Johnny Cash jumpsuit brings $50,000 at auction
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- A one-day auction of Johnny Cash memorabilia turned out to be twice as lucrative as expected, with help from a bidding war on the embroidered blue jumpsuit he wore during a rehearsal at San Quentin state prison.
Sunday's sale by Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills was expected to bring in between $200,000 and $400,000. Darren Julien says the final total went over $700,000.
Cash was wearing the blue jumpsuit at a rehearsal in 1969 when he was photographed giving "The Finger" to a concert photographer.
Julien says the suit was bought by a collector in Belgium after a bidding war raised the price to $50,000. A poster announcing Cash's performance at the prison sold for $25,000.
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