Iconic John Lennon items to be auctioned off

0 Comments | AFP, September, 2005

LOS ANGELES (AFP) — An iconic white suit worn by John Lennon on the cover of the Beatles' "Abbey Road" album and a hearse used in his "Imagine" documentary are set to go on sale, auctioneers said.

The suit and Lennon's modified funeral car are among 250 collectors items that will go on the block in the US gambling hub of Las Vegas starting October 2, according to organisers Julien Auctions.

The white suit, worn by Lennon in the cover photo for 1969's "Abbey Road" on which the "Fab Four" are pictured mid-stride on a London pedestrian crossing, is expected to go for between 100,000 and 150,000 dollars.

"This iconic white suit fueled rumors that Lennon represented a clergyman in McCartney's funeral procession," said Laura Woolley, of Julien's Auctions.

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