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Take this as your dose of levity for the day: As part of a big Star Wars stamp roll out for the film's 30th anniversary, the US Postal Service will have some mailboxes across the country wrapped with R2D2 decals.
The mailboxes will be in 200 cities, and New York City is getting a few. The locations mentioned in the Daily News are 43rd and Broadway, 58th and Fifth Avenue, and 33rd and Seventh Avenue. And for Star Wars fans, remember that tampering with a mailbox is a federal offense.
The USPS has a USPS Jedi Master website that teases a March 28 announcement. According to The Force, the designs will be announced on the 28th, and the stamps will go on sale May 25. Which makes us wonder if any engaged Star Wars geeks will rearrange their invitation mailing plans to work with the Star Wars stamp release.
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i saw one of these this morning being unloaded from a truck in front of Kaufman Studios in Astoria.
this is so cool. In cities around the world, with enhanced removable adhesive technology, marketing companies are wrapping everything from entire subway systems (cars and station)to buses for advertisements.
uh. i saw one on mott and bayard this morning. chinatown.
Combining the geekiness of Star Wars memorabilia collectors with the dorkiness of stamp collectors may prove to be a dangerous thing.
I just hope they keep these out of Boston, lest it grind to a halt & start arresting USPS employees as terrorist bombers...
coming soon..C3P.O.Boxes ;(
Spotted one on John Street at Water. Kind of adorable. For a mailbox.
Right ! Like the nerds are going to start stealing mailboxes now !
Are you kidding me!!! USPS is always complaining that they are broke and continue to raise the price of stamps, but they can afford to pay for this??? I guess I'm the only person in the country that sees what crap this is!!!
I think this is really smart and entertaining.
Some people will complain, not knowing it's a mailbox.