Topeka Postmaster B. Steven Pinkerton announced today that a special postmark will be offered to commemorate the newly released "Star Wars" stamps.

The special postmark will be available at the Main Post Office, 424 S Kansas Ave., from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, June 2, 2007. Star Wars Characters will be on site for the event.

Customers have 30 days to obtain the postmark by mail. All requests must include a stamped envelope or postcard bearing at least the minimum first-class postage per envelope or per postcard.

Customers wishing to obtain a postmark should affix stamps to envelopes or postcards of choice, address the envelope or postcard to themselves or others, insert a card of postcard thickness, tuck in the flap, and place the envelopes in a larger envelope and address it to the following:

Star Wars Station
Postmaster
424 S. Kansas Ave.
Topeka, KS 66603-9998

After applying the special postmark, the Postal Service returns the envelopes through the mail. Customers who want their item returned under protected cover should include a larger, stamped, self-addressed envelope.

There is no charge for the cancellation. All orders must be postmarked by July 02, 2007.

An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits 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 $73 billion and delivers nearly half the world's mail volume.

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