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Lennon's white 'Abbey Road' suit sells for $46K

Beatles memorabilia at auction also included rusted green 1972 Chrysler station wagon

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Image: John Lennon clothes
Matthew Vinci  /  AP
Two outfits worn by John Lennon are shown at the Braswell Galleries in Norwalk, Conn. On the left is the suit Lennon wore in the photo on the cover of the The Beatles' "Abbey Road" album. On the right is a blazer he wore during his video for the song "Imagine."
updated 1/3/2011 9:06:02 AM ET 2011-01-03T14:06:02

STAMFORD, Conn. — The white two-piece suit John Lennon wore on the cover of the Beatles' "Abbey Road" album has been sold at auction in Connecticut for $46,000.

The suit and other Beatles memorabilia were sold Saturday at the Braswell Galleries' annual New Year's Day auction to an online bidder who wished to remain anonymous.

Owner Kathy Braswell tells the Connecticut Post the holiday auction is their biggest event of the year.

The suit was custom made for Lennon by French designer Ted Lapidus.

Hank Gioiella of Darien paid $5,500 for a rusted green 1972 Chrysler station wagon Lennon and Yoko Ono owned.

Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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