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

New Yoda Stamp to Be Dedicated Oct. 25

NEW YORK, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued 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. ET
                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.