By Suzanne Hobbs

In 1983 the man credited for inventing television was given his own U.S. postage stamp. Now, thanks to his invention, the early classic television shows he made possible are also now being celebrated in the same way.

Tuesday morning at the Philo T. Farnsworth TV and Pioneer Museum in Rigby, a rare event happened. The newest postage stamps were unveiled and they're commemorating TV classics.

A sheet of twenty 44 cent first class stamps celebrating shows like "I Love Lucy" and "Hopalong Cassidy" and "The Ed Sullivan Show" are now on sale.

Rigby Postmaster Gordon Cole says it's a big honor to have Rigby chosen as a location to unveil these commemorative stamps.

Gordon Cole: "This doesn't happen everyday. These are usually quite big events and to have one in Rigby is really a treat. The reason why we picked Rigby is because Philo T. Farnsworth, the inventor of the television, we thought it was fitting that we honor him because without him these shows wouldn't be possible."

After the unveiling of the stamps a temporary post office was set up at the museum where the crowd was able to buy the news stamps and get a first day of sale postmark.

These stamps are available for a limited time. The Rigby postmaster says they'll be around for the next year or two, then they will never be available again. Fifty million stamps were made.