MJ’s ‘never-before-seen’ family photoalbum goes up for auction
A never-before-seenfamilyphoto album of Michael Jackson has been put on themarket for sale.
Taken in the 1970s, the snapsare of relatives and friends - most unknown to the public.
Bound in a nondescript cover,it looks just like any other family album,but it provides a unique insight into pop star's most famous clan.
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| Michale jackson photo Album |
It was one of a massivecollection of items Jackson placed into storage in the 1990s.
But they were repossessedshortly before his 2009 death because he could not afford to pay the 60,000pounds release fee.
A private collector based inBritain bought the album and is now selling it at WH Peacocksauctioneers inBedford, Bedfordshire, next month.
The sale has already attractedhuge interest in the U. S. and auction housesbelieve the lot will well exceed its base price of just 3,000 pounds.
While some of the imagesclearly show Jackson, the subjects in some of the other shots are lessidentifiable.
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| Michael jackson Unseen Photo Album |
The auctioneers admit that, without a member of theJackson family themselves pointing out who everyone was, be they relatives orfriends, it is difficult to identify many individuals.
A spokesman for the auction house admitted he had never seenanything like this before.
"We have kept the salevalue low, because so many people still have Michael Jackson memorabilia, butno one has anything like this," John Lewissaid.
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| Michael Jackson at childhood |
"I deal with rock and popmemorabilia and items every day and you just don't see something as intimate asthis coming up for auction, fromMichael Jackson or anyone for that matter.
"It's a family album, just like anyone one of us mayhave. There are little Polaroids, small prints and regular photographs - it'sjust that in these photos is a global megastar.
"We have already had a lotof interest from the U. S. but we're expecting interest from all over the world.
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| Michael Jackson group Photo |
"It is intriguing to lookat these photos and guess who is in them, obviously we all look a lookdifferent when we're younger so it's fun to guess who is who.
"I suppose the real peoplewho'll know who all the people are in the album are the Jackson familythemselves," he added.
The seller - who wishes to remain anonymous - picked up the album from private collectors in the U. S. 
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