The U.S. Postal Service is printing 15 million copies of a bison image by Livingston photographer Tom Murphy on a Forever Stamp in 2026, immortalizing the local artist’s work in postage history.
Dubbed “American Bison,” the two-and-a-quarter-inch wide stamp, nearly twice the standard size, debuts at the 2026 World Stamp Show in Boston in May next year.
Murphy’s philatelic photo is simple—a broad shot from 2005 of a young 4- to 5- year-old bull bison. In the image, the majestic grazer surveys its surroundings on Grizzly Overlook in the Hayden Valley, an expansive sub-alpine landscape in Yellowstone National Park.
The finished product is reminiscent of the first bison stamp, an engraving from 1923, according to Postal Service art director Greg Breeding. He sought a contemporary photograph to accompany the original engraved design.
