These new 'Star Wars' stamps may actually make you want to send mail

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Blathnaid Healy
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LONDON -- Paying a bill, need to mail in a cheque? Perhaps sticking Darth Vader to the envelope will make you feel a bit better about parting with that money.

A collection of Star Wars-themed stamps have been issued by Britain's Royal Mail this week to celebrate the upcoming release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens.

We first reported on these stamps last month when they were available to pre-order, but this week they finally went on sale in UK post offices and online.

There are 18 stamps in the collection, featuring the lead characters from the Rebel Alliance and Empire.

Here's the full collection:

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be released in the UK and Ireland on Dec. 17.

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