© 2025 USPS
On September 17, 2025, in New York, NY, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Elie Wiesel stamps (priced at the Non-denominated, Two-Ounce Mail® rate), in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 124400). This stamp will go on sale nationwide September 17, 2025, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
The 18th stamp in the Distinguished Americans series honors humanitarian Elie Wiesel (1928–2016), a survivor of Nazi concentration camps whose dozens of writings ensure future generations will bear witness to the Holocaust while his resilience and compassion continue to be a source of inspiration. This 2-ounce stamp features a 1999 black-and-white photograph by Sergey Bermeniev of Wiesel in a suit and tie, with a pensive expression on his face. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp.
Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps before the first-day-of-issue through SFS Web at sfsweb.usps.gov/sfsweb.
To finalize the Elie Wiesel stamp pictorial postmark art, insert the date, city, state, and ZIP Code™ of the physical location of your event adjacent to the stamp image. Overall dimensions of the pictorial postmark must not exceed 4 inches (horizontally) by 2 inches (vertically). Collectors prefer the dimensions 3-1/2 inches by 1 inch.
The Postal Service™ must make all special postmarks known to collectors through advance publicity in the Postal Bulletin. Therefore, all special dedication cancellations must be reported to Stamp Services 4 weeks before the event using PS Form 413, Pictorial Postmark Announcement/Report. To get a copy of the form, go to blue.usps.gov/formmgmt/forms/ps413.pdf.
Customers have 120 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™ or at The Postal Store® website at usps.com/shop. They must affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:
FDOI – Elie Wiesel Stamp
USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64144-9900
After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by January 17, 2026.
The Postal Service also offers first-day covers for new stamp issues and Postal Service stationery items postmarked with the official first-day-of-issue cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered in the USA Philatelic catalog and online at usps.com/shop. Customers may register to receive a free USA Philatelic catalog online at usps.com/philatelic.
Locally produced items are not authorized. Only merchandise that has been approved and assigned an item number by Headquarters Retail Marketing may be produced and sold.
Issue:
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Elie Wiesel Stamp
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Item Number:
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124400
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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Two Ounce Rate, Non-denominated, Mail Use
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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Distinguished Americans
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Issue Date & City:
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September 17, 2025, New York, NY 10199
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Art Director:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Designer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Existing Photo:
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Sergey Bermeniev
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Modeler:
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Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset
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Printer:
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Banknote Corporation of America
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Press Type:
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Gallus RCS
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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8,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor, Block Tag
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.7700 x 1.0500 in. / 19.5580 x
26.6700 mm.
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.9100 x 1.1900 in. / 23.1140 x
30.2260 mm.
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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5.5500 x 5.7600 in. / 140.9700 x
146.3040 mm.
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Press Sheets Size (w x h):
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11.1000 x 17.5300 in. / 281.9400 x
445.2620 mm.
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Plate Size:
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120 stamps per revolution
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Plate Number:
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”B” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Header: DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS Number 18 in a series
• Plate number in bottom two corners
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Back:
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©2025 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (124400) • Plate position diagram (6) • Promotional text
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 8-7-25
