Description:

Honor the life and legacy of former first lady Barbara Bush (1925-2018), wife ofthe 41st president, George H, W. Bush, first lady of the United States from 1989 to1993, and mother of the 43rd president, George W, Bush, The matriarch of one ofthe most successful political families in U.S, history, Mrs. Bush was a tirelessadvocate for literacy, while her plainspoken style and sharp sense of humor drewbipartisan respect around the country.

The stamp art is a detail from the official 2005 White House oil-on-canvas portraitof Mrs. Bush by Chas Fagan, She is shown in a purple top and black jacket,wearing one of her signature multi-strand pearl necklaces.

Art director DerryNoyes designed the stamp.