Postal Service unveils new Muhammad Ali stamp in champ's hometown
Source: AP
Updated 8:27 PM EST, January 15, 2026
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Postal officials unveiled a commemorative stamp of boxing legend Muhammad Ali in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, on Thursday, featuring a photo of the champ in his fighting prime.
The Postal Service printed 22 million of the Ali stamps, which feature an Associated Press photo from 1974 showing the fighter holding up his gloves in a fighting stance. His last name, in bold black and red all-cap lettering, accents the stamp.
“We honor Muhammad Ali here in his hometown, a city that shaped him and that he reshaped forever,” said longtime broadcaster Bob Costas, who hosted the unveiling event.
The champ’s friends and family gathered to celebrate the issuance of the stamp, which went on sale Thursday. “This stamp will travel millions of miles, it will pass through countless hands, but it will quietly remind the world of a man who dared to believe that kindness could be powerful and that being in service to others could be heroic,” said his widow, Lonnie Ali.
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(from USPS here - https://www.stampsforever.com/stamps/muhammad-ali)
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From a native Louisvillian.
