Marvin Gaye's
PASSPORT
found hidden inside
record on US version
of Antique's Roadshow
The soul legend's passport has been valued at $20,000 after it was discovered in a vinyl by the owner who paid just 50 cents for it
Marvin Gaye's passport has been discovered on the Antiques Roadshow - hidden in a vinyl bought for just 50 cents.
The soul legend's official document has now been valued at a minimum of $20,000, or around £12,500.
The memorabilia was discovered by a Motown collector who was buying records from an estate sale held in Detroit after the death of another musician.
Speaking to valuation expert Laura Wooley on the American version of the show, the lucky fan said: "When I got home I was going through them, and out of an album fell this passport.
"So it literally fell into my hands."
The passport, issued in 1964, shows the Lets Get It on singer looking fresh faced.
The antique expert said the passport was issued during 'the best time of the singer's life', when his career was taking off.
Speaking about the high valuation, Wooley said: "It's not a really common thing to see Marvin Gaye memorabilia."
Gaye's family have recently claimed singer Robin Thicke plagiarised the iconic singer's 1977 song Got to Give It Up with his song Blurred Lines.
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