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John Lennon 1976

This is my first post here (hope I'm doing this correctly), though I've been lurking for awhile. Thank you to everyone who takes the time to offer advice and opinions on these forums... I'm learning a lot from you. I was a fairly active collector in the late '70s... now, not so much. Had a lot of success receiving replies through the mail and I'll post some more later that I would like to get opinions on. In the meantime. John Lennon. Was listening to one of those 'Weekend with the Beatles' radio shows sometime in 1976. People were calling in relating their experiences... did you ever meet a Beatle? etc. Some girl called in and said that she wrote to John and received an autograph. Thought I would try that too. So, I sent two 45 picture sleeves and sheet music along with some fab fan letter - no idea what I said. About 10 days later, I received these... the large white background was the piece of mat board that I had in the return envelope. Almost threw that away. What do you think?

Thanks,Steve

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Permalink Reply by Steverino on August 29, 2014 at 8:51pm

Thank you all for your feedback and kind comments. I indeed feel very fortunate (and lucky) and I've treasured these for... oh, my... nearly 40 years. To get a reply from my favorite Beatle was certainly a thrill for me. I had always assumed that these were authentic, but have never shown them to anyone with knowledge or experience before now. Never hurts to have some more examples for comparison, so I hope these help someone else down the line. Jim, thanks for answering the question I was going to ask about whether or not John regularly accommodated autograph requests through the mail. Was curious about that. If he was good at signing, or if I just caught him in a good mood. Either way. A wonderful gift. I sent a thank you card but had no further communication. Thanks again everyone.

Steve

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Permalink Reply by Tony Bonich on August 31, 2014 at 3:22am

If you ever want to sell one give me a shout !!! nice collection

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Permalink Reply by Jim Cushman on August 30, 2014 at 5:05am

You're welcome Steve...great stuff...always glad to help...

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Permalink Reply by Edward Siebert on August 31, 2014 at 8:16pm

Just to add to the chorus, all very real and very cool! You're very lucky! As others have said, many books about his last five Dakota years talk about him wandering down to Yoko's office, called Studio One, on the ground floor of the Dakota, when he was bored and grabbing a handful of letters. And he was a good signer, in person and through the mail, and no secretarial sits. Well done!