Last Friday, 80 million commemorative stamps honoring former president Gerald R. Ford went on sale, the same day simultaneous ceremonies for the unveiling took place in Ford's hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan and near his home in Palm Desert, California.
According to excerpts from the story:
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Gerald R. Ford left his stamp on the nation. Now it can travel on letters worldwide.
The 41-cent first-class stamp features a painting of Ford and memorializes his life of public service. He was 93 when he died Dec. 26 at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
"We just feel like it's a wonderful stamp," said son Michael Ford, whose voice frequently cracked with emotion during the ceremony at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids. The late president's brother, Richard Ford, also was there.
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