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Mario Stamps Are Coming To Japan

gamebrink.com — Starting today in Japan you can pre-order a 10 stamp sheet of 80 Yen stamps that come in their own special case. The set will be released at the end of May.

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  • phoggey, on 10/12/2007, -3/+15The second you put the Mario sticker on it, the box would explode anyway.
  • garrycam, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9For those that have expressed an interest in purchasing these stamps here is the information that I have. Normally U.S. residents cannot order directly from Japan Post. However, they have appointed an authorized New Issues Dealer in The States -- The contact information for them is:

    Herrick Stamp Company
    P.O.Box 400
    301 Mill Rd
    Hewlett, NY 11557-0100

    Phone: 516-569-3959
    fax: 516-569-7093
    email: questions@herrickstamp.com

    I have had dealings with Herrick in the past and have not had any problems.
  • Emerica88, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Not to mention the effects of actually licking the mushroom stamp.
  • ryogahibiki, on 10/12/2007, -7/+10I hop so too!
  • Sifl, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3What about triforce stamps?
  • farstar, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4That's nothing. I've been giving out Mushroom Stamps for years now.
  • crythias, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Make 'em yourself: www.photostamps.com
  • Jaymoon, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6Did Mario die?
  • rabidmoose, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3God I hope so. If anybody in Japan wants to order these for me, I'm ready to tip well...
  • spectre_25gt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Well, I guess we can see where the hearts of Diggers lie.
  • craigtheguru, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4Warning: Super Mushroom stamps make it incredibly hard to stuff the letter in the mailbox, it is super-sized after all.
  • Lumiras, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2They probably won't let you put copyrighted material on those stamps
  • AmZa, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1free, government-endorsed advertising for nintendo
    cool stamps, nonetheless.. i want some
  • spectre_25gt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It affected so much more than just the video game industry, though. Mario became a cultural icon.
  • ionix18, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Those stamps are not offered by Japan post. They are offered by a private company. Also, don't be tempted to do the math 80 yen for 10 stamps 800 yen or 7.50$. It actually costs 3,500 yen for 10 stamps so 30$. Much less interesting.
  • Monkeyget, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2France did something like that :
    http://www.joystiq.com/2005/11/15/french-stamps-to-feature-video-game-icons/
    Who wants a 'nice' Lara Croft stamp?
  • w0rd, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I too am interested in ordering these. Anyone have any ideas?
  • Mr.White, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Do you think you can order these and have them shipped to America? All the forms are in japanese so I have no clue if they will or not...
  • NewEvolution, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Tkkt, it's called humor.

    While Mario stamps are indeed awesome, I'm more of a Metroid man myself.
    Still, it's damn cool that Nintendo is getting some official notice. We need cooler stamps in the US.
  • EricAnderton, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Dude, that was a wicked retro comment.

    Digg++ for extra "gnarly" goodness.
  • sock2828, on 10/12/2007, -6/+6I hop thease come to america
  • josephblanx, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Those are so flipping rad.
  • chemman14, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1hahahah word
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2Yes I think so
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1I wish the US could do something like this.. Halo stamps lol.
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  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1I heart Mario.
  • kolop1, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2 See America is not the only place for consumer whores.
  • ToadX, on 10/12/2007, -8/+3That's awesome, but I wish they used more modern pictures of Mario.
  • Tkkt, on 10/12/2007, -12/+5I can't believe people are already trying to whore for diggs on comments. Is it necessary to post a link to a front page story that appeared yesterday?
  • phuture84, on 10/12/2007, -7/+0if these were released in the US I might actually use the postal service again
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -8/+1wow, marked as stupid
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -8/+0i wish the US had cool stamps like that.. ours are gay.

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