"Betty White was an American treasure,” Amber McReynolds, chairwoman of the USPS Board of Governors, said in a news release. "With this stamp, we honor and remember the beloved 'First Lady of Television' and the enduring mark she left on our American culture."

Richard Lichtenstein, board member of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association, speaks at the first day of issue dedication for the Betty White Forever stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service at the Los Angeles Zoo,

White, a native of Oak Park, had worked with the Los Angeles Zoo — where the stamp was unveiled — since its opening in 1966 until her death in December 2021, a couple weeks shy of her 100th birthday.