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Postal Service previewed the
Music Icons:
Elvis Presley Commemorative Forever stamp and joined with Sony Music's RCA/Legacy Recordings in announcing the upcoming debut of an exclusive music CD titled ELVIS FOREVER that includes an Elvis song, as you've never heard it before. The CD will be available online and in select Post Offices beginning August 12 - on the same day as the
Elvis Presley stamp dedication ceremony.
Priscilla Presley will join Postmaster General Megan Brennan in dedicating the stamp on the morning of Aug. 12 at Graceland in
Memphis as part of this year's Elvis Week celebration. The public is encouraged to tweet about this news using #ElvisForever.
The
Postal Service is proud to announce the offering of an exclusive CD of 18 Presley hits titled, ELVIS FOREVER, which includes a new performance of Elvis' inspiring song "
If I Can Dream" as you've never heard it before. "
If I Can Dream" has been selected from a forthcoming Fall 2015
Elvis Presley album release. Customers can get this track first by picking up a copy of ELVIS FOREVER at their local Post Office location or pre-order the stamps and the commemorative $9.99 CD now at this link for delivery shortly after August 12.
Launched in 2013, the
Music Icons series consists of beloved musicians whose blend of sound and way of life broke musical boundaries. The first inductees were Lydia Mendoza,
Johnny Cash and Ray Charles. Last year's inductees were
Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.
The Stamp Image
This stamp features a 1955 black-and-white photograph of Presley taken by
William Speer. In the bottom left corner, between the words "
Forever" and "USA," is a small gold crown, a nod to Presley's nickname, The King of Rock 'n' Roll. Presley's signature, in gold ink, also is featured along the right side of the stamp.
The square stamp pane resembles a vintage 45 rpm record sleeve. One side of the pane includes 16 stamps while the image of a sliver of a record seems to peek out of the top of the sleeve.
