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Elvis Presley ‘Forever’ stamp going on sale; Priscilla Presley attends dedication ceremony

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Priscilla Presley greets enthusiastic Elvis fans and newlyweds Dawn and Phillip Pratt after a dedication ceremony for the new Elvis Forever stamp, the second postal stamp for the music icon, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, in Memphis. Mayor AC Wharton, Mayor Mark Luttrell, and Megan Brennan, the USPS Postmaster General, spoke at the unveiling. (Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal via AP)

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Elvis Presley “Forever” stamp is going on sale shortly at post offices nationwide.

Priscilla Presley, ex-wife of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, joined Postmaster General Megan Brennan at a dedication ceremony Wednesday outside Graceland, Presley’s longtime home in Memphis. Another ceremony is planned Thursday at the Elvis Presley Birthplace in Tupelo, Mississippi.

The stamp, a black-and-white image of the young Elvis accompanied by Presley’s signature in gold ink, is part of the Postal Service’s “Music Icons” series. The Postal Service also is exclusively releasing “Elvis Presley Forever,” a CD of 18 Presley hits.

Presley was born in Tupelo on Jan. 8, 1935, and moved to Memphis with his parents at age 13. He was 42 when he died on Aug. 16, 1977, in Memphis.

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