17th Jan, 2024 10:00
From Pooh to Potter & Beatles to Blondie | Pop Culture & Toys
THE BEATLES INTEREST
ARCHIVE OF CORRESPONDENCE FROM JOHN LENNON'S AUNT MIMI SMITH
comprising a series of four letters and a photograph of the Beatles inscribed verso between Mimi Smith a Mrs J. Grierson of Ayrshire in the mid 1960s with several references to John Lennon including a note of his very busy recording schedule in November 1965; accompanied by Beatles Fan Club correspondence including a lock of 'John Lennon's Real Hair' as issued by Freda Kelly Northern Fan Club Secretary and publicity photographs bearing spurious signatures, housed and neatly presented in a binder, along with a photograph album documenting the visit of Mrs Grierson to Liverpool and Menlove Avenue
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Sold for £850
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