Transformation Into an R2-D2 Mailbox
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- Creator
- National Postal Museum
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- 1,606
- Video Title
- Transformation Into an R2-D2 Mailbox
- Description
- March, 2007 marked the 30 year anniversary of Star Wars. Later that year, the United States Postal Service transferred an R2-D2 mailbox to the National Postal Museum. This video shows the "skinning" or transformation process from the original blue street mailbox to the R2-D2 mailbox which is now part of the museum's collection. Learn more: https://postalmuseum.si.edu/collections/object-spotlight/r2-d2-mailbox
- Video Duration
- 3 min 55 sec
- YouTube Keywords
- Smithsonian "postal museum" "National Postal Museum" stamps philately post office history
- Uploaded
- 2009-06-03T18:55:49.000Z
- Type
- YouTube Videos
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- SmithsonianNPM
- National Postal Museum
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- SmithsonianNPM
- YouTube Category
- Education
- Topic
- Postal service;Letter mail handling;Stamp collecting
- Record ID
- yt_bJWYa-qCz4o
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