Ms Sarah Orange
@msorange.bsky.social
Tired old hag with a karaoke and stamp fetish
#definitelynotagoth
#definitelynotagoth
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
There is some debate about the first Xmas stamps (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christm...)
Canada got the word on a stamp in 1898 but festive stamps like today's started to take off in the 50s
Great Britain didn't join in until 1966 with the above two.
Sorry it's brief I'm ill!
There is some debate about the first Xmas stamps (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christm...)
Canada got the word on a stamp in 1898 but festive stamps like today's started to take off in the 50s
Great Britain didn't join in until 1966 with the above two.
Sorry it's brief I'm ill!
December 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
There is some debate about the first Xmas stamps (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christm...)
Canada got the word on a stamp in 1898 but festive stamps like today's started to take off in the 50s
Great Britain didn't join in until 1966 with the above two.
Sorry it's brief I'm ill!
There is some debate about the first Xmas stamps (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christm...)
Canada got the word on a stamp in 1898 but festive stamps like today's started to take off in the 50s
Great Britain didn't join in until 1966 with the above two.
Sorry it's brief I'm ill!
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
Syria 75c / 3.5 Piastres, 1926
Picked these stamps up in a small cheap bundle of Syrian stamps at stamp club on Tuesday. I like that they're so crisp that the tool used to make the overprint has left an indent that can be seen from the other side in the pristine gum. 😍
Syria 75c / 3.5 Piastres, 1926
Picked these stamps up in a small cheap bundle of Syrian stamps at stamp club on Tuesday. I like that they're so crisp that the tool used to make the overprint has left an indent that can be seen from the other side in the pristine gum. 😍
December 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
Syria 75c / 3.5 Piastres, 1926
Picked these stamps up in a small cheap bundle of Syrian stamps at stamp club on Tuesday. I like that they're so crisp that the tool used to make the overprint has left an indent that can be seen from the other side in the pristine gum. 😍
Syria 75c / 3.5 Piastres, 1926
Picked these stamps up in a small cheap bundle of Syrian stamps at stamp club on Tuesday. I like that they're so crisp that the tool used to make the overprint has left an indent that can be seen from the other side in the pristine gum. 😍
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
Newfoundland, 1937
It's been quite a week so I figured we could do with a nice doggo
They were bred to be working dogs for fishermen and have webbed paws and a double coat. This combined with their strength makes them great for lifesaving in the cold waters of the region.
Newfoundland, 1937
It's been quite a week so I figured we could do with a nice doggo
They were bred to be working dogs for fishermen and have webbed paws and a double coat. This combined with their strength makes them great for lifesaving in the cold waters of the region.
December 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
Newfoundland, 1937
It's been quite a week so I figured we could do with a nice doggo
They were bred to be working dogs for fishermen and have webbed paws and a double coat. This combined with their strength makes them great for lifesaving in the cold waters of the region.
Newfoundland, 1937
It's been quite a week so I figured we could do with a nice doggo
They were bred to be working dogs for fishermen and have webbed paws and a double coat. This combined with their strength makes them great for lifesaving in the cold waters of the region.
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
India 1912, 2 Rupees
After much searching I failed to find any stamps from Portuguese India so you'll have to have this one.
Last night we had a group meal where the guests bought dishes from Portuguese related countries.
1/2
India 1912, 2 Rupees
After much searching I failed to find any stamps from Portuguese India so you'll have to have this one.
Last night we had a group meal where the guests bought dishes from Portuguese related countries.
1/2
November 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
India 1912, 2 Rupees
After much searching I failed to find any stamps from Portuguese India so you'll have to have this one.
Last night we had a group meal where the guests bought dishes from Portuguese related countries.
1/2
India 1912, 2 Rupees
After much searching I failed to find any stamps from Portuguese India so you'll have to have this one.
Last night we had a group meal where the guests bought dishes from Portuguese related countries.
1/2
Bought some false moustaches as the rest of my team are blokes and there's a lot of Movember solidarity going on on the morning stand-up meeting and I felt left out :D
Now I want to go to the party on the packet as it looks excellent.
Now I want to go to the party on the packet as it looks excellent.
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Bought some false moustaches as the rest of my team are blokes and there's a lot of Movember solidarity going on on the morning stand-up meeting and I felt left out :D
Now I want to go to the party on the packet as it looks excellent.
Now I want to go to the party on the packet as it looks excellent.
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
German Empire, 1st April 1926, 1M
I love this set of stamps, I think the graphic design is tip top, and this is my favourite of the set. It's not the most expensive, that's the 3 Mark one which has a catalogue value of around £100 for a used one. I just like the colours.
German Empire, 1st April 1926, 1M
I love this set of stamps, I think the graphic design is tip top, and this is my favourite of the set. It's not the most expensive, that's the 3 Mark one which has a catalogue value of around £100 for a used one. I just like the colours.
November 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
German Empire, 1st April 1926, 1M
I love this set of stamps, I think the graphic design is tip top, and this is my favourite of the set. It's not the most expensive, that's the 3 Mark one which has a catalogue value of around £100 for a used one. I just like the colours.
German Empire, 1st April 1926, 1M
I love this set of stamps, I think the graphic design is tip top, and this is my favourite of the set. It's not the most expensive, that's the 3 Mark one which has a catalogue value of around £100 for a used one. I just like the colours.
Oh my there are some great adverts in the stamp book I bought today. I can't help but think that the last one was incorrectly included as it was in the part that only had philatelic adverts
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Oh my there are some great adverts in the stamp book I bought today. I can't help but think that the last one was incorrectly included as it was in the part that only had philatelic adverts
Went to the LPS stamp fair today and got this haul for £39
Noice!
Book is from 1897 and has some brilliant adverts in it.
#philately
Noice!
Book is from 1897 and has some brilliant adverts in it.
#philately
November 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Went to the LPS stamp fair today and got this haul for £39
Noice!
Book is from 1897 and has some brilliant adverts in it.
#philately
Noice!
Book is from 1897 and has some brilliant adverts in it.
#philately
Reposted by Ms Sarah Orange
![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiayqa37f7kik7l7s7fbtfp2sir5ckb662ry2lylinyjrfa2rkvvka@jpeg)
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
UK 1965
These two (fugly*) stamps were released 60 years ago tomorrow so I guess it's 160 years of International Telecommunications Union now!
*Reckon you can get throw out of stamp club for insulting stamps?
Was looking for rememberance-y stamps but these caught my eye
UK 1965
These two (fugly*) stamps were released 60 years ago tomorrow so I guess it's 160 years of International Telecommunications Union now!
*Reckon you can get throw out of stamp club for insulting stamps?
Was looking for rememberance-y stamps but these caught my eye
November 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
UK 1965
These two (fugly*) stamps were released 60 years ago tomorrow so I guess it's 160 years of International Telecommunications Union now!
*Reckon you can get throw out of stamp club for insulting stamps?
Was looking for rememberance-y stamps but these caught my eye
UK 1965
These two (fugly*) stamps were released 60 years ago tomorrow so I guess it's 160 years of International Telecommunications Union now!
*Reckon you can get throw out of stamp club for insulting stamps?
Was looking for rememberance-y stamps but these caught my eye
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
USA 1997
Feeling at least 38% more spoopy than anticipated. Pls enjoy these movie monster stamps. Unfortunately I don't have the Bela Lugosi Dracula one - many goth tears will surely flow.
USA 1997
Feeling at least 38% more spoopy than anticipated. Pls enjoy these movie monster stamps. Unfortunately I don't have the Bela Lugosi Dracula one - many goth tears will surely flow.
October 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
USA 1997
Feeling at least 38% more spoopy than anticipated. Pls enjoy these movie monster stamps. Unfortunately I don't have the Bela Lugosi Dracula one - many goth tears will surely flow.
USA 1997
Feeling at least 38% more spoopy than anticipated. Pls enjoy these movie monster stamps. Unfortunately I don't have the Bela Lugosi Dracula one - many goth tears will surely flow.
Enjoying the tiles of Porto
October 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Enjoying the tiles of Porto
October 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
Sweden, 1983.
Commemorating Swedish winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. (Couldn't find any peace prize ones in my collection in the time I had)
Maybe you'd have more luck in another category Donnie? I guess you have just as much chance of winning the Chemistry one
Sweden, 1983.
Commemorating Swedish winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. (Couldn't find any peace prize ones in my collection in the time I had)
Maybe you'd have more luck in another category Donnie? I guess you have just as much chance of winning the Chemistry one
October 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
Sweden, 1983.
Commemorating Swedish winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. (Couldn't find any peace prize ones in my collection in the time I had)
Maybe you'd have more luck in another category Donnie? I guess you have just as much chance of winning the Chemistry one
Sweden, 1983.
Commemorating Swedish winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. (Couldn't find any peace prize ones in my collection in the time I had)
Maybe you'd have more luck in another category Donnie? I guess you have just as much chance of winning the Chemistry one
Turnip is being a bit clingy as the weather has turned. That said she was AWOL until 22:30 yesterday which freaked us out and had me doing circuits of the neighbourhood with a bag of cat treats. Nothing makes you realise how daft your cat's name is like having to shout it whilst out alone after dark
October 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Turnip is being a bit clingy as the weather has turned. That said she was AWOL until 22:30 yesterday which freaked us out and had me doing circuits of the neighbourhood with a bag of cat treats. Nothing makes you realise how daft your cat's name is like having to shout it whilst out alone after dark
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
USA 1967
I found myself wondering what Georgie C would make of the recent address to the Generals?
USA 1967
I found myself wondering what Georgie C would make of the recent address to the Generals?
October 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
USA 1967
I found myself wondering what Georgie C would make of the recent address to the Generals?
USA 1967
I found myself wondering what Georgie C would make of the recent address to the Generals?
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
UK, 1996. Whooper swan
Or is it whopper, Nigel*?
For the non Brits, our pound-shop Oswald Mosely who pushes the lie that Romanian immigrants are eating our swans - failing to note that swans are mostly migratory.
UK, 1996. Whooper swan
Or is it whopper, Nigel*?
For the non Brits, our pound-shop Oswald Mosely who pushes the lie that Romanian immigrants are eating our swans - failing to note that swans are mostly migratory.
September 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
UK, 1996. Whooper swan
Or is it whopper, Nigel*?
For the non Brits, our pound-shop Oswald Mosely who pushes the lie that Romanian immigrants are eating our swans - failing to note that swans are mostly migratory.
UK, 1996. Whooper swan
Or is it whopper, Nigel*?
For the non Brits, our pound-shop Oswald Mosely who pushes the lie that Romanian immigrants are eating our swans - failing to note that swans are mostly migratory.
#StampOfTheWeek #philately
USA 1991
I don't actually have this stamp so I've included 2 stamps of the subjects separately.
#antifa are terrorists eh? is this stamp illegal now? 🤔😉
USA 1991
I don't actually have this stamp so I've included 2 stamps of the subjects separately.
#antifa are terrorists eh? is this stamp illegal now? 🤔😉
September 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
#StampOfTheWeek #philately
USA 1991
I don't actually have this stamp so I've included 2 stamps of the subjects separately.
#antifa are terrorists eh? is this stamp illegal now? 🤔😉
USA 1991
I don't actually have this stamp so I've included 2 stamps of the subjects separately.
#antifa are terrorists eh? is this stamp illegal now? 🤔😉
Sterling work by @ledbydonkeys.org Apparently they got arrested for this which is a first.
www.instagram.com/p/DOsVh55jC3n/
Not sure if it's available outside of instagram, it's not on their blue sky account
www.instagram.com/p/DOsVh55jC3n/
Not sure if it's available outside of instagram, it's not on their blue sky account
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September 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Sterling work by @ledbydonkeys.org Apparently they got arrested for this which is a first.
www.instagram.com/p/DOsVh55jC3n/
Not sure if it's available outside of instagram, it's not on their blue sky account
www.instagram.com/p/DOsVh55jC3n/
Not sure if it's available outside of instagram, it's not on their blue sky account
#StampOfTheWeek #philately
Austria, 1920.
I do love an over-print.
This one was for the Carinthia referendum held to decide if the area should join the fledgling Yugoslavia or remain as part of Austria. Despite 70% of the population speaking Slovene 59% voted to stay in Austria. Still Austria now.
Austria, 1920.
I do love an over-print.
This one was for the Carinthia referendum held to decide if the area should join the fledgling Yugoslavia or remain as part of Austria. Despite 70% of the population speaking Slovene 59% voted to stay in Austria. Still Austria now.
September 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
#StampOfTheWeek #philately
Austria, 1920.
I do love an over-print.
This one was for the Carinthia referendum held to decide if the area should join the fledgling Yugoslavia or remain as part of Austria. Despite 70% of the population speaking Slovene 59% voted to stay in Austria. Still Austria now.
Austria, 1920.
I do love an over-print.
This one was for the Carinthia referendum held to decide if the area should join the fledgling Yugoslavia or remain as part of Austria. Despite 70% of the population speaking Slovene 59% voted to stay in Austria. Still Austria now.
#StampOfTheWeek #philately
Penrhyn, Northern Cook islands, 1982
Bit late with stamp of the week but became inspired today noticing several posts mentioning the queen of hearts on the 28th anniversary of her death on the 31st. I'd assumed it was a rounder number given the number of posts but hey.
Penrhyn, Northern Cook islands, 1982
Bit late with stamp of the week but became inspired today noticing several posts mentioning the queen of hearts on the 28th anniversary of her death on the 31st. I'd assumed it was a rounder number given the number of posts but hey.
September 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Penrhyn, Northern Cook islands, 1982
Bit late with stamp of the week but became inspired today noticing several posts mentioning the queen of hearts on the 28th anniversary of her death on the 31st. I'd assumed it was a rounder number given the number of posts but hey.
Penrhyn, Northern Cook islands, 1982
Bit late with stamp of the week but became inspired today noticing several posts mentioning the queen of hearts on the 28th anniversary of her death on the 31st. I'd assumed it was a rounder number given the number of posts but hey.
#StampOfTheWeek #philately
Australia 1995 $2.50
I've spent the last week and a bit knee deep in Dwarf Fortress. It is one of the most ridiculous games of all time. I love the gem mining and the random crap the game throws at you. I recently had a wereskink infestation. 'fun' ensued obvs.
Australia 1995 $2.50
I've spent the last week and a bit knee deep in Dwarf Fortress. It is one of the most ridiculous games of all time. I love the gem mining and the random crap the game throws at you. I recently had a wereskink infestation. 'fun' ensued obvs.
August 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
#StampOfTheWeek #philately
Australia 1995 $2.50
I've spent the last week and a bit knee deep in Dwarf Fortress. It is one of the most ridiculous games of all time. I love the gem mining and the random crap the game throws at you. I recently had a wereskink infestation. 'fun' ensued obvs.
Australia 1995 $2.50
I've spent the last week and a bit knee deep in Dwarf Fortress. It is one of the most ridiculous games of all time. I love the gem mining and the random crap the game throws at you. I recently had a wereskink infestation. 'fun' ensued obvs.
#NotPhilately #PretendStampOfTheWeek
Stamp of the week, late as I was waiting til after the vibrator decorating contest so I didn't spoil the reveal. Yes I know it's shit kerning and stuff but the rainbow was nice to do
Stamp of the week, late as I was waiting til after the vibrator decorating contest so I didn't spoil the reveal. Yes I know it's shit kerning and stuff but the rainbow was nice to do
August 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
#NotPhilately #PretendStampOfTheWeek
Stamp of the week, late as I was waiting til after the vibrator decorating contest so I didn't spoil the reveal. Yes I know it's shit kerning and stuff but the rainbow was nice to do
Stamp of the week, late as I was waiting til after the vibrator decorating contest so I didn't spoil the reveal. Yes I know it's shit kerning and stuff but the rainbow was nice to do
It's been a brilliant day.
August 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
It's been a brilliant day.
