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• London UK – 12 November 2020 - WildBrain CPLG, one of the world’s leading entertainment, sport and brand licensing agencies, has secured a deal with Royal Mail for a stamp collection based on ViacomCBS Consumer Products’ iconic Star Trek brand. • The 12 stamps depict the captains from six principle TV series, plus additional crew members: Captain James T Kirk; Spock; Captain Jean-Luc Picard; Deanna Troi; Captain Benjamin Sisko; Julian Bashir; Captain Kathryn Janeway; Captain Jonathan Archer; Malcolm Reed; Captain Gabriel Lorca; Michael Burnham; and Ash Tyler/Voq. • A further six stamps, presented in a miniature sheet, feature characters from across the movies of the Star Trek franchise, and are all played by British actors: Montgomery Scott; Shinzon; Tolian Soran; Klingon Chancellor Gorkon; Carol Marcus; and Krall. • The 12 main character stamps are new illustrations by London-based artist, Freya Betts; the images portray the iconic characters alongside reflective details, including starships, in the background of their respective series. • The full set of 18 stamps, available in a Presentation Pack, retails at £14.80 TBC. • The stamps and a range of collectible products are available now to pre-order from http://www.royalmail.com/startrek and go on general sale on 13 November. • Star Trek was created by American writer and producer Gene Roddenberry and first aired on US TV in 1966. • The long-running space-opera has so far produced more than 780 TV episodes and 13 movies. • January 2020 saw the launch of Star Trek: Picard, in which Patrick Stewart reprised his iconic role for a new adventure. • TM & © 2020 CBS Studios Inc. © 2020 Paramount Pictures. Star Trek and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. 183 Eversholt Street, Ground Floor | London, NW1 1BU t +44 (0) 20 8563 6400 www.cplg.com For more information, please contact: Aimée Norman at DDA Blueprint PR [email protected] +44 (0) 7957 564 050 About WildBrain CPLG WildBrain CPLG is one of the world’s leading entertainment, sport and brand licensing agencies, with offices in the UK, Benelux, Nordics, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Poland, Greece & Turkey, Russia, the Middle East, and the US. With more than 45 years of experience in the licensing industry, WildBrain CPLG provides each of its clients with dedicated licensing and marketing industry professionals and a fully integrated product development, legal and accounting service. WildBrain CPLG believe that collaboration is about clarity, openness and trust, and is widely known for its no-nonsense, straightforward approach – Expert Common Sense. Please contact us or visit the WildBrain CPLG website for more information: www.cplg.com. 183 Eversholt Street, Ground Floor | London, NW1 1BU t +44 (0) 20 8563 6400 www.cplg.com .