Announced November 1, 2021:
The two nondenominated Butterfly Garden Flowers stamps are intended for bulk mailings by authorized nonprofit organizations. Each stamp features one of two flowers that butterflies love to visit: scabiosas or cosmos. Inspired by block-printed textile and pattern design, the artist hand-carved the images into linoleum blocks. After inking the blocks, she pressed them onto paper, scanned the images and added color digitally. Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamps with original art by Rigel Stuhmiller.
The Scott catalogue numbers for these stamps are
5664 (5¢) Butterfly Garden Flowers coil stamp – Cosmos
5665 (5¢) Butterfly Garden Flowers coil stamp – Scabiosas
a. Pair, #5664-5665
Additional information will be posted below the line, with the newest at the top.
Updated January 10th:
The issue date is confirmed. From the Postal Bulletin:
On February 1, 2022, in Pine Mountain, GA, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Butterfly Garden Flowers nondenominated, nonprofit organization stamps (5–cent value) in two designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 3,000 stamps (Item 750800) and a PSA coil of 10,000 stamps (Item 761000). These stamps will go on sale nationwide February 1, 2022, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
The 2022 Butterfly Garden Flowers issuance features two nondenominated, nonprofit-
price stamps intended for bulk mailings by authorized nonprofit organizations. Inspired by block-printed textile and pattern design, the artist hand-carved the images into linoleum blocks. After inking the blocks, she pressed them onto paper, scanned the images into the computer, and added color digitally. Each stamp features an illustration of one of two flowers — scabiosas or cosmos — that butterflies love to visit. Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamps with original art by Rigel Stuhmiller (right).
- Item 750800, Coil of 3,000 Stamps
- Item 761000, Coil of 10,000 Stamps
No automatic distribution
How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark:
Customers have 120 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. Each cover must have sufficient postage to meet First-Class Mail® requirements. 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 – Butterfly Garden Flowers 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 June 1, 2022.
[The only first-day postmarks will be the standard FIRST DAY OF ISSUE cancels.]
Technical Specifications (Coil of 3,000):
Issue: Butterfly Garden Flowers Stamps
Item Number: 750800
Denomination & Type of Issue: Nondenominated Nonprofit (5-cent value)
Format: Coil of 3,000 (2 designs)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: February 1, 2022, Pine Mountain, GA 31822
Art Director: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Designer: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Artist: Rigel Stuhmiller, Berkeley, CA
Modeler: Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn
Manufacturing Process: Offset
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Press Type: Alprinta 74
Stamps per Coil: 3,000
Print Quantity: 60,000,000 stamps
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 0.73 x 0.84 in./ 18.542 x 21.336 mm
Stamp Size (w x h): 0.87 x 0.98 in./22.098 x 24.892 mm
Plate Size: 480 stamps per revolution
Plate Number: “B” followed by four (4) single digits
Coil Number Frequency: Plate number every 24th stamp below stamp image
Technical Specifications (Coil of 10,000):
Issue: Butterfly Garden Flowers Stamps
Item Number: 761000
Denomination & Type of Issue: Nondenominated Nonprofit (5-cent value)
Format: Coil of 10,000 (2 designs)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: February 1, 2022, Pine Mountain, GA 31822
Art Director: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Designer: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Artist: Rigel Stuhmiller, Berkeley, CA
Modeler: Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn
Manufacturing Process: Offset
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Press Type: Alprinta 74
Stamps per Coil: 10,000
Print Quantity: 2,250,000,000 stamps
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 0.73 x 0.84 in./ 18.542 x 21.336 mm
Stamp Size (w x h): 0.87 x 0.98 in./22.098 x 24.892 mm
Plate Size: 480 stamps per revolution
Plate Number: “B” followed by four (4) single digits
Coil Number Frequency: Plate numbers every 24th stamp below stamp image
Updated December 25th:
Linn’s Stamp News reports this issue will be released Tuesday, February 1, with no “headquarters” first-day ceremony. The first-day city is Pine Mountain, Georgia.
OK. How it can be announced on November 21, 2022? Same issue is with the U.S. flag posting. Is there a way to fix it?
November 1, 2022.*
Pretty much all of the posts before January 11, 2022 are marked as “announced on November 1, 2022”.🤔
That’s the special Time Machine software we moderators use! 🙂 Actually, it was a template so I could create more than a dozen entries quickly, and for almost two months, no one noticed. I think I’ve fixed them all now. Thanks.
In theory, I noticed them on day one, but then I read that your site doesn’t bear responsibility for inaccurate information, hence “subject to change”, so I thought maybe it needs to be updated via download. Knowing that updates for any websites come every month at maximum, I decided to wait, but as time went by, I decided something must be done.😀 I have eyes for typos and everything.
Why aren’t these stamps listed for sale on the USPS store web site?
Good question. I thought it might be because it’s not a letter-rate stamp, but I couldn’t find it either. I did find the first day covers for it. I’ll ask.
I’m told by a knowledgeable collector that you’ll need to call Stamp Fulfillment Services (1-844-737-7826) to order them. They are not on the website because they are for nonprofit use.
Do you know if USPS is offering “strips of 25” for collectors?
Yes, strips of 25 from both 3K and 10K rolls.
strip of 25 from 3K roll is 750803
strip from 10k roll is 761603
there does not appear to be a way to differentiate the two except by the position marking in every 10th position on the back side of the coil strip. The 3K roll has a 4 digit position number while the 10K roll has a 5 digit position number on every 10th stamp
Sorry for a stupid question. Which stamp is the “Scabiosas”?
The Scabiosas is shown on the stamp with the 2 dark pink flowers. It has be hybridized, like many flowers, into a variety of colors. I think its original color was light purple.