(CP) WASHINGTON – First Lady Melania Trump hosted members of the Bush family in the White House’s East Room Thursday to unveil a new U.S. postage stamp honoring former First Lady Barbara Bush, praising the late Bush’s literacy advocacy and groundbreaking work to destigmatize AIDS during her time in the executive mansion.

The stamp features Barbara Bush‘s official White House portrait, showing her in a black suit and purple blouse wearing her trademark triple strand of pearls, and will go on sale June 10 following a commemoration ceremony in Kennebunkport, Maine, where the Bush family compound is located. Dorothy “Doro” Bush Koch, Barbara Bush’s daughter, fought back tears while speaking about her mother, saying “Mom was never one to shy away from speaking the truth or taking a stand,” while Trump highlighted how Bush “changed the national conversation on AIDS and took a stand supporting gay rights.” Trump also referenced Bush’s forward-thinking call for a female American president, quipping: “Who knows? Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps and preside over the White House, and I wish him well,” drawing laughter from attendees.

Barbara Bush, who died in 2018 at age 92, was one of only two first ladies who had a child elected president, alongside Abigail Adams from the colonial era of American history, and becomes the eighth first lady honored with a USA postal stamp. As the wife of President George H.W. Bush and mother of President George W. Bush, she created a distinctive place on the political map of the USA through her literacy foundation work and outspoken personality. Though she once famously criticized Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign—saying she was “sick” of him and questioning his treatment of women and the military—those tensions were not mentioned during the ceremony, which focused instead on her legacy of service and unique contributions to American life.

Bush Koch concluded the event by noting that “it’s unlikely that mom ever pictured herself on a postage stamp, and it’s very likely that she would be wondering what all this fuss is about,” capturing the practical, self-deprecating style that made Barbara Bush a respected figure across party lines. The stamp’s release comes as the Postal Service continues its tradition of honoring distinguished Americans who have shaped the nation’s history, with Bush joining previous first ladies including Eleanor Roosevelt, Lady Bird Johnson, and Nancy Reagan to be commemorated on U.S. mail, ensuring her image will travel across the postal map of America for years to come.