Michael Jackson memorabilia auctioned

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A crystal-studded shirt worn onstage by Michael Jackson: $52,500. A young Jackson's painting of Mickey Mouse: $25,000. Owning a piece of a pop icon who died before his time: Priceless.

Or, at least, very expensive.

Twenty-one items once owned by Jackson sold at auction on Friday for a total of $205,000, dwarfing the auction house's early conservative estimate of $6,000 for the collection.

Text: AP

Images: Auction for Michael Jackson memorabilia takes place  in Las Vegas on June 26. (Photograph copyright AP. Unauthorised reproduction is prohibited.)

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