Star Trek Stamps & Covers
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Star Trek has inspired hundreds of postage stamps issued by countries all around the world, as well as collectible souvenir stamps.
For a visually exciting listing of most of them, see:
- Star Trek Stamps – an online exhibit of hundreds of Star Trek postage stamps and collectible souvenir stamps (called “Cinderellas”) from countries all over the world. As many stamp collectors realize, many of the best and most colorful postage stamps come from nations outside the U.S. This website forthrightly connects the themes of Star Trek with planetary patriotism, as the site admin, Rocky, writes on the site’s blog: “Star Trek has always captivated audiences with its optimistic vision of a future where humanity transcends its divisions and embraces a shared sense of purpose… This is the aspiration that Star Trek has ignited in my mind for Earth’s future…We all inhabit the same planet and share responsibility for its well-being… I increasingly identify as a citizen of Earth first and foremost… My hope is that future generations will primarily see themselves as citizens of Earth, working collaboratively to build a better future…” [Beyond Nations: A Star Trek Vision for a United Earth (posted May 4, 2025)
1991 Stamps
In 1991, during the 25th Anniversary of Star Trek, the U.S. Postal Service issued a special set of 10 “Space Exploration” commemorative postage stamps depicting real-world NASA missions to the Moon and all the planets, accompanied by a set of stickers (not usable as real postage) featuring 7 characters from The Original Series of Star Trek, along with the starship Enterprise. The postage stamps were marketed with posters and cardboard cut-outs featuring Mr. Spock.
1999 U.S. Postage Stamp
Only a few years later, the United States issued a 33 cent Star Trek stamp in 1999 as part of its “Celebrate the Century” series depicting the starship “Enterprise,” Scott number 3188e. This happened only after a 14 year campaign for a postage stamp honoring both the Star Trek Enterprise together with the real Space Shuttle test vehicle, Enterprise, named for the fictional one. [See the book: Maybe We Need a Letter from God: The Star Trek Stamp by Bill Kraft (2013). The book tells the story of this 14 year campaign, containing a collection of many dozens of letters from authors, educators, and many others (including Gene Roddenberry’s widow, actress and voice of the Enterprise “computer” for most of its run, Majel Barrett) supporting a special Star Trek stamp to be issued by the U.S Postal Service.]
In the end, the final stamp depicted only Star Trek’s Enterprise, along with the Starfleet badge artistically replacing the Sun.
2016 U.S. Postage Stamps
For the 50th anniversary of the franchise in 2016, the U.S. Postal Service issued 4 new Forever stamps in several configurations, a block of 4, a vertical strip of 4, or a whole page of 20 stamp, as follows:
Scott™ Catalogue Number:
5132 Starship Enterprise and Starfleet insignia – Yellow background
5133 Crewman in transporter – Red background
5134 Starship Enterprise and planet – Green background
5135 Starship Enterprise, planet and Vulcan hand salute – Blue background
In a related area of stamp collecting, there are many interesting “First Day Covers” ” featuring these stamps or containing Star Trek – themed cachets using these, labeled and postmarked on the official First Day of Issue. In addition many cachet makers have created Star Trek-themed “Event Covers,” using these and sometimes unrelated postage stamps, and with dates relating in some way to Star Trek, its anniversaries, or its cast members.
