Rare Vintage STAR TREK 25th Anniversary Commemorative Plate Captain Kirk by Thomas Blackshear Home Decor by Artist THOMAS BLACKSHEAR II, : The son of an Air Force captain, was born in Waco, Texas, and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. "Drawing was all I ever liked to do," he says. While finishing his college education, he was recruited by Hallmark Cards and later became an apprentice illustrator He settled in Kansas City, where he became head illustrator at the prestigious Godbold/Richter Studio. A year later, he began a prosperous freelance career, illustrating many advertisements, several U.S. Postal Service stamp collections and several series of Hamilton Group collector s plates featuring scenes from Star Wars, Star Trek, and The Wizard of Oz. Blackshear has received many awards for his artwork and was profiled on The Living Canvas, an art magazine of the airwaves that was shown on public television, and he has been featured on the Ebony/Jet Showcase and The 700 Club, and in The Saturday Evening Post. An exhibit of his original works for the Black Heritage stamp series premiered in 1992 at the Smithsonian s National Museum of American History and subsequently toured the United States. CONDITION: New in box . Removed once to look at, then put in storage since new. The box has some signs of wear from storage and yellowing (especially the tape) from age. (see photos) ************* Hello there, thank you for stopping by to look at my items!. I have over the years accumulated a variety of personal collections that have been very carefully cared for and preserved. (not obtained from yard sales or storage sales). But, now forced to clean out the closets due to both a lack of space and mostly financial need, and I appreciate your purchasing, looking and sharing, and I hope you are pleased with your purchases. ************** PAYMENT: PayPal SHIPPING: All items ship extra carefully packed from California USA Some items require additional packing materials to make sure the item arrives to you without damage, which adds to the handling cost and shipping weight. Unless damaged by carrier, non-refundable shipping costs include packaging, packing materials, shipping supplies, postage, fees. COMBINING MULTIPLE PURCHASES TO SAVE ON SHIPPING COSTS E-Mail me a list of items you are interested in purchasing, along with your Zip Code or your Country and Postal Code and we will calculate the lowest possible shipping costs. Just make sure the shipping address for all orders are the same. I ship promptly, usually within 4 to 24 hours after payment clears. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: I do ship to international destinations, including UK, Canada, Netherlands, Australia, via US Postal global International Mail. (Import fees, taxes and customs fees are not included in my quoted shipping cost, and may be payable on delivery) RETURNS, REFUNDS and DAMAGED SHIPMENTS: All sales are final, except if damaged in transit of course. If your item has been damaged by the carrier, before returning your item, please take photos of the item and damaged packaging, and save the damaged packaging and all packing materials to return with your damaged item. Please send photos to me within 3-5 days (not counting weekends and Holidays of course). I am not a business, and returns are costly for me, so, I do my best to describe items as accurately as possible, and note any flaws or damage, and Photos are of the actual item you will receive. In many cases I have been able to scan the item, and zoom in on flaws, for a more accurate close-up detail of the item's condition. PLEASE, If you have any questions about this item or shipping, please contact me before purchasing or making an offer(s) or see full policy at Policies, Shipping, Here (you may have to "right-click" and open in new window) . ... and Thank you so Much for Looking, Shopping and Sharing, (and for reading all this long-winded-policy-technical-shipping-info-terms-and-stuff). --------- M A N Y T H A N K S -----