Elvis Presley's fingerprints up for auction

The King loved shooters even more than Ted Nugent

Chris Vinnicombe, Mon 1 Sep, 5:16 pm BST
Elvis Presley's fingerprints up for auction

Is that the outline of a gun or was he just pleased to see the audience?

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Elvis Presley's fingerprints are up for auction on Thursday (4 September) alongside a king's ransom of rock 'n' roll memorabilia including John Bonham's last Led Zeppelin drum kit, a torched Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster and the piano that The Beatles used to record Hey Jude.

Appearing on The King's application for a concealed gun permit, the prints are thought to be the only set in existence. Stamped 30 October 1970, the application notes that Elvis was applying for a permit for a Colt revolver and a Beretta automatic pistol.

Elvis was renowned for carrying a piece whenever he left the house and he would even go onstage with a small Derringer in his boot. Over the past 15 years over 300 of his hand guns and rifles have come to auction in the USA.

To obtain a firearm, The King would have had to apply for a license in every US state that he travelled through. In normal circumstances these written licenses and full set of fingerprints would be filed until the owner died at the local sheriff's office. After the death of the licensee, the documentation would be shredded.

Somehow this set of prints escaped the shredder, and experts expect it to fetch around £50,000-75,000 at Thursday's It's More Than Rock 'N' Roll auction, which takes place at the Idea Generation Gallery in London.

Maybe the existence of these prints will finally dispel the rumour that The King is alive and well and selling ice cream in Iowa. Someone should track down that impersonator, take his fingerprints for comparison's sake and settle the matter once and for all.
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http://www.musicradar.com/news/guita...auction-171648

Is that the outline of a gun or was he just pleased to see the audience?

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Elvis Presley's fingerprints are among a host of memorabilia up for auction in London this month. Appearing on Presley's application for a concealed gun permit, the prints are thought to be the only set from the icon in existence. The memorabilia auction, entitled 'It's More Than Rock and Roll', will take place September 4 at the Idea Generation Gallery, London.



From the auction catalogue: Elvis Presley Fingerprints The only record of Elvis Presley's fingerprints that are known to exist. Elvis Presley in applying for a gun permit for a concealed weapon was asked for full sets of his fingerprints as well as other personal information. The details of which make up the State of California file copy where he records his driving license and social security numbers, his residential and his business address. The application notes that Elvis is applying for a concealed weapon permit for his Colt revolver 38 as well as a Berette(sic) Automatic 7.6 . The document has been stamped Oct 30 1970 and is signed on the reverse side by the applicant, where he also includes details of his sex hair and eye colour, height, weight, and date of birth and full sets of prints for both left and right digits. It is well know that Elvis would never leave the house without the protection of a weapon, he was even known to carry a small derringer in his boot whilst on stage. To obtain a fire arm he would have had to apply for a license in every state that he travelled through. In normal circumstances these written licenses and full set of fingerprints would be filed until the owner died at the local sheriffs office and after death of the licensee would be shredded. Somehow this perfect set escaped the shredder as a testimony to one of Elvis Presley's favourite pastimes, collecting weapons .Over the past 15 years over 300 of his hand guns and rifles have come to auction in the USA. Estimate GBP50,000-75,000 USD100000-150000

Source: www.elvisnews.com

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Wer unbedingt noch ein etwas spezielleres Stück Elvis Presley Memorabilia benötigt sollte diesen Monat noch nach London fahren: Unter dem Motto "It's More Than Rock and Roll" wird am Donnerstag in der Idea Generation Gallery eine Rock-Auktion stattfinden, deren Paradenummer ein Set von Elvis Fingerabdrücken ist, die dieser abgab als er sich um eine Waffenlizens bemühte. Angeblich die einzigen überlieferten Abdrücke des Mannes.




Na dann bin ich mal gespannt was die so einbringen.


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