New round postage stamps to give you the feel of your favorite sports

[TexasTowelie]

Look up from your Facebook. Get out of your inbox. Cease your Twittering.

And write a letter.

In about a month, you’ll have a new reason to. On June 14, the U.S. Postal Service is going to release eight special stamps for the sports-minded. These “Have a Ball!” stamps aren’t just shaped like baseballs, footballs, golf balls and the like — they’re made to feel like them, too.

A USPS news release shares that “a special coating applied to selected areas of the stamps during the printing process gives them a texture that mimics the feel” of a baseball’s stitching or a golf ball’s dimples or a soccer ball’s panels.

The sports honored by these circular stamps are: baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, tennis, volleyball and (for kids and hipsters) … kickball.

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/local/new-round-postage-stamps-give-you-the-feel-your-favorite-sports/26pXVhfttwRJvBTCLvmhdI/

[joeybee12]

1. Too bad no one uses mail anymore!

Maybe people will collect them