Weird Elvis News From the 1950s
February 18, 2012
I recently bought a vintage fan made scrapbook that has a lot of interesting news clippings. I though that I would share a couple of them. One is a report of a boy who was electrocuted while bring to hang Elvis in effigy. The other is a story of a man who was arrested for trying to punch Elvis because his wife was carrying a picture of Elvis in her wallet.
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Trailer for the upcoming book Collecting Elvis Presley has been released
January 30, 2012
The trailer for our upcoming Elvis Presley memorabilia book, Collecting Elvis Presley, has been released. Click here to go the the Collecting Elvis Presley site and view the trailer.
Elvis Week 2012 Auction
January 21, 2012
Heritage Auctions will once again be conducting an all Elvis Presley Auction during Elvis Week 2012. The auction will take place at the Peabody Hotel in downtown Memphis. Heritage conducted a similar auction at the Peabody in 2012.
1956 EPE Lipstick and Statuette Advertising Flyer
July 23, 2011
This flyer was issued in 1956 by Official Star Souvenirs to advertise the availability of Elvis Presley Lipstick and the Bronzed Statuette. (The “Bronzed Statuette” is actually made of plastic.)
I have the Bronzed Statue in my collection. A few years ago I found an original shipping box of the lipsticks in different shades still on the display cards. I also have the color chart showing the different shades of lipstick.
1956 Elvis Presley Topps Salesman Sample
July 16, 2011
This combined three card panel was used by Topps in 1956 to advertise their Elvis Presley card set to dealers. The opposite side contains the images from three of the cards in the set. This was originally a one piece item. This example was cut in three pieces.
I recently added this to my collection after a lengthy search.