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USPS Announces Star Wars Stamp Set
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."
They never even built Reagan's space weapons, how can they put them on a stamp?
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...will Han be printed first?
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I'm still waiting for the Leia and Amidala playboy special.
These aren't the droid stamps we're looking for.
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Here's a link to images of the stamps themselves.
Just further proof that Star Wars is, in fact, dead.
Why on earth couldn't they have launched them on May 4th.
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I was discussing the Star Wars post boxes with someone a few days ago. We both think they're extremely clever, but they're also a rather strange bit of corporate advertising by the United States Postal Service. It didn't take long before one of us wondered if this is yet another sign that things have slipped a bit too far in favor of the service sector as far as the US economy goes. After all, the post office really doesn't have any reason to promote a film franchise (yes, I know it's an anniversary celebration and all... but it still leaves a strange taste in my mouth)
Han's should read, "It's not my fault!"
... disturbing."
Luke's, "I was going into Toshi Station to pick up some power converters!"
Leia, "Will somebody get this walking carpet out of my way?!"
Chewie, "Mraaaawwwwrrrr!"
Vader, "I find your lack of faith
Obi-Wan, "We'd like to avoid any Imperial entanglements."
R2D2, *beep* *beep* *whistle* *beep* *splat*
C3PO, "I didn't know I had it in me."
For the Falcon, just the tagline: The fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy!
A legitimate reason to lick Princess Leia
I thought there was a rule that no living person could be on a stamp, so how can there be characters on the stamps when the actors are still alive? I found this site that seems to agree with the "no living person" rule, but it isn't an official USPS site. Has this rule been changed or is it OK since they are fictional characters?
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Rumor has it that Jabba the Hut and StarDestroyers coming out in 5c increments so you can piece them together across the top of the letter and form it.
PS: I just started this rumor.
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And I await the Farscape stamps. However, I suspect they will have to wait for a country like the Bahamas to release them.
Is George Lucas going to want to revise all these stamps in ten years? Will Stamp Album publishers have to get separate licenses with him to publish the album page with the Star Wars stamps on it?
Why no Death Star stamp? I want to put a Death Star on all my bill payments. Something rather poetic, I think.
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The USPS is paying for the entire promo, because the USPS is a business, not a government agency. It's been a business for a number of years. It's just not the typical private sector business.
Having been involved in the logistics field for a number of years, I know from personal experience that the USPS marketing department has one of the biggest budgets in the transportation industry. When I attended various trade conferences, the biggest and best parties (or receptions as they are often called) were always sponsored by the USPS. And there were often some real nice giveaways too - windbreaker jackets, top notch dinners and other really nice amenities. They do it because they are big and generate lots of money.
They're a monopoly, and should not be allowed to advertise at all. No commercials, no ads, fund from the stamps and add some value. Well, no they're not. Years ago, sending an overnight letter via Fedex or UPS required the mailer to add first class postage, even though the Postal Service would never touch the thing. That was a ruling by the Supreme Court, if memory serves, due to the Constitutional beginnings of the Post Office. The requirement was done away with years ago, the Post Office became The US Postal Service and they are mandated to be profitable. And they are.As someone who regularly shipped thousands of parcels via the USPS each month, if you believe it takes two weeks to go from Omaha to Denver, then you haven't mailed a parcel in a long time. The Postal Service is competitive with UPS and Fedex in nearly every category. The pay scales are competitive with the private companies and they don't charge as much, because they have what the private companies don't have - volume. UPS, Fedex and DHL can only wish they handled as many parcels and letters as the USPS.
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