

The first film's opening moments recount the misadventures of droids R2-D2 and C-3PO-stranded on the desert planet Tatooine. Moviegoers were first immersed in the Star Wars™ galaxy in 1977. The second and fourth rows feature: spherical BB-8, a brilliant, childlike astromech and a fan favorite C-3PO, a worry-prone protocol droid-a diplomat conversant in millions of languages a gonk droid, a vital walking battery working to provide power to the highly mechanized galaxy a 2-1B-series medical droid, which tends to the galaxy's diverse "biologicals" and Chopper (C1-10P), a grumpy old droid and an essential crewmember of The Ghost, a rebel starship. On the first and third rows are: IG-11, a dangerous bounty hunter turned protective guardian R2-D2, a brave and gifted "astromech" (mechanic-navigator), who, partnered with C-3PO, routinely saves the galaxy the towering K-2SO, a glitchy, cynical, semi-obedient droid reprogrammed to assist the rebels D-O, a tiny character who emulates BB-8, who rescued the excitable droid from longtime neglect and 元-37, an outspoken combination astromech-protocol droid. Individual characters are set against soft-focus backgrounds that evoke settings of memorable adventures. Grouped in four rows of five, the stamps vary in height to best suit the proportions of each droid.

Postal Service celebrates these wondrous creations with a pane of 20 stamps featuring 10 favorite droids.

Star Wars™ Droids, the marvelous mechanical characters inspired by a galaxy far, far away, have entertained and inspired for more than four decades.
