The Penny Orange 25 Up pays tribute to Bitcoin—the groundbreaking decentralised protocol transforming how we transmit value and energy across the globe.

This piece draws inspiration from the Penny Black, the world’s first adhesive postage stamp, issued in 1840. That simple innovation revolutionised the postal system by introducing a flat fee of one penny for letter delivery, regardless of distance. Today, Bitcoin echoes that breakthrough—enabling the global transfer of value at a flat fee, irrespective of where you are on the planet.

Replacing the traditional portrait of the British monarch, The Penny Orange features Satoshi Nakamoto in a modest suit. Satoshi stands as a symbol of Bitcoin’s rise: the new king of a digital age—not born into privilege, untouched by celebrity, and unbound by nation-states. Satoshi represents all of us.

Each Penny Orange 25 Up consists of a sheet of 25 stamps—hence the name—crafted using traditional stamp perforation techniques and risographic printing. The backing board, influenced by Victorian design, is produced with classic letterpress methods.

To honour Bitcoin’s borderless ethos, the 25 Up ships without extra postage and packing costs from decentralised nodes in North America, South America, and Europe, avoiding tariffs wherever possible.