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    • May 17, 1969
    The Father of the Blues, W.C. Handy, is honored with a six-cent postage stamp. Fourteen years later, he is inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
    May 24, 1978
    The U.S. Postal Service issues a Jimmie Rodgers commemorative stamp
    Feb 24, 1992
    The U.S. Postal Service unveils two different images of Elvis Presley for a 1993 stamp. The public will vote on which design to use: the younger, 1950s-era performer, or the older 1970s-era version
    Apr 6, 1992
    The American public begins voting on whether an image of the younger Elvis or the older Elvis should appear on the forthcoming Elvis Presley stamp
    Jun 4, 1992
    During a ceremony at Memphis' Graceland Mansion, Priscilla Presley announces the postal service has selected the younger, '50s-era Elvis Presley for a postage stamp, over the older, '70s-era Elvis, following voting by the general public
    Jan 8, 1993
    Elvis Presley receives tribute with a 29-cent U.S. postage stamp, his '50s-era likeness selected in a poll of citizens. Some consumers purposely mail letters to fake addresses so they can get their mail back, stamped with "Return To Sender"
    Jun 9, 1993
    The U.S. Postal Service unveils a commemorative stamp of Hank Williams at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds during Fan Fair in Nashville
    Jun 16, 1993
    The U.S. Postal Service issues a Legends of Rock 'N' Roll series of stamps, including the second Elvis Presley stamp, plus images of Bill Haley, Clyde McPhatter, Ritchie Valens, Dinah Washington, Otis Redding and Buddy Holly
    Aug 17, 1993
    The U.S. postal service unveils a Patsy Cline stamp in Boston
    Sep 25, 1993
    The Postal Service issues a series of stamps honoring four important country music acts: Hank Williams, The Carter Family, Patsy Cline and Bob Wills



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