Royal Mail is boldly going ahead with releasing a new set of stamps to celebrate the Star Trek TV and film franchise.
The long-running space adventure franchise has so far produced more than 780 TV episodes and 13 movies after its first broadcast in the UK in 1969.
The set comprises 12 stamps depicting iconic characters from the six main TV series including Captain James T Kirk, Spock, Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Commander Deanna Troi and Captain Benjamin Sisko.
Stamps with Doctor Julian Bashir, Captain Kathryn Janeway, Captain Jonathan Archer, Lieutenant Malcolm Reed, Captain Gabriel Lorca, Lieutenant Ash Tyler and Commander Michael Burnham will also be included.
A further six stamps, presented in a miniature sheet, feature characters from across Star Trek movies, all played by British actors: Montgomery Scott, Shinzon, Tolian Soran, Klingon Chancellor Gorkon, Carol Marcus, and Krall.
Philip Parker of Royal Mail, said: 'For more than 50 years Star Trek has enthralled and inspired generations of loyal fans with extraordinary adventures and an optimistic vision of humanity's future.'
The 12 main character stamps are new illustrations by London-based artist Freya Betts and will be on sale on November 13.
Royal Mail is boldly going ahead with releasing a new set of stamps to celebrate the Star Trek TV and film franchise including ones of Spock and Captain James T Kirk
The long-running space adventure, which features characters such as Captain Benjamin Sisko and Commander Deanna Troi, has so far produced more than 780 TV episodes and 13 movies
The well-loved TV show was first broadcast in the UK in 1969 producing many iconic characters like Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Captain Gabriel Lorca
Philip Parker of Royal Mail, said that Star Trek has 'enthralled and inspired generations of loyal fans' for more than 50 years with characters like Lieutenant Ash Tyler and Commander Michael Burnham
A further six stamps, presented in a miniature sheet, feature characters from across Star Trek movies, all played by British actors: Montgomery Scott, Shinzon, Tolian Soran, Klingon Chancellor Gorkon, Carol Marcus, and Krall
Stamps with characters like Doctor Julian Bashir and Captain Jonathan Archer are part of the franchise which Philip Parker of Royal Mail said that fans were thrilled by Star Trek's 'extraordinary adventures and an optimistic vision of humanity's future'
The 12 main character stamps, with Lieutenant Malcolm Reed and Captain Kathryn Janeway, are new illustrations by London-based artist Freya Betts and will be on sale on November 13
The new set of stamps, released by Royal Mail to celebrate the Star Trek TV and film franchise, will be on sale on November 13