USPS Releases 'Mr. Rogers' Forever Stamp

The U.S. Postal Service dedicated the Mister Rogers Forever Stamp at the WQED Fred Rogers Studio in Oakland, Calif. on Friday. The Pittsburgh International Airport is also honoring the 50-year-legacy of Rogers with activities for employees and travelers in the terminal throughout the day.

The late Rogers was known as a beloved television neighbor to generations of children. His groundbreaking public television series "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" inspired and educated young viewers for warmth, sensitivity and honesty. Among the show's characters was Speedy Delivery's Mr. McFeely, played by David Newell.

Filmed in Pittsburgh and first distributed nationally in 1968 by a predecessor of the Public Broadcasting Service, the program was innovative and unlike anything on television at that time.