Post Office Unveils Star Wars Stamp Set
People will also get to vote on their favorite stamp from the set, which will be reissued late in the summer or early fall as a single stamp, according to David Failor, director of stamp services at the post office.
"We're hoping that it really grabs a lot of attention. There are certainly a lot of Star Wars fans out there," Failor said.
The 41 cent stamps are to be released on May 25 at Star Wars Celebration IV at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The event is billed as the biggest Star Wars event in the galaxy.
The price of sending letters goes up to 41 cents on May 14.
Failor said that issuing a Star Wars stamp had been something the post office had considered during the "Celebrate the Century" stamp series. The advisory committee that selects stamp subjects recently decided to bring back the idea for the 30th anniversary of the release of the first Star Wars movie.
The 15 stamps are to be issued on a single sheet that will look like a movie poster. Once the stamps are available, people can vote for their favorite online (www.uspsjedimaster.com). Voting will take place March 28 through May 23. The winner will be announced the day the stamps are issued on May 25.
The stamp set was introduced today at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, the same theater where the first Star Wars film debuted 30 years ago.
The stamps feature images from all six Star Wars movies. Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, Princess Leia, Han Solo, R2-D2, C-3PO, Queen Padme Amidala, Yoda, Anakin Skywalker, and Obi-Wan Kenobi and many others are featured on the stamps.
"Star Wars fans everywhere will delight in the issuance of these exciting new postage stamps," said Failor. "Because of the movies' popularity, we believe these stamps have the potential of reaching the blockbuster status of the Elvis stamp, a milestone only the Force could attempt to surpass. The Star Wars films have timeless qualities that cross generations, just like the United States Postal Service."
Individual stamps feature:
Darth Vader.
Yoda.
Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Han Solo and Chewbacca.
Anakin Skywalker fighting Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Queen Padme Amidala.
Luke Skywalker.
Princess Leia Organa with R2-D2.
Emperor Palpatine.
Darth Maul.
Imperial Stormtroopers.
Boba Fett.
The Millennium Falcon.
An X-wing fighter.
C-3PO.
Sources:
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2989070
http://www.pr-inside.com/two-legendary-forces-unite-to-honor-r79288.htm
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