I was 17 when I wrote this article back in 1992 for a special supplement issue of The Elvis Beat, my official Elvis Presley Fan Club newsletter.

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The rumors were beginning to fly. Was the Elvis stamp going to sell out through advance sales before even reaching post offices? No, but they would have if the US Postal Service hadn’t ordered a reprint to meet the unexpected (to them anyway) demand. The Elvis stamp is the most successful in the history of the US Postal Service, a phenomenal feat considering that it has not even been officially released yet.

To top that, for the first time in history a stamp will be released nationwide on its first day of issue, instead of solely at Memphis as originally planned.

Be on the lookout for many products featuring the stamp which are currently or will be available. Graceland stands to make a lot of money on this merchandise (along with money generated from other Elvis products because of new interest in Elvis). At the same time, the US Postal Service stands to make an incredible profit on the stamp, since most people will save them for their collections rather than actually use them.