The Postal Service will release its Forever stamp honoring former “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek on Monday, July 22.
The stamp was announced last month.
Trebek (1940-2020) became a respected presence in millions of homes as the longtime host of “Jeopardy!”
The grid of 20 identical stamps resembles the array of video monitors that form the “Jeopardy!” game board.
On the stamp is written the prompt, “THIS NATURALIZED U.S. CITIZEN HOSTED THE QUIZ SHOW ‘JEOPARDY!’ FOR 37 SEASONS” and underneath, upside down, is the correct response: “Who is Alex Trebek?”
On the stamp pane, category headers appear at the top of each column of stamps, and to the left is a photograph of Trebek with a portion of the “Jeopardy!” set behind him.
Antonio Alcalá, an art director for USPS, designed the stamps using photography provided by Sony Pictures Entertainment and hand lettering by Marti Davila.
The stamp will be dedicated July 22 during a ceremony in Culver City, CA.
