Waiting by the Mailbox: Collecting Mail-Away Promotions
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Waiting by the Mailbox: Collecting Mail-Away Promotions
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Do you remember when 10-12 weeks felt like an eternity? Largely a thing of the past, mail-away offers were a mainstay during the early era of promoting Star Wars. Most collectors are familiar with the mail-away Boba Fett action figure from Kenner, which arrived without the promised rocket-firing feature. But do you remember saving Nestle candy bar wrappers to send away for a set of character pendants from Weingeroff? If you grew up in Japan, perhaps you were lucky enough to mail in Coca-Cola bottle cap liners and win one of the coveted R2-D2 AM radios. Come learn about the wide variety of mail-away promotions in this engaging panel presented by Jonathan McElwain and Duncan Jenkins.
