Sylvester Stallone is to auction off part of his personal collection of movie memorabilia.

The sale will take place at Heritage Auctions in Los Angeles on December 18-20.

Stallone's personal memorabilia collection spans his career

Among the highlights of the hotly anticipated sale are a black leather jacket Stallone wore in Rocky (1976) and a US army jacket he sported as John Rambo in First Blood (1982).

Stallone explained in an interview with Heritage's Intelligent Collector magazine: "I thought other people would really appreciate the memorabilia. So, rather than keep it all in storage I thought I should just pass everything on."

Some of the proceeds from the sale will go to veterans charities.

Greg Rohan, president of Heritage Auctions, comments: "There are more than 1,400 props, costumes and personal items consigned by Mr. Stallone that will be available to his fans worldwide.

"He is an international superstar, and these items include some of the iconic, cultural symbols of clothing and props from his most famous and loved action films, the 'Rocky' and 'Rambo' series."

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