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.