A never-before-seenfamily
photo album of Michael Jackson has been put on the
market for sale.
Taken in the 1970s, the snaps
are 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 massive
collection of items Jackson placed into storage in the 1990s.
But they were repossessed
shortly before his 2009 death because he could not afford to pay the 60,000
pounds release fee.
A private collector based in
Britain bought the album and is now selling it at WH Peacocksauctioneers in
Bedford, Bedfordshire, next month.
The sale has already attracted
huge interest in the U. S. and auction houses
believe the lot will well exceed its base price of just 3,000 pounds.
While some of the images
clearly show Jackson, the subjects in some of the other shots are less
identifiable.
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| Michael jackson Unseen Photo Album |
The auctioneers admit that, without a member of the
Jackson family themselves pointing out who everyone was, be they relatives or
friends, it is difficult to identify many individuals.
A spokesman for the auction house admitted he had never seen
anything like this before.
"We have kept the sale
value low, because so many people still have Michael Jackson memorabilia, but
no one has anything like this," John Lewis
said.
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| Michael Jackson at childhood |
"I deal with rock and pop
memorabilia and items every day and you just don't see something as intimate as
this coming up for auction, from
Michael Jackson or anyone for that matter.
"It's a family album, just like anyone one of us may
have. There are little Polaroids, small prints and regular photographs - it's
just that in these photos is a global megastar.
"We have already had a lot
of 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 look
at these photos and guess who is in them, obviously we all look a look
different when we're younger so it's fun to guess who is who.
"I suppose the real people
who'll know who all the people are in the album are the Jackson family
themselves," he added.
The seller - who wishes to remain anonymous - picked up the album from private collectors in the U. S. 