America Voted and the U.S. Postal Service Will Deliver

America Voted and the U.S. Postal Service Will Deliver

New Yoda Stamp to Be Dedicated Oct. 25

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the U.S. Postal Service:

   What:       The U.S. Postal Service will issue a pane of 20 Yoda 41-cent               commemorative postage stamps at the American Stamp Dealers               Association Postage Stamp Mega-Event in New York, NY. Since               this event is just six days before Halloween, stamp               enthusiasts and Star Wars fans alike are encouraged to dress               up as their favorite character from the Star Wars saga.    Who:        Anita Bizzotto, Chief Marketing Officer, U.S. Postal Service               Terrence McCaffrey, Manager, Stamp Development, U.S.               Postal Service               Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith               Stormtroopers    When:       10 a.m. EDT               Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007    Where:      The Mall, Madison Square Garden               4 Pennsylvania Plaza               New York, NY  10001-2807    Background: The U.S. Postal Service invited the public to vote online               for its favorite of the 15 images on the Star Wars stamp               sheet, which was issued May 25, 2007. More than half a               million votes were cast, and this special issuance               fulfills the voters' wishes by honoring their favorite               Star Wars stamp -- Yoda.   

An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits every address in the nation, 146 million homes and businesses, six days a week. It has 37,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to cover its operating expenses. The Postal Service has annual revenues of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world's mail.

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