Michael Jackson's red leather Thriller jacket is up for sale

Michael Jackson's iconic red leather Thriller jacket is expected to fetch up to $400,000 at auction.

The red and black jacket that the late pop star wore in his 14-minute Thriller video is "the most recognised and significant piece of pop culture" to come up for sale, according to auction administrator Darren Julien.

The auctioneer expects it to go for at least $200,000 at the Music Icons sale at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, this month.

The jacket, signed "love Michael Jackson" by the man himself, is among other Jackson items on the auction block, which include a black glove he wore to the 1984 American Music Awards and one of his wigs. These iconic items are expected to fetch up to $30,000 and $6,000, respectively.

The auction also includes the shirt Jackson wore in his Scream video and the battered mailbox from the Carolwood Drive estate, where he died, aged 50, in 2009.

Other items up for grabs include one of Eric Clapton's guitars, Frank Sinatra's 1986 Jaguar, handwritten lyrics and a leather jacket from Johnny Cash, jackets and a guitar from Elvis Presley and a signed harmonica from Bob Dylan.

An additional 600 collectibles from the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Madonna and The Beatles, will also be on sale at the auction which takes place on June 25 and 26.