1993 Elvis Presley – #2721
The blockbuster Elvis stamp of 1993. This first stamp in the
Legends of American Music Series was fun and historic. However, Elvis
had been a truly controversial choice, generating a lengthy debate. Due
to his abuse of prescription drugs, the justification for not
memorializing him on a US stamp was that he wasn’t a good role model.
(There was also the lingering, but goofy, question of whether Elvis had
really and truly “left the building!”) But the pull of the King of Rock
and Roll finally proved irresistible. The public was even invited to
vote on which portrait of Elvis would appear on the stamp – young or
old. An overwhelming majority of the 1.2 million+ people who cast their
votes chose the young Elvis.
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