Alex Trebek Forever stamps honor beloved 'Jeopardy!' host as USPS unveils them on his birthday

Beloved "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek how has his own Forever stamps. The U.S. Postal Service unveiled them on Trebek's birthday.

CULVER CITY, Calif. -- Beloved "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek now has his own Forever stamps. They not only feature Trebek, they also look like the iconic blue video monitors so familiar to the show.

The game show-themed stamps were officially released on Monday during an unveiling ceremony at Sony Studios in Culver City.

"Just as he adopted the United States as his home, we adopted him by inviting him into our homes each weeknight," said Michael Elston, Secretary of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service.

Born in Ontario Canada, Trebek became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1998.

In true Jeopardy fashion, the stamps are in the form of clues reading: "This naturalized U.S. citizen hosted the quiz show 'Jeopardy!' for 37 seasons." When you flip it upside down it reads, "Who is Alex Trebek?"

Trebek died in 2020 after battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer. This week's ceremony was held on what would have been his 84th birthday.

Ken Jennings, former Jeopardy contestant, had some big shoes to fill as host.

"And really the only reason I can even keep up with it as the host today is because I had that great pleasure of watching Alex work up close for so many years," Jennings said.

The U.S. Postal Service receives roughly 30,000 stamp suggestions each year. They only choose an average of about 25 to 30 topics. Now Alex Trebek has been added to that historic list.

"Alex would've felt overwhelmed with humility and joy to receive such a distinctive tribute," said Jean Trebek, Alex Trebek's wife.

Alex Trebek is pictured circa 1984, around the time he started hosting the show. He quickly became known for his dinstict hair and mustache.none

As the hair became more refined, so did the mustache, as shown in this 1988 photo.none

Though Trebek is often seen donning dapper suits, he occasionally dresses down, as seen in this 1989 photo with Donald Duck.none

Trebek has also been known to sport large, round bifocals. They made him one of the most intellectual-looking guests at the People's Choice Awards in 1995.none

As Trebek grew older, he held tight to the mustache and glasses look.none

In his final months as a mustachioed man, Trebek received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.none

The turn of the century saw a new look for Trebek, as he shaved off his most famous facial feature.none

Some fans thought the 'stach may make a return, but eventually the clean face grew on them. Trebek is seen here at the 2003 National Geographic Bee.none

When the show celebrated its 5000th episode in 2006, Trebek kept with the look modern audiences have now come to expect.none

He stayed clean-shaven throughout several iconic moments in ''Jeopardy!'' history, like the run of champion Ken Jennings and his face-off with an IBM computer in 2011.none

Then one fine day in September 2014, ''Jeopardy!'' fans everywhere were treated to the return of a long-lost look: the incomparable Trebek mustache.none

The comeback was glorious but short-lived. As he celebrates his 75th birthday, Trebek shows that he can age gracefully -- even without the mustache.none

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'Jeopardy!' Forever stamp honors late game show icon Alex Trebek