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Stamp Announcement 22-21: $2, $5 Floral Geometry Stamps

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On June 20, 2022, in Kansas City, MO, the United States Postal Service^® will issue the $2 and $5 Floral Geometry definitive stamps in one design each. The $2 Floral Geometry stamp will be issued in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 10 stamps (Item 121900). The $5 Floral Geometry stamp will be issued in a PSA pane of four stamps (Item 122000). Both stamps will go on sale nationwide June 20, 2022.

$2 Floral Geometry lends an elegant and contemporary appearance to packages, large envelopes, and other mailings. The stamp art features a series of overlapping geometric shapes that mimic the symmetry of floral patterns found in nature. The $2 stamp will be issued in panes of 10. $2 Floral Geometry is one of two similarly designed, high denomination stamps issued in 2022.

The other stamp, $5 Floral Geometry, features a similar series of overlapping geometric shapes in floral patterns found in nature; however, as the stamp denominations rise, the designs become more complex. The watercolor backgrounds and foil-stamped designs and typography create a sophisticated look. The $5 stamp will be issued in panes of four.

The $2 and $5 Floral Geometry stamps were designed and created by the firm Spaeth Hill. Antonio Alcalá was the art director.

Availability to Post Offices: Item 121900 $2 Floral Geometry PSA Pane of 10 and Item 122000 $5 Floral Geometry PSA Pane of 4

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.

How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark

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 store.usps.com/store/home. 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 – Floral Geometry Stamps
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 October 20, 2022.

How to Order First-Day Covers

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 store.usps.com/store/home. Customers may register to receive a free USA Philatelic catalog online at usps.com/philatelic.

No locally produced items are authorized. Only merchandise that has been approved and assigned an item number by Headquarters Retail Marketing may be produced and sold.

— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 5-19-22