‘Star Wars’ adds new droid stamps with US Postal Service

‘Star Wars’ adds new droid stamps with US Postal Service

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The United States Postal Service and Lucasfilm will team up to launch 10 new “Star Wars” character stamps to promote education.

  • The new stamps – which will be launched in the spring – are part of Lucasfilm’s new commitment to science, technology, engineering and mathematics projects.

What stamps are there?

Droids are the centerpiece of the new stamps. The available stamp options include:

  • IG-11.
  • R2-D2.
  • K-2SO.
  • DOES.
  • L3-37.
  • BB-8.
  • C-3PO.
  • A GNK (or Gonk) energy android.
  • Surgical droid 2-1B.
  • C1-10P, commonly known as “Chopper”.

You can see the image of the stamps below, which was sent to Deseret News by email.

USPS and Lucasfilm will team up for a new set of stamps centered on the characters in 'Star Wars'.

Lucasfilm

Why are they being released?

The “Star Wars” labels are being launched in collaboration with “Star Wars: Force for Change” – which promotes education among the “Star Wars” community – and the global non-profit organization “FIRST” (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology).

  • By StarWars.com: “Star Wars: Force for Change and FIRST have joined forces to expand access to STEM learning to more young people around the world and to help them imagine a brighter and more inclusive future. “

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