McCartney’s schoolboy photo set for auction

October 7th, 2009 Soprano Sills' estate sells for more than $500KNEW YORK — An auction of the late soprano Beverly Sills' estate fetched more than a half-million dollars Wednesday — far more than expected for the costume designs, art and other personal items. Sills died in July 2007 after being diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer.

September 17th, 2009 Magazine signed by John Lennon sells for $12,713AMHERST, N.H. — A 1966 magazine signed by John Lennon containing his remark that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus has sold for $12,713.

September 10th, 2009 Bergman belongings on auction in StockholmSTOCKHOLM — A writing desk, film cameras and Golden Globe awards belonging to Swedish film legend Ingmar Bergman are attracting a huge interest from collectors as they go up for auction in Stockholm. Auction house Bukowskis says the 337 Bergman items for sale include the chess pieces most probably used in the director's 1957 film "The Seventh Seal" and a 1960s portrait of Bergman by Irving Penn.

September 7th, 2009 LONDON - A jewelled glove once worn by Michael Jackson has fetched 49,000 dollars at an auction in Melbourne. The late King of Pop threw the crystal-encrusted white glove into a crowd after a film premiere, while visiting Australia in 1996.

July 18th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's glove, which he wore during his 1984 Victory Tour, is being auctioned off and expected to fetch at least 50,000 pounds. It is fitted with 50 tiny flashing lights, powered by a nine-volt battery in the cuff, and can be turned on and off at the flick of a switch.

July 16th, 2009 Neil Armstrong check auctioned for over $27,000AMHERST, N.H. — A check signed by Neil Armstrong hours before he took off for the moon has been sold for $27,350, 40 years to the day after it was written.

July 13th, 2009 Warhol's Jackson portrait dropped from NY auctionEAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — A New York art gallery has temporarily removed an Andy Warhol portrait of Michael Jackson from the auction block.

July 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Reality TV star Kim Kadrshian has put up a list of her clothing and accessories for auction. The funds raised will go to a charity organization.

July 1st, 2009 LONDON - Los Angeles-based Julien's Auctions, which had to pull back a Michael Jackson Neverland estate sale at the last minute in April, are keen to restage the event if the late pop star's family gives them the nod. The owner of the auction house, Darren Julien and his partner Martin Nolan had to return all 1,390 items they had hoped to put under the hammer after Jackson's attorneys insisted they had no right to sell the memorabilia, reported contactmusic.com.

July 1st, 2009 LONDON - A Marilyn Monroe bathrobe, which was sold at an auction for $6,000 a decade ago, has gone under the hammer again in Las Vegas for a staggering $120,000. A private collector snapped up the robe Saturday during a two-day Julien's Auctions memorabilia sale, which also featured items which once belonged to Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson, reported femalefirst.co.uk.

July 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A bathrobe belonging to Marilyn Monroe has fetched a whopping 120,000 dollars at an auction in Las Vegas. A private collector was said to have made the bid during a two-day Julien's Auctions memorabilia sale.

June 23rd, 2009 LONDON - The Beatles hit "Hey Jude" has topped a poll to find the best tunes of Sir Paul McCartney. Contactmusic.com reports that the song "Hey Jude" was followed by the song "Penny Lane".

June 22nd, 2009 LONDON - A rare picture of legendary physicist Albert Einstein was sold for 49,300 pounds. The 1951 photo of the genius with his tongue out, taken at Princeton University in the US, was auctioned off Thursday on the website RRAuction.com, reported imbd.com.

May 30th, 2009 LONDON - A painting of pop diva Madonna in the nude with her ex-husband, film director Guy Ritchie, flopped at an auction Saturday. Brian Clements, head of the McTear's auction house, said there were a few bids for the oil painting by Scottish artist Peter Howson, but none that reached the minimum requirement of 15,000 pounds ($24,277).

May 28th, 2009 LONDON - Rock and roll legend Elvis Presley's old pill bottles are going into a Las Vegas auction, as part of a rare showbiz memorabilia. The bottles will be bid alongside a store card belonging to Marlon Brando and Marilyn Monroes mirror as well as more than 150 other items from Monroe' final home in Brentwood, California including furniture, clothing, and rare photographs, reports femalefirst.co.uk.