115th Anniversary of Science Fiction Movies (Issued on December 27, 2017)

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The first science fiction movie was Le Voyage dans la Lune, made by the famous French filmmaker George Méliès in 1902. It is the first movie to show a fictional space flight, with the characters flying in a cannon-shot projectile in the style of a Jules Verne story. The title is usually translated into English as "A Trip to the Moon", though the French title implies that the travellers go into the Moon. indeed, they go beneath the surface and meet strange lobster-like aliens.

The stamp shows a famous scene from the movie: the projectile hitting the Man on the Moon in the eye.

In addition to being Laird of Transcamster Bog, I am a science fiction writer (see www.derwinmaksf.com), and thus, I am issuing this stamp to commemorate the 115th anniversary of science fiction movies.

The stamp is imperforate and ungummed (requires glue).

The stamp and its first day cover will be available for sale on eBay starting on January 17, 2018.

Transcamster Bog stamps and first day covers are available on eBay. If you wish to purchase them using U.S. dollars, visit:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xtranscamster+bog.TRS0&_nkw=transcamster+bog&_sacat=260

If you want to purchase them using U.K. pounds, visit:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xtranscamster+bog.TRS0&_nkw=transcamster+bog&_sacat=260