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

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

• The new stamps — which will launch in the spring — are a part of Lucasfilm’s new commitment to science, technology, engineering and math projects.

What stamps are there?

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

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

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

Why are they being released?

The “Star Wars” stamps are being released in collaboration with “Star Wars: Force for Change” — which promotes education among the “Star Wars” community — and the global nonprofit organization “FIRST” (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology).

• Per 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 envision a brighter, more inclusive future.”