Elvis Presley: Death and Birthday Commemorative Multi-Stamp Cover
An artistically hand-painted cachet in black ink with watercolor washes depicts Elvis Presley in profile singing into a microphone, surrounded by musical notes and guitar imagery. The cover bears three stamps: a 5-cent American Music stamp and 8-cent Prevent Drug Abuse stamp both cancelled August 16, 1977 at Homer, GA (the anniversary of Elvis's death), and a 29-cent Elvis USA stamp cancelled January 8, 1993 at Birthplace Station, Tupelo, MS (his birthday). This unofficial multi-date commemorative cover uniquely honors both Elvis's death and birth.
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The cachet features a hand-painted/drawn artwork in black ink with pink, orange, and purple watercolor washes depicting Elvis Presley in profile singing into a microphone, with musical notes and a guitar in the background. Three stamps are affixed: a 5-cent American Music stamp, an 8-cent Prevent Drug Abuse stamp (both cancelled August 16, 1977 at Homer, GA — the date of Elvis's death), and a 29-cent Elvis USA stamp cancelled January 8, 1993 at Birthplace Station, Tupelo, MS (Elvis's birthday). The cover is unaddressed and bears a machine cancel reading 'JANUARY 8, 1993 / BIRTHPLACE STATION / TUPELO, MS 38801' alongside musical staff imagery.
This First Day Cover features a hand-painted cachet in black ink and watercolor washes depicting Elvis Presley in profile, singing into a microphone, with musical notes and a guitar. The cover includes three stamps: a 5-cent 'American Music' stamp, an 8-cent 'Prevent Drug Abuse' stamp, and a 29-cent Elvis Presley commemorative stamp. The postmarks include a circular cancellation dated August 16, 1977, from Homer, GA, and a pictorial cancellation dated January 8, 1993, from Tupelo, MS. The cover is in good condition with clear artwork and legible postmarks.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)