Photo: Mail in a galaxy far, far away

Vanessa George, right, places letters in a specially painted mailbox Tuesday on South Franklin Street as costumed "Star Wars" fans Sandra Galeana, left, and Miranda Wilson look on. The U.S. Postal Service is commemorating the 30th anniversary of the release of the first "Star Wars" film by decorating about 400 mailboxes nationwide to look like the character R2-D2. The Postal Service also will release a commemorative stamp on March 28.

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