"Magyar Posta is jointly issuing with the Swedish Post a stamp to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Raoul Wallenberg. The stamp, its first day cover and the cancellation mark were designed by the graphic artist Imre Benedek. On the left of the stamp is a portrait of Raoul Wallenberg, which uses a hitherto unpublished, contemporary photograph of the Swedish diplomat which featured on the form applying for a Hungarian visa. On the right of the stamp is a picture of a Schutz Pass, a protective passport issued to help rescue people. In the background in the centre is a motif symbolising the several thousand people saved from deportation. The first day cover for the stamp shows one of the three Wallenberg memorials in Budapest, the statue by the sculptor Imre Varga, erected in 1987. The composition is completed by Wallenberg’s well-known statement, “For me there is no other choice,” in Hungarian and Swedish. The Swedish Post is releasing a stamp block with similar design elements to the Hungarian stamp. Magyar Posta recommends the new Hungarian and Swedish stamps on a joint first day cover to the attention of collec-tors and everyone interested. "