What:

Special Middletown NY celebration to honor the musical legacy of The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll and the issuance of the new Elvis Presley Forever stamp.

Raquel Martin – Officer-in-Charge / Postmaster
                        USPS – Middletown NY

Debra Jones – Marketing Manager
                       USPS Westchester District

When:

Wednesday, August 26, 2015
10 a.m.  

Where:

Main Post Office
40 Fulton Street
Middletown NY 10940-9998

Background:

Local postal officials to celebrate the musical legacy of The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll with a celebration featuring the unveiling of an enlargement of the new Elvis Presley Commemorative Forever stamp.

This new stamp, issued on August 12 at Graceland in Memphis TN, 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.  To view the image of the new stamp and related items log onto: https://www.usps.com/stamps/elvis-presley.htm.  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.

Elvis Presley left an indelible mark on American pop culture, inspiring and influencing thousands of musicians. Nearly 40 years after his death, more than 600,000 people visit his home Graceland in Memphis every year.

It is believed that Elvis Presley’s recordings have sold more than a billion copies, by far the highest number of any recording artist in history. To date, no one has ever surpassed his record for scoring the most Top 40 hits.