About This Stamp
$5 Floral Geometry, an elegant stamp from the U.S. Postal Service, will lend a contemporary appearance to packages, large envelopes, and other mailings. The $5 stamp is one of two similarly designed high-denomination stamps issued in 2022. The other stamp is denominated at $2.
The stamp art features a series of overlapping geometric shapes, including circles, ovals, and triangles, that reflect the symmetry of floral patterns found in nature in their simplest forms. As the stamp denominations rise, the designs become more complex. The watercolor backgrounds were painted by hand and scanned; the white geometric lines and typography were added digitally. The background for the $5 stamp is purple. The stamps were printed with a foil treatment that adds a stylish glimmer to the design.
Antonio Alcalá was the art director. The stamps were designed and created by the firm Spaeth Hill.
The $5 Floral Geometry stamp is issued in panes of 4 stamps.
Stamp Art Director
Antonio Alcalá
Antonio Alcalá served on the Postmaster General’s Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee from 2010 until 2011, when he left to become an art director for the U.S. Postal Service's stamp development program.
He is founder and co-owner of Studio A, a design practice working with museums and arts institutions. His clients include: the National Gallery of Art, Library of Congress, National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of Women in the Arts, The Phillips Collection, and Smithsonian Institution. He also lectures at colleges including the Corcoran College of Art + Design, SVA, Pratt, and MICA.
In 2008, his work and contributions to the field of graphic design were recognized with his selection as an AIGA Fellow. He has judged international competitions for the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, AIGA, and Graphis. Alcalá also serves on the Smithsonian National Postal Museum and Poster House Museum’s advisory councils. His designs are represented in the AIGA Design Archives, the National Postal Museum, and the Library of Congress Permanent Collection of Graphic Design.
Alcalá graduated from Yale University with a BA in history and from the Yale School of Art with an MFA in graphic design. He lives with his wife in Alexandria, Virginia.
Stamp Designer, Stamp Artist
Spaeth Hill
Founded in 2017 by Jill Spaeth and Nathan Hill, Spaeth Hill is a contemporary design practice that specializes in experiential graphic design (EGD), wayfinding, branding, and publication design.
Nathan Hill oversees all studio projects and leads the creative process at Spaeth Hill. He brings expertise in creative direction and visual design. His work has received awards and recognition from AIGA, Communication Arts, and the Webby Awards. Hill is an adjunct design instructor at George Washington University's Corcoran College and served on the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) DC's board of directors as Education Director.
In 2020, Hill launched äntrepō, an award-winning publication that celebrates design for design's sake and explores experimental approaches. This project also includes a podcast interview series that features conversations with local, national, and international experts in the design field.
Jill Spaeth focuses on business and client management at Spaeth Hill. After beginning her career at an architecture firm and running her own successful business for a decade, she joined forces with Hill in 2017. She brings expertise in wayfinding, signage construction, and jurisdictional compliance.
Spaeth was one of the founding members of the AIGA DC Continuum Scholarship program, which launched in 2007. In 2014, she was the only woman of five nominees selected to sit on the national board of AIGA, where she oversaw programs and initiatives for the national organization’s 30,000 members with a specific focus on fundraising and scholarship development.
Spaeth Hill is located in Alexandria, Virginia.
The 2022 $2 and $5 Floral Geometry stamps were Spaeth Hill’s first project for the U.S. Postal Service, followed in 2023 by the $10 Floral Geometry stamp, and in 2024 by the $1 Floral Geometry stamp.