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Clump of Elvis Presley's hair sells for 11,300GBP at auction

More than 150 items that had belonged to the former president of the Elvis Presley fan club went on the block at Chicago's Leslie Hindman auctioneers.

The most expensive items included a red ultrasuede shirt worn by Presley, which was sold for $34,000, and a monogrammed cream-colored shirt that sold for $62,000, according to the auction house's listing of post-auction sale prices.

Two concert-worn scarves sold for a combined $2,318. A set of concert-used handkerchiefs went for $732.

Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)