UPPER LAKE, Calif. — The Upper Lake Post Office is inviting customers to unleash their imaginations and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons with a special pictorial cancellation and stamp unveiling.
The Postal Service in partnership with The Dragon’s Den game shop will host a special stamp unveiling event for customers to celebrate Dungeons and Dragons, purchase stamps, artwork and special commemoratives.
The event will take place from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Dragons Den, 9490 Main St. in Upper Lake.
Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase Dungeons & Dragons First-Class stamps and receive a free pictorial cancellation with purchase.
Dungeons & Dragons brought a new type of game to tabletops all over the world, one in which players collaborate by telling an open-ended story guided by books, dice and their own imaginations.
By inviting participants to imagine themselves as wizards, warriors and other adventurers in exciting and treacherous fantasy worlds, the game opened doors to whole new universes of creativity for generations of players.
From its Midwestern roots as a niche pastime, Dungeons & Dragons has grown into a global phenomenon, with an estimated 64 million fans worldwide since its debut in 1974.
