Overview
- The 18th entry in the Distinguished Americans series features a 1999 black-and-white photograph by Sergey Bermeniev with the word “Humanitarian.”
- Denominated for two-ounce mail, the stamp will remain valid for the rate printed on it.
- USPS is offering sheets of 20 for pre-order at $21.40.
- Wiesel, a survivor of Nazi concentration camps and author of Night, became a leading voice for human rights.
- His U.S. honors include the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Gold Medal, the National Humanities Medal, and the Medal of Liberty.