This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/5/2023
Offered are two 1956 Topps Elvis Presley trading card wrappers, both the 1¢ and 5¢ variations. This set is highly sought-after by collectors as the most popular entertainment series of trading cards produced, and the first to feature a single music artist. The wrappers from the set are tougher to find. The first 46 cards of the set feature full-color images of Elvis in his musical career on the front with a descriptive caption contained in a red guitar. These 46 became known as the “Ask Elvis” cards, because on the back is the image of a telephone operator with the title “Ask Elvis,” under which a question is posed and then answered in Elvis’ voice, with his printed signature below. The remaining 20 cards feature Elvis’ film debut in Love Me Tender with full-color images of scenes from the movie captioned in a red movie clapboard replacing the red guitar. The 1¢ wrapper is completely intact, Near Mint condition, while the 5¢ version has sustained some tears, Very Good to Excellent condition.