthand what life was like without segregation.  Soon after, Lewis became interested in civil rights.  He met Rosa Parks when he was 17 and Martin Luther King Jr. the following year.  Lewis organized sit-ins and other protests in Nashville while a student at Fisk University.  It was around this time he coined the concept of “good trouble, necessary trouble.”

Lewis joined the Freedom Riders in 1961, facing extreme violence and arrests, but he never backed down.  He became the youngest speaker at the 1963 March on Washington, giving his speech right before Martin Luther King Jr.

Lewis went on the serve in the US House of Representatives from 1987 until his death.  When Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, Lewis said, “I just wish the others were around to see this day… To the people who were beaten, put in jail, were asked questions they could never answer to register to vote, it’s amazing.”  Lewis devoted his entire life to making America a better place for all its citizens.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How it works?

Forever® stamp is for sending domestic mail weighing up to 1 oz via First-Class Mail®.
Purpose: Send letters and cards up to 1 oz (approximately 4 sheets of regular, 8-1/2" x 11" paper in a rectangular envelope)
within the U.S., including U.S. territories and military bases overseas.
Value: Always valid for the First-Class Mail 1 oz rate, even if postage rates increase. Visit First-Class Mail and Postage to view
current rates.
Other Uses: Pair this stamp’s value with other postage to meet mailing costs when additional postage is required.


Use the Retail Postage Calculator to determine the exact cost of your mail.

Why is "FOREVER" crossed out in the image?

When you see "FOREVER" crossed out, it's just an anti-counterfeiting treatment we added to the official website, brochures or e-commerce display images to prevent others from directly downloading high-definition images and then printing them as fake stamps. We call this practice digital masking; the actual purchased physical Forever Stamp, FOREVER, will not have the streaks on it.

So the lines in your picture:

  • It does not mean that the stamp has expired;
  • It does not mean that you cannot continue to use it;
  • Nor a postmark;
  • It's just an artificial anti-copying line added to the display image.

Note: If the physical stamp you receive actually has this crossed line printed on it, be cautious. It may be a display sample, a replica or a fake stamp, rather than a normal usable stamp.

What are the common types of stamps, and how do they differ?

U.S. postage stamps are primarily categorized based on their intended use, postage class, and issuance theme. Common types include:

  • Forever Stamp: Valid for standard domestic letters within the U.S. These stamps typically do not bear a fixed face value; they remain valid for mailing a standard one-ounce letter at the current rate, even if postage prices increase in the future.
  • Global Forever Stamp:  Primarily used for standard international letters or postcards sent from the U.S. to other countries. The main difference between this and a standard Forever Stamp lies in its scope of use and postage value.
  • Postcard Stamp: Designed specifically for domestic postcards that meet USPS size standards; the postage rate is typically lower than that for standard letters.
  • Additional Ounce Stamp: Used to cover the cost of weight exceeding the first ounce; these are usually used in conjunction with a Forever Stamp or other stamps.
  • Two-Ounce and Three-Ounce Stamps: Suitable for heavier letters, greeting cards, wedding invitations, or multi-page documents, eliminating the need to combine multiple stamps to cover the required postage.
  • Fixed-Value Stamps: These stamps display a specific monetary value (e.g., 1¢, 5¢, or other amounts) and are primarily used to make up postage differences or in combination with other stamps.
  • Commemorative and Thematic Stamps: Typically issued to mark historical events, cultural or artistic themes, holidays, notable figures, animals, or natural landscapes. While suitable for regular mail, these stamps are also popular among collectors due to their unique designs and limited release periods.

It is important to note that a stamp's theme and its postage class can overlap; for example, a holiday-themed stamp might also be a Forever Stamp. When purchasing, check for markings such as FOREVER, GLOBAL, POSTCARD, ADDITIONAL OUNCE, or a specific face value to confirm the stamp's intended use.

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