{"id":419,"date":"2007-03-18T23:07:37","date_gmt":"2007-03-19T07:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ever-lasting.net\/test\/2007\/03\/18\/r2d2-mailboxes\/"},"modified":"2022-05-16T23:22:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T06:22:26","slug":"r2d2-mailboxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ever-lasting.net\/blog\/2007\/03\/18\/r2d2-mailboxes\/","title":{"rendered":"r2d2 mailboxes"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was reading Christie’s<\/a> LJ and found the following news…<\/p>\n

Thirty years after delivering thrills to Star Wars fans, R2-D2 is delivering mail.
\nThe brave little droid will be promoting the movie’s 30th anniversary for Lucasfilm and a stamp that’s being produced in its honor by the Postal Service.<\/i><\/p>\n

The new stamp will be released March 28.<\/p>\n

About 400 mailboxes will be covered to look like R2-D2, which is about the same shape.<\/p>\n

<\/i>Postal officials are warning people looking for souvenirs that it’s a crime to tamper with mailboxes, even those in costume.<\/i><\/p>\n

SO. COOL. What’s even COOLER is that Rob and I were in Berkeley yesterday morning and FOUND AN R2D2 MAILBOX. LOOK…<\/p>\n


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I totally wanted to have my picture taken next to it (I’m a geek, I know) but I had just come from the gym, I was in workout clothes, and my hair was crap so I refrained. Hopefully I’ll be better prepared next time. Heh. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

I also found this teaser trailer<\/a> that USPS\/Lucasfilm released to promote the collaboration. I love you, R2-D2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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