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USPS Announces Star Wars Stamp Set

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the using-the-force dept.

morpheus83 writes "After R2D2 letter boxes, the USPS continues the saga, as it unveiled 15 new stamps featuring Star Wars characters at Grauman's Chinese theater in Hollywood where the original Star Wars movie opened 30 years ago. The 41 cent stamps will be released on May 25, and all the 15 stamps will be issued on a single sheet resembling a movie poster."

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  1. Lucas did it. by _Sprocket_ · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Just further proof that Star Wars is, in fact, dead.

  2. No reason? by StefanJ · · Score: 3, Insightful

    These are stamps that people will buy and never use.

    It's a money making venture.

    Last year, the P.O. introduced a line of famous scietist stamps. Here and gone in a month or so. I was really hoping to get a booklet of Buckminster Fuller stamps.

    I guess I'll have to settle for the Lobot.

    1. Re:No reason? by shark72 · · Score: 3, Insightful

      "It's because the U.S. government effectively makes money when people hoard them and thus take them out of circulation."

      Interesting; the government typically wants us to spend money. If you spend that Sacajawea you get from the stamp machine rather than hiding it away, you'll likely pay sales tax on the item you buy with it, and the person you buy it from will pay income tax on the sale. Various governments might get up to half of that buck back.

      On a macro level, when people stop circulating money, the economy slows down. I don't see how encouraging people to hoard dollar coins would be beneficial to the government.

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  3. Boba Fett by The+One+and+Only · · Score: 2, Insightful

    There's a Boba Fett stamp. What is it with you people and Boba Fett? He's the most popular minor character EVER.

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  4. Re:Finally! by glwtta · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The reason has always been there, it's opportunity that's been sadly lacking.

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  5. Re:Still unsatisfied by bigdavex · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You haven't seen her lately, have you?

    When 50 years old you be, look as good you will not.
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