A library card signed by Elvis Presley in seventh grade is expected to be among the hottest items at an auction of the late singer’s possessions at his Memphis mansion next month, Graceland officials said.

The card, which contains Elvis’s earliest known authentic signature, is one of 72 items featured at Graceland's August 14 auction, according to Angie Marchese, Graceland director of archives.

Other treasures of the King of Rock ’n’ Roll include a script for his Love Me Tender 1956 film debut and a gold lion's-head pendant, encrusted with 24 diamonds, two emeralds and a ruby, that Elvis wore on his famous Oval Office visit with president Richard Nixon in 1970.

Fans can start perusing items at the Graceland.com/auction site on August 1 and make early bids. The auction will be live-streamed.

The items are not part of the Graceland collection but belong to a private Australian collector, Greg Page, a founding member of The Wiggles children’s music group. Marchese said she has authenticated that every item did indeed belong to Elvis, and the estate may make its own bids.

The auction is the first on Graceland’s grounds, and it will be part of Elvis Week, which this year runs from August 9-17.

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