A prison ID owned by Tupac is the most expensive Tupac item ever sold
25 July 2019, 16:52
| Written by
Cerys Kenneally
A prison ID owned by late rapper Tupac Shakur has been sold at a record-breaking price, making it the most expensive piece of Tupac memorabilia ever sold.
Heritage Auctions opened bidding on the ID card at $2,000. It was sold for $30,000 (£24,041) after 30 bids.
The badge was issued to Shakur on 28 February 1995 by the State of New York Department of Correctional Services.
#Tupac's prison ID goes under the hammer in #Dallas pic.twitter.com/oiv0knBY6x
— Ruptly (@Ruptly) July 17, 2019
Earlier this month a breakup letter written by Shakur to Madonna went on sale with a starting price of $100,000. The bidding ends tomorrow (26 July).
The breakup letter is up for auction now via gottahaverockandroll.com. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to breastcancer.org.
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