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‘Mad Men’ Props for Charity Auction

You can now live vicariously through your favorite characters with these memorabilia.

May 26, 2016 | By Shatricia Nair

You can now own a little piece of your favorite American TV show, Mad Men, and all for a good cause. To raise funds for cancer charity City of Hope, the cult AMC TV series will organize an auction of more than 1,500 of Mad Menā€™s props through eBay, accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from Lionsgate, the studio that made the series. Property master Ellen Freund personally curated the prized items, some of which returned from ā€œMatthew Weinerā€™s Mad Menā€ exhibition at The Museum of the Moving Image in New York last year.

No prizes for guessing whose items will fetch the most money, though. Protagonist Don Draperā€™s wallet, orange visitor chairs, engagement ring to Betty and even his iconic 1964 Chrysler Imperial convertible will go under the hammer. Last year, his 1965 Cadillac Coupe DeVille sold for $48,980 on ScreenBid.

Collectors can also look forward to Peggy Olsonā€™s blue SC&P typewriter and Joan Harrisā€™ office ice bucket and tumbler set and Stan Rizzoā€™s notepad, complete with sketches.

Check out Screenbid.com for a preview of some items on auction and mark your calendars for June 1 because this is one auction all ā€˜Mad Menā€™ fans shouldnā€™t miss.


 
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