This time out,

the Yankees were a lot kinder to the South.

Several hundred

people swarmed into Christie's auction house in New York Wednesday to

bid on items from Sharpsburg's Herb Bridges massive "Gone With the

Wind" memorabilia collection.

When the dust

had settled, the items had sold for more than $334,000. After Christie's

deducts its fees, the former Sharpsburg postman is expected to receive

$292,000.

Christie's

had originally estimated the auction would fetch $593,000 and many of

the items went for considerably less than the original estimate.

One of the

biggest surprises at the auction was a sweater worn by Olivia De Havilland

in two scenes in the movie. The sweater first appears when Melanie meets

Ashley at the train station in Atlanta during his Christmas break. De

Havilland also wears the sweater when she accepts Belle Watling's money

for the hospital.

The sweater

was estimated to bring up to $6,000, but sold for more than $16,000.

Other items

of note that sold included:

A group of

handkerchiefs and scarves that were created and released when the film

was distributed. The group sold for $900 and the pre-auction estimate

was $600.

A 1938 hardcover

edition of the book owned by the actress who played Belle Watling. The

book was signed by Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh and fetched $9,500. It

was estimated to bring up to $10,000.

A petticoat

worn by Vivien Leigh sold for $5,500. Pre-auction estimates pegged the

value at between $5,000-$7,000.

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