The iconic hat worn by Margaret Hamilton in 1939’s The Wizard of Oz is going up for auction – just in time for the release of the Wicked sequel, Wicked: For Good, which hits theatres next week.

(AP) — Just in time for the theatrical release of “Wicked: For Good,” fans will get a chance to own memorabilia from the 1939 original film, “The Wizard of Oz,” and one item is especially witchy.

Margaret Hamilton's screen-worn Wicked Witch of the West hat - the actual pointy black cone she wore while cackling through the skies of Oz - sold at Heritage Auctions this week for $575,000. The hat ...

Heritage Auctions is returning to the yellow brick road just one year after conducting one of the most significant auctions in the history of entertainment memorabilia, headlined by the ...

Wicked: For Good, still in theaters, surpasses another Wizard of Oz adaptation in the rankings of the highest-grossing ...

Wizard of Oz Auction This image released by Heritage Auctions shows the hat worn by Margaret Hamilton in "The Wizard of Oz." (Heritage Auctions via AP)Margaret Hamilton (AP) Wizard of Oz Auction This ...