Posted March 9, 200817 yr Elvis' Oldest Known Signature For Sale Elvis oldest known signature is for sale through Guernseys and eBay. It was found on a checkout card from his school library for the book "English Fairy Tales" by Flora Annie Steel, when he was in seventh grade in Tupelo, Mississippi. The starting bid is US $45,000.00, while the signature is set to pselll for an estimated US $90,000.00 to US $100,000.00. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/elvis1959/oldest_ep_signature.jpg Background Two longtime Elvis memorabilia collectors made the find of a lifetime: the oldest known complete Elvis signature. It was written on a checkout card from his school library when he was in seventh grade in Tupelo, Mississippi. The collectors, Bud Glass and Russ Howe, were introduced to a former librarian at the junior high in Tupelo through a mutual acquaintance. Glass has signed letters of authenticity from the former librarian, who found the card in the book "English Fairy Tales." The librarian, who got permission to search the school library for other cards after she found this one, put it in her scrapbook and kept it for over 40 years. The story is even more piquant because the wing of the Milam School in Tupelo that contained the old library burned in February 1979. If the librarian hadn't saved the signed card in her scrapbook, it would have gone up in smoke. The next earliest complete Elvis signature is from when he was in high school in the early 1950's. Glass also located three people who had checked out the book at the same time as Elvis. Source: ElvisMatters / Updated: Mar 9, 2008 What a fantastic find
March 9, 200817 yr That is absolutly Amazing, i would love that to go in my scrap book. Can anybody please lend me $100,000.00 :yahoo:
March 9, 200817 yr It is a great find. I wonder how much they paid for it though :rolleyes: I don't know, but i would like it :cheer:
March 28, 200817 yr Author Elvis - Still The Tops For Autograph Hunters: :cheer: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/elvis1959/Signature6.jpg Elvis' autograph is still a top scribble, according to Autograph Magazine's annual list of rock 'n' roll signatures. At prices of up to $25,000 (GBP12,500), the King's autograph is still a hot item to collectors, over 30 years after his death. Beatle Sir Paul MCCartney's signature comes in at number two on the new Top 10 Rockin' Buys list, compiled by expert Roger Epperson, and Aerosmith combined are third. But Autograph magazine editor Steve Cyrkin urges fans to be careful when buying the star's scribbles. He says, "Watch out, there are forgeries abound, and not just on the internet. We've found galleries with more forged than authentic autographs, particularly in tourist destinations. "Get a second opinion from a respected music autograph expert, or get yours authenticated by a reputable autograph authentication service." EIN says please note, 99% of Elvis autographs for sale are fakes or by Graceland secretaries. :( Autograph Magazine's Top 10 Rock 'n' Roll buys are: 1. Elvis Presley 2. Sir Paul McCartney 3. Aerosmith 4. Eric Clapton 5. AC DC 6. Bob Dylan 7. Jimmy Page 8. Sir Elton John 9. Eddie Van Halen 10. B.B. King. (News, Source;SanjaM)
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