Elvis Presley 29¢ Commemorative — Family Portrait Cachet
This First Day Cover celebrates the January 8, 1993 Elvis Presley 29-cent commemorative stamp (Scott #2721), issued on what would have been the King of Rock and Roll's 58th birthday. The cachet features a blue monochrome photograph of Elvis with his wife Priscilla and daughter Lisa Marie, accompanied by identifying text. The cover is postmarked from Magnolia Station, Gloucester, MA on the first day of issue.
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The cachet features a blue monochrome photograph of Elvis Presley with Priscilla Presley and their daughter Lisa Marie, printed on the left side of the envelope. Text below reads 'ELVIS, PRISCILLA, and LISA MARIE' and 'PRESLEY STAMP ISSUED 1/8/93-58th BIRTHDAY.' The stamp is the 29-cent USA Elvis Presley commemorative (Scott #2721), depicting a young Elvis in a gold jacket holding a microphone against a pink/purple background. The postmark is a circular hand cancel from Magnolia Station, MA 01930, dated January 8, 1993 PM, with three horizontal wavy lines as a cancellation device.
This First Day Cover features a blue monochrome photographic cachet of Elvis Presley with his wife Priscilla and daughter Lisa Marie. The 29-cent commemorative stamp (Scott #2721) depicts a color portrait of Elvis holding a microphone. The postmark is a circular hand-cancel from Magnolia Station, MA, dated January 8, 1993, with clear text and stripes canceling the stamp. The envelope is in excellent condition, with crisp artwork and a legible postmark. Text on the cachet reads 'ELVIS, PRISCILLA, and LISA MARIE' and 'PRESLEY STAMP ISSUED 1/8/93–58th BIRTHDAY.'
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)