The U.S. Postal Service unveiled a William F. Buckley Jr. Forever stamp Tuesday and immediately sparked a torrent of fury from left-wing accounts on X.
USPS says the first-day-of-issue ceremony kicks off Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at Yale’s Beinecke Plaza in New Haven, where Buckley graduated and launched his long public career; the black-and-white portrait is based on a 1960s photograph. The stamp is now live in the Postal Store, with Sept. 9 listed as the official issue date. (RELATED: USPS Enlists DOGE To Stop The Bleeding After Hemorrhaging Billions)
“Today we’re honoring the legacy of William F. Buckley Jr. by releasing this hand-designed Forever® stamp,” USPS posted.
Today we’re honoring the legacy of William F. Buckley Jr. by releasing this hand-designed Forever® stamp. William F. Buckley Jr. was an author known for his wit, and a longtime TV host who brought thoughtful debate to living rooms all over the country. Order yours and other… pic.twitter.com/srhZO2L4js
— U.S. Postal Service (@USPS) September 9, 2025
Buckley, founder of National Review and host of PBS’s “Firing Line,” “shaped the conservative movement into a formidable political force,” the agency notes in its backgrounder previewing the issue. USPS first announced the Buckley stamp as part of its 2025 program in March.
The announcement sent left-leaning users into a meltdown. Among them was Current Affairs editor Nathan Robinson, who replied to the USPS post to call Buckley a “pompous ass and a bigot who used fancy words as a substitute for logical thought.”
he was a pompous ass and a bigot who used fancy words as a substitute for logical thought https://t.co/b3XTMNsedv https://t.co/oPSUrwpmhH
— Nathan J Robinson (@NathanJRobinson) September 9, 2025
“Buckley was also known for being a very racist White American Catholic,” Nate Tinner-Williams, editor at Black Catholic Messenger, observed.
“F*ck this country—forever,” said Benjamin Kunkel, co-founder of a New York-based literary journal.
Fuck this country—forever https://t.co/BBhFDMVy7O
— Benjamin Kunkel (@kunktation) September 9, 2025
Conservatives, meanwhile, celebrated the honor for the man who, as USPS acknowledges, helped define modern American conservatism. National Review promoted the release to its readers, while the Buckley Institute urged supporters to attend the dedication at Yale.
USPS lists Sept. 9, 2025, as the issue date and New Haven, Connecticut, as the location on its sales page; collectors can also buy the digital color postmark with the event’s date and city.
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