THE ELVIS EMPIRE COLLECTION 2006-01-07 Auction - 786 Price Results - REGENCY-SUPERIOR, LTD. in MO
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358: 1960s-80s ELVIS RECORDS FROM NEW ZEALAND5: 1950s ELVIS PRESLEY'S PERSONAL BELT BUCKLE22: 1956 ELVIS PRESLEY SIGNED PHOTO
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St. Louis, MO, United States
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THE ELVIS EMPIRE COLLECTION

For all you Elvis Presley fans out there, you won’t believe the Elvis memorabilia up for sale in this special auction. We are offering one of the largest, privately held collections of Elvis Presley memorabilia ever to hit the market – almost $2 million worth! This auction is being held live in Beverly Hills, California.

This is the personal collection of Mr. Jim ‘E’ Curtin, a lifelong Elvis fan – but, not just any fan. Jim has been the foremost Elvis tribute artist for many years performing live before thousands nationwide. Additionally, Jim has authored numerous books on The King, and recorded several music CD’s – all the while amassing personal items related to this 20th Century pop culture icon – a phenomenal accomplishment for someone who genuinely idolized the legend.

Jim Curtin has been an avid fan of Elvis Presley since he was 8 years old. He has been collecting Elvis memorabilia for over 30 years, and is known to have one of the most extensive collections in the world, including over 20,000 photographs of Elvis as well as three of Elvis’ stage worn costumes.

Mr. Curtin’s collection is extraordinary for its content and rarity, as well as its massive quantity. There are thousands of original SUN and RCA record albums (both American and foreign labels, some autographed by Elvis) over a hundred promotional records, an extensive sheet music collection, thousands of magazines, thousands of postcards and advertising posters, and hundreds of pieces of Elvis memorabilia produced by Elvis Presley Enterprises.

One of the record highlights includes a rare 1966 RCA 45rpm for ‘I’ll be Back’. Framed under Lucite, the white label reads “For Special Academy Award Consideration Only”. This record was made for submission to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and is the rarest RCA Elvis single available to the public. Few were originally made and even fewer survived – this record being in outstanding condition.

From Elvis’ concerts, there are original ticket stubs, programs, backstage passes, worn scarves, guitar picks, belts, buckles – highlighted by three stage-worn suits. These elaborately, designed suits are well documented and coveted by the most avid collectors. One such suit is the nail-mirrored, white jumpsuit Elvis wore in concert at the Houston Astrodome on March 3, 1974 before a record-setting 44,000 fans. This suit was personally presented to Jim Curtin on March 31, 1975 by Elvis backstage in Las Vegas.

Another highlight of the collection includes two original ticket stubs to the Ed Sullivan TV Show on which Elvis appeared, October 28, 1956. Both stubs are inside the original ticket folder, and are the only ones known to exist. An incredibly rare offering housed in a Lucite holder and placed in a framed box.

The Elvis Empire collection will be auctioned over two days. The sale will take place in the ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Beverly Hills on January 7th & 8th. Viewing of all Elvis memorabilia is available during the week of the auction beginning on Tuesday, January 3rd at Regency-Superior's Beverly Hills Gallery. Online bidding with full color photographs is available on the web at www.RegencySuperior.com, and includes estimates and up-to-date opening bids. Additionally, collectors are able to bid via ‘eBay Live’ during the sale.

Completely dedicated to Elvis Presley, the auction catalog itself is sure to become a collectible item. The cost of the catalog is $29, and may be ordered by calling Regency-Superior toll-free at (800) 782-0066, or at their website. The cost of the catalog is refundable towards any purchase made at the sale.

Highlights from the Jim ‘E’ Curtin – Elvis Empire Collection:

RCA Record store streamers
Three original stage worn costumes & jumpsuits
1956 jewelry, bracelets and necklaces
Personal Elvis autographs
Complete movie collection (1,000+ pieces)
1956 bubblegum cards and boxes
1956 statues, wallets and belts
1956 Elvis game
1956 toys, games, shirts and scarves
1957 Elvis doll in a box
4,000+ original SUN & RCA records - 78s, 45s & 33s
Original concert tickets
Autographed SUN records
100 promotional records
Rare RCA record “I’ll be Back”
Extensive sheet music collection
Elvis Presley stamps and plates
Many movie premier souvenir items
1961 “Blue Hawaii” promotional leis
Original Elvis Presley Boulevard signs
1970’s Las Vegas stage used guitar pick
Elvis’ 1977 last tour guitar pick
Extensive Las Vegas Elvis Menu Collection
Elvis-worn white western dinner suit
Elvis complete decanters set
Elvis’ personal on tour used cane
Original Ed Sullivan ticket stubs
Elvis-worn brown western jacket
Elvis-worn denim dragon slacks
Approximately 100 pieces boxcar jewelry
Approximately 4,000 original magazines
Perfumes, binders
Very large Elvis Christmas collection
Extensive sealed sets of 8-tracks, cassettes, CD’s
Original Elvis worn concert scarves
Extensive postcard collection
Enormous advertising collection
Enormous fan club booklets collection
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1969 ELVIS' PERSONAL 2-PIECE WHITE DINNER SUIT: White polyester highly decorative two-piece dinner suit, with faint white-on-white pinstripe pattern. Three-buttoned jacket, the cuffs one-buttoned, and the buttons themselves are gold backed
0001: 1969 ELVIS' PERSONAL 2-PIECE WHITE DINNER SUITEst. $7,000-$10,000See Sold Price
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1969 ELVIS' PERSONAL RUST COLORED JACKET: Polyester twill two pocket jacket embroidered in a heavy hemplike thread, bolero-style, across the chest, back, and along the pocket flaps and cuffs. The jacket has an orange lining and bears the
0002: 1969 ELVIS' PERSONAL RUST COLORED JACKETEst. $3,500-$5,000
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1974 ELVIS' BLACK JEANS WITH DRAGON MOTIF: Faded glory hipster style pants, 100% cotton black jeans made in Hong Kong, size 36, by "Appendagez". Brass button at the zipper fly. A decorative red, white, and green dragon, highlighted in silver
0003: 1974 ELVIS' BLACK JEANS WITH DRAGON MOTIFEst. $2,000-$2,500See Sold Price
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1950s ELVIS PRESLEY'S PERSONAL BELT BUCKLE: Silver plated belt buckle about 1½" square with engraved family initial 'P' in center. 'M.J.C. Co' marking on reverse. Scratch at bottom left, clearly used. It didn't take Emily Bronte to tell us
0005: 1950s ELVIS PRESLEY'S PERSONAL BELT BUCKLEEst. $700-$1,000
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1950s ELVIS' PERSONAL FAMILY TIE CLIP: Tie clip, 2" long with family initial 'P' on small medallion hanging by a chain anchored to the ends of the tie clip. Clearly used. Gift from Vernon Presley to Jime Curtin. Accompanied by letter of
0006: 1950s ELVIS' PERSONAL FAMILY TIE CLIPEst. $700-$1,000
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1960s ELVIS' PERSONAL GOLD PLATED TIE CLASP: Tie clasp with initial 'P' in oval, about 3" long. Letter 'S' in five sided irregular box (maker's mark) on back of clasp. Elvis used this clasp. Gift from Vernon Presley to Jim Curtin. Accompanied
0007: 1960s ELVIS' PERSONAL GOLD PLATED TIE CLASPEst. $700-$1,000See Sold Price
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1956 ELVIS' PERSONAL RCA VICTOR CHAIR: All he ever wanted to do, he said over and over again, was to buy his parents a house. 1034 Audubon Drive was the first home Elvis' family ever owned - a pale green three bedroom, two bath ranch
0008: 1956 ELVIS' PERSONAL RCA VICTOR CHAIREst. $2,000-$2,500
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c.1956 SERVING TRAY FROM AUDUBON HOUSE: Beautiful 16x10x¾" tray with handles. Glass etched with leaf bearing twig design and initialized lettering 'EP' for Elvis Presley. Originally from the Audubon House. Rare and wonderful piece of
0009: c.1956 SERVING TRAY FROM AUDUBON HOUSEEst. $2,000-$2,500See Sold Price
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1974 NAIL MIRROR SUIT WORN AT THE ASTRODOME: Famous costumes usually have numbers, or are identified by function or role. But Elvis' jumpsuits have names. There's Marlon Brando's leather motorcycle jacket and Scarlett O'Hara's ball gown, and
0011: 1974 NAIL MIRROR SUIT WORN AT THE ASTRODOMEEst. $250,000-$300,000See Sold Price
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1975 CONCERT WORN DARK BLUE TWO-PIECE SUIT: Two-piece dark blue suit, comprised of sleeveless zippered jumpsuit and two button suit jacket, both in the Italian wool gabardine blend used by designer Bill Belew for all of Elvis' performance
0012: 1975 CONCERT WORN DARK BLUE TWO-PIECE SUITEst. $150,000-$200,000
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1974 CONCERT WORN LEATHER SUIT: Two piece buff-colored leather suit, custom made for Elvis by the famous North Beach Leather Company, and bearing its label. The jacket is hand-stitched, 5-button, with 2-button cuffs. The pants,
0013: 1974 CONCERT WORN LEATHER SUITEst. $50,000-$75,000
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1970s ELVIS CONCERT USED WHITE GUITAR PICK: White guitar pick with initial 'E' in gold used by Elvis during a concert in Las Vegas. Concert used personalized Elvis picks are very rare. Placed in 5¼x6¼"x1" glass frame box. Accompanied by
0014: 1970s ELVIS CONCERT USED WHITE GUITAR PICKEst. $3,500-$5,000See Sold Price
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ELVIS CONCERT USED MULTI-COLORED GUITAR PICK: Multi-colored guitar pick, housed within a metal framed 15½x19½" color photo of Elvis in concert on his 'Sun Dial Tour'. Last known pick used on stage. The pick Elvis is using in the photo is the
0015: ELVIS CONCERT USED MULTI-COLORED GUITAR PICKEst. $2,500-$3,500See Sold Price
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1975 SCARF GIVEN TO CONCERT ATTENDEE: White scarf (33" square) with printed blue simulated signature given to Jim Curtin in Las Vegas in June, 1975. Some light age staining, otherwise very fine. Accompanied by letter of authenticity from
0016: 1975 SCARF GIVEN TO CONCERT ATTENDEEEst. $1,000-$1,500
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SCARF FROM ELVIS' LAST NEW YEAR'S EVE CONCERT: This stained white scarf, measuring 42x34", was given by Elvis, from the stage, to Jim Curtin, at what would be the King's last New Year's Eve Concert, at the Civic Center Arena in Pittsburgh on
0017: SCARF FROM ELVIS' LAST NEW YEAR'S EVE CONCERTEst. $1,000-$1,500See Sold Price
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ELVIS' PALE BLUE CONCERT WORN SCARF: Nylon scarf (about 42x34") from the private collection of Phil Efron. Numbered on scarf and accompanying Certificate of Authenticity. Some usual light soiling and aging. Still very fine. Accompanied
0018: ELVIS' PALE BLUE CONCERT WORN SCARFEst. $1,000-$1,500
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1973 HALF SCARF THROWN FROM STAGE BY ELVIS: Here is half of the last scarf thrown from the stage, as Elvis sang the last song on the last night of the sold-out Nassau Coliseum shows in Uniondale, New York. Out of the 16,500 people who saw
0019: 1973 HALF SCARF THROWN FROM STAGE BY ELVISEst. $1,000-$1,500
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SUN 210 GOOD ROCKIN TONIGHT 45 SIGNED BY ELVIS: Unique 45rpm single from SUN, stamped in block letters 'SAMPLE' in red ink. Inscribed 'Thank You' and autographed 'Elvis Presley' in the presence of Jim Curtin. On the flip side, 'I DON'T CARE IF THE
0020: SUN 210 GOOD ROCKIN TONIGHT 45 SIGNED BY ELVISEst. $7,000-$10,000See Sold Price
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SUN 215 MILKCOW BLUES BOOGIE SIGNED BY ELVIS: Unique 78rpm single from SUN, stamped in block letters 'SAMPLE' in red ink. Inscribed on the flip 'You're A Heartbreaker' side: '2 Jim, Thank You, Elvis Presley'. This was a gift from Elvis to Jim
0021: SUN 215 MILKCOW BLUES BOOGIE SIGNED BY ELVISEst. $7,000-$10,000See Sold Price
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1956 ELVIS PRESLEY SIGNED PHOTO: Black and white 8x10" second generation photo signed by Elvis using violet magic marker to which he adds: 'Always'. Insignificant photo fault at top left. From the Frontier Hotel in Vegas. Perfect
0022: 1956 ELVIS PRESLEY SIGNED PHOTOEst. $700-$1,000See Sold Price
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c.1958 ELVIS PRESLEY SIGNATURE: Three of hearts playing card with faded signature in black pencil reading 'Elvis' and he adds 'Sincerely'. Just imagine Elvis having a straight flush! Accompanied by letter of authenticity from Jim
0023: c.1958 ELVIS PRESLEY SIGNATUREEst. $250-$350See Sold Price
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1959 ELVIS SIGNED PLATE: Plate belonging to Elvis Presley, 9" diameter, signed on reverse in black magic marker reading 'Best Wishes Elvis'. The plate is broken into large piece and two small pieces that occurred during
0024: 1959 ELVIS SIGNED PLATEEst. $700-$1,000See Sold Price
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ELVIS-THAT'S THE WAY IT IS' SIGNED RECORD: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Presents' 7" 33 1/3 radio spot promotion single, SIGNED BY ELVIS in blue ball point ink just below the title. This disc contains seven cuts of varying length (10 to 60 seconds)
0025: ELVIS-THAT'S THE WAY IT IS' SIGNED RECORDEst. $2,000-$2,500See Sold Price
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