U.S. Postal Service announces STAR WARS stamps

The U.S. Postal Service revealed previews Wednesday for stamps commemorating the 30th anniversary of the original Star Wars movies.

On March 16 about 400 mailboxes that resemble R2-D2 from Stars Wars were scattered across the 200 U.S. cities, according to a U.S. Postal Service press release.

The R2-D2 mailboxes were a prelude to Wednesday's unveiling.

Sean Johnson, an employee at the Cedar City Post Office, said the Star Wars promotion will not be coming to Cedar City.

"The district decides where certain promotions will come to, and Cedar City is not involved in this one," he said.

If anyone is interested in receiving any of the Star Wars memorabilia, the post office can order it for them, Johnson said.

Most of Cedar City is unsure of this current promotion said Bruce W. Barclay, Mail Services and Post Office Manager at the Sharwan Smith Center.

"I haven't had a lot of time to look into the promotion myself," he said.

People can get more information about the promotion at www.usps.com, Barclay said.

Kelly Lid, academic college adviser, said the new stamp should be interesting.

"I guess I am not the type of person who gets excited over these sort of things," she said. "I do like options for stamps though, and I know some people who will get pretty excited about this."

Jayme Stone, a sophomore English major from Spanish Fork, is excited for the new stamps.

"I love new stamps," he said. "I am not even a huge fan of Star Wars, but I would buy a bunch of R2-D2 stamps to send to my friends."

These sci-fi themed mailboxes are only temporary, according to the press release.

Bri Buckley, a senior theatre arts major from Glendale, Calif., said the mailboxes should be kept longer.

"I think these mailboxes are pretty cool," she said. "They can be functional and fun to look at during the same time."

Hillary White, a freshman athletic training major from Centerville, said she would like to have her own R2-D2 mailbox.

"I would love to have an R2-D2 mailbox," she said. "If I could, I would special-order one and I would use it."





A U.S. postal box in Salt Lake City, decorated as the Star Wars character R2-D2, advertises for a new set of stamps.