Alex Trebek 2024 (2 Sheets of 20) Host of "Jeopardy!" Game Show First-Class Mail Forever Postage Stamps

With a stamp, the U.S. Postal Service commemorates Alex Trebek (1940–2020) who, as longtime host of the challenging television quiz show Jeopardy!, became a respected and beloved presence in millions of homes. The grid of identical stamps resembles the array of video monitors that form the Jeopardy! playing board. In the style of the game — a provided answer prompts contestants to respond with the corresponding question — the capitalized white-on-blue text of the stamp reads, “THIS NATURALIZED U.S. CITIZEN HOSTED THE QUIZ SHOW ‘JEOPARDY!’ FOR 37 SEASONS.” The color and typography also mimic the style of clues on the show. Underneath, upside down, is the appropriate response, “Who is Alex Trebek?” next to the words “Forever USA.” Both are hand-lettered to evoke the written responses contestants provide in the final round of Jeopardy! The selvage completes the look of the Jeopardy! board, with a capitalized category header at the top of each column: Entertainment, Game Show Hosts, Famous Alexes, and Forever Stamps. In a photograph, Trebek stands to the left, familiarly dressed in suit and tie. Seen behind him is a portion of the Jeopardy! set. Born in 1940 in Sudbury, Ontario, Trebek began his radio career at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where he was soon tapped to present a variety of television programming. He relocated to Los Angeles in 1973 to host The Wizard of Odds, followed by many other game shows. It was the syndicated reboot of Jeopardy!, starting in 1984, that made Trebek a household name. He became a citizen of the United States in 1998. Trebek won a lifetime achievement Emmy Award and eight Daytime Emmys for outstanding game show host, among many other accolades. After a brave public battle, Trebek died of pancreatic cancer on November 8, 2020, less than two weeks after recording his last Jeopardy! episode.

• Honors the 60th anniversary of “Jeopardy!” and the legacy of its longest-running host, Alex Trebek.
• Alex Trebek (1940–2020) who, as longtime host of the challenging television quiz show, became a respected and beloved presence in millions of homes. The stamp artwork evokes the style of the game - in which a provided answer prompts contestants to respond with the corresponding question.
• Trebek won a lifetime achievement Emmy Award and eight Daytime Emmys for outstanding game show host, among many other accolades.
• Remember the beloved host of the television quiz show Jeopardy! with the Alex Trebek stamp from the U.S. Postal Service.
• The stamp artwork evokes the style of the game — in which a provided answer prompts contestants to respond with the corresponding question, “Who is Alex Trebek?”
• The Alex Trebek stamp is being issued in panes of 20 Forever stamps. This Forever stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce price.