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| Legends
of American Music:
Elvis Presley
Airbrush and acrylic on board
Artist: Mark
Stutzman
Art director: Howard E. Paine
First day of issue: January 8, 1993
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For the Elvis stamp, one of the most highly publicized
postage stamps of all time, artist Mark Stutzman began
with a photograph of the singer dressed in the Civil
War-era jacket and tie he wore in the 1956 film Love
Me Tender. Stutzman felt that the expression on Presley’s
face was perfect, but he gave “the King”
a more colorful jacket; he also added the microphone
and a rakish lock of hair. |
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