2021 Yogi Berra

On June 24, 2021, the U.S. Postal Service issued a Forever stamp honoring Yogi Berra at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center in Little Falls, New Jersey. Priced at 55 cents when issued, the stamp was released in panes of twenty bearing the heading “Major League Baseball All-Star.”

USPS first approached Berra’s family about a stamp in 2016 and approved the project in 2020, according to his granddaughter Lindsay Berra.

Yogi Berra (1925–2015) won a record ten World Series championships as a player with the New York Yankees. An eighteen-time All-Star and three-time American League Most Valuable Player, he combined outstanding catching with powerful hitting. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. His distinctive personality and memorable sayings, known as “Yogi-isms,” made him a familiar figure far beyond baseball.

The stamp features an original digital portrait of Berra wearing his Yankees cap, pinstriped uniform, and catcher’s chest protector. Antonio Alcalá served as art director and stamp designer, Charles Chaisson created the portrait, and Michael Doret designed the distinctive “Yogi Berra” lettering.

A total of 25,000,000 stamps were printed. At their original issue price of 55 cents each, they represented a total face value of $13,750,000. The stamp is cataloged as Scott 5608.