Forever stamp honoring George H.W. Bush issued today

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 26) - A Forever stamp honoring former President George H.W. Bush will debut today on what would have been his 95th birthday.

A first-day-of-issue ceremony will be held at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station.

Bush died in Houston on November 30 at the age of 94. The nation's 41st president served from 1989 to 1993. Bush, who was a World War II hero, also served as Texas congressman, CIA director and Ronald Reagan's vice president.

The stamp features a portrait of Bush painted by the artist Michael J. Deas. It is based on a 1997 photograph taken by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.