During May, June and July, our licensed stamp releases feature some iconic favourites of the small screen and big screen, which will appeal to adults and children alike!
50th anniversary of Star Trek
Star Trek premiered on television in the USA in 1966. It followed the voyages of the U.S.S. Enterprise, as it sought to ‘boldly go where no man has gone before’. Since then, the Star Trek franchise has become a global phenomenon, continuing to inspire legions of “trekkies” around the world.
On 3 May 2016, Australia Post released a series of products to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic original TV series.
The stamp pack, containing 25 special occasion stamps, features fantastic retro imagery as well as vital statistics and background on the series’ best known characters: Captain James T. Kirk, Commander Spock, Lieutenant Commander Leonard “Bones” McCoy, Lieutenant Commander Montgomery “Scotty” Scott, Lieutenant Uhura, Leiutenant Hikaru Sulu and Ensign Pavel Andreievich Chekov.
Two stamp and coin covers have also been released: a Spock stamp and coin cover, featuring a coin of the elfin-eared part-human, part-Vulcan, and an Enterprise stamp and coin cover, featuring a coin of the infamous starship.
Marilyn Monroe: goddess of the silver screen
On 6 June 2016, Australia Post released The Films of Marilyn stamp pack, featuring Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) – screen star of the 1950s and 1960s and cultural icon of the 20th century. Born as Norma Jeane Mortenson on 1 June 1926, Marilyn Monroe glowed on the big screen but battled many demons away from it. After her sudden death on 5 August 1962, at the age of 36, her star remains undiminished for her many fans around the world.
Featuring stunning images and vintage movie posters, as well as Rose Heart stamps from the 2016 Love to Celebrate stamp issue, the stamp pack pays homage to the blonde bombshell and her many famous films, which include the 1953 classics Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire.
The Ice Age herd are back!
On 7 June 2016, Australia Post released the Ice Age stamp pack and medallion cover, featuring the latest and biggest adventure in the Ice Age movie franchise: Ice Age: Collision Course.
In the movie, Scrat, the acorn-obsessed sabre-tooth squirrel, accidentally sets an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. So Manny the mammoth, Sid the sloth, Diego the sabre-tooth tiger and Buck the weasel travel to exotic new lands to help (and of course encounter lots of excitement and misadventure along the way). Will they divert the asteroid before it destroys their home?
Who you going to call? Ghostbusters!
The 1984 cult classic movie Ghostbusters follows the adventures of three eccentric para-psychologists who start a ghost-catching business in a run-down ex-fire station in New York City.
Remember the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, who filled New York City with sticky goo? And the evil spirit Gozer? Featuring characters and stills from the original movie, as well as 16 Special Occasions stamps, Australia Post is releasing the Ghostbusters stamp pack on 4 July 2016.
This article was produced at the time of publication and will not be updated.
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