The United States Postal Service might have found a way to unite a nation bitterly divided after this month's election: It's releasing a stamp.
The beloved actor known for roles in 鈥淭he Golden Girls," 鈥淭he Mary Tyler Moore Show," 鈥淏oston Legal,鈥� and others will be on a 2025 Forever stamp, .
White , less than three weeks before her 100th birthday. The Postal Service hasn't announced a release date for the stamp.
鈥淎n icon of American television, Betty White (1922鈥�2021) shared her wit and warmth with viewers for seven decades,鈥� the Postal Service said in announcing the stamp, which depicts a smiling White based on a 2010 photograph by celebrity photographer . 鈥淭he comedic actor, who gained younger generations of fans as she entered her 90s, was also revered as a compassionate advocate for animals.鈥�
Boston-based artist Dale Stephanos created the digital illustration from Alston's photo.
鈥淚鈥檇 love to send a letter back to my 18-year-old self with this stamp on it and tell him that everything is going to be OK,鈥� Stephanos .
Regardless of personal politics, self-proclaimed supporters of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris reacted with delight on social media.
鈥淏etty White was my hero, all of my life! I actually had a doll when I was a little girl I named Betty White,鈥� one Trump supporter , formerly Twitter.
鈥淪omething to make this awful week a little better: We鈥檙e getting a Betty White stamp,鈥� posted .
White combined a . Her television career began in the early 1950s and exploded as she aged.
鈥淭he only SNL host I ever saw get a standing ovation at the after party," after her death. "A party at which she ordered a vodka and a hotdog and stayed til the bitter end.鈥�
Brendan Farrington, The Associated Press
