Overview
- The Postal Service released the stamp on September 17 with a print run of 8 million, now available online and at post offices.
- The issue features a 1999 black-and-white portrait by Sergey Bermeniev with the inscription “Humanitarian” and carries the permanent two-ounce rate.
- Elie Wiesel becomes the 18th honoree in the USPS Distinguished Americans series.
- A first-day ceremony at New York’s 92nd Street Y included a dedication by USPS board vice chair Ronald Stroman and remarks from Elisha Wiesel.
- USPS art director Ethel Kessler said the choice of a black-and-white image was intended to evoke the memory of the Holocaust.