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Galileo - The Shuttlecraft

Star Trek

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue April 27, 2017
Year 2017
Quantity 3,000,000
Denomination
PERMANENT™ (P).
Current monetary value: $0.92.
Perforation or Dimension 24 mm x 20 mm
Series Star Trek
Series Time Span 2016 - 2017
Printer Lowe-Martin
Postal Administration Canada

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Prestige booklet

Quantity Produced - 75,000
Original Purchase Price: $21.95
Dimension: 171 mm x 96 mm
Printing Process: Lithography in 5 colours
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Coil of 50 stamps

Quantity Produced - 60,000
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $42.50
Dimension: 24 mm x 20 mm
Printing Process: Lithography in 5 colours
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Official First Day Cover – Galileo shuttle

Quantity Produced - 15,000
Original Purchase Price: $16.95 (set of 7)
Cancellation Location: Vulcan AB
Dimension: 190 mm x 112 mm
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About Stamp

After Star Trek finished its three-year run in 1969, fans were left yearning for more stories from the stars. William Shatner’s James T. Kirk had captured imaginations and, with fan interest mounting, Star Trek: The Motion Picture debuted in 1979, kicking off six original series feature films – including fan favourite Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. But Kirk did more than inspire fans, he set the standard for every Starfleet captain to come. Five stamps in this issue pay homage to Kirk and his counterparts Jean-Luc Picard, Benjamin Sisko, Kathryn Janeway and Jonathan Archer. These Starfleet heroes saved the galaxy time after time, even in the face of the seemingly unstoppable villains whose likenesses loom in the background. Two other stamps celebrate the intrepid Class-F shuttle and ominous Borg cube.

Designed by Kosta Tsetsekas and Adrian Horvath, of Signals Design Group, these stamps share a similar look to those issued in 2016, with a more modern feel. “There’s more drama,” says Horvath, adding that, as a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation, revisiting the futuristic series stoked a renewed interest in his favourite episodes.

The shuttlecraft – Galileo
The U.S.S. Enterprise carried a fleet of shuttlecraft designed for short-range space exploration, planetary landings, and (often) dangerous missions. The first of these shuttles – named Galileo (NCC-1701⁄7) – met an explosive fate in orbit around Taurus II, seconds after its crew was beamed safely to the Enterprise. In honour of the spunky little craft, its name was passed on to future models, making it the most famous of the Enterprise sidekicks.

Creators

Design: Kosta Tsetsekas, Adrian Horvath (Signals). Photos: CBS.

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Reference

Canada Post Details Magazine. April 2017, Volume XXVI NO 4.

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