Elvis Presley's Fingerprints Sell For $81K
Hendrix's Burned Guitar Also Sells For Big Money At Auction
LONDON -- An application to the state of California for a concealed-gun permit by Elvis Presley and a set of his fingerprints fetched $81,740 at an auction Thursday in London.
The King's personal one of the many music lots sold at Specialist auction house The Fame Bureau. Also sold was a guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was for $497,557 to a collector from the United States.
The Fame Bureau said Hendrix's guitar, which he set alight during a concert at London's Astoria in March 1967, was purchased by enthusiast Daniel Boucher, from Boylston, Mass.
The auctioneers said a copy of The Beatles' first contract with manager Brian Epstein sold for $426,478.
Hendrix's Burned Guitar Also Sells For Big Money At Auction
LONDON -- An application to the state of California for a concealed-gun permit by Elvis Presley and a set of his fingerprints fetched $81,740 at an auction Thursday in London.
The King's personal one of the many music lots sold at Specialist auction house The Fame Bureau. Also sold was a guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was for $497,557 to a collector from the United States.
The Fame Bureau said Hendrix's guitar, which he set alight during a concert at London's Astoria in March 1967, was purchased by enthusiast Daniel Boucher, from Boylston, Mass.
The auctioneers said a copy of The Beatles' first contract with manager Brian Epstein sold for $426,478.
