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`Star Wars' droid R2-D2 to collect mail
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![This undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Postal Service shows a mail collection box wrapped in a special covering to look like R2D2 from the \"Star Wars\" movies.](http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/images/photos/2007/03/16/9b5451ja.jpg "This undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Postal Service shows a mail collection box wrapped in a special covering to look like R2D2 from the \\"Star Wars\\" movies.")
This undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Postal Service shows a mail collection box wrapped in a special covering to look like R2D2 from the \"Star Wars\" movies.
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Thirty years ago, in theaters near and far, far away, a movie opened the imaginations of millions, combining the magic of mythology and special effects to launch the "Star Wars" phenomenon.
A star of those films - the brave little robot R2-D2 - is about to take a turn collecting mail as the Postal Service and Lucasfilm Ltd. commemorate that movie launch.
The post office is wrapping mail collection boxes in some 200 cities nationwide in a special covering to look like R2-D2.
It's part of a promotion for a new stamp to be announced March 28, said Anita T. Bizzotto, the post office's chief marketing officer.
"It's a little teaser for the upcoming announcement and we decided to have a little fun with it," she said.
About 400 mailboxes will be covered to look like the stout droid. "When you look at a mailbox, the resemblance to R2-D2 is too good to pass up," Bizzotto said.
While postal officials would like people to look for these mailboxes and maybe even drop in a letter, Bizzotto urged people not to tamper with them, noting that's a crime.
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