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Permalink Reply by Paul on October 27, 2016 at 2:24pm

I like how John writes and the fact that his song Cold Turkey is slipping down the charts!

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Permalink Reply by sling on October 28, 2016 at 8:04am

These fantastic Beatles discoveries are becoming too frequent. Sgt Peppers Drum on album cover found in a barn, the queen letter at yard sale....

More likely someone close to Lennon purloined this letter, needed the money, but did not want to be associated with it so arranged for a friend to "find it" at yard sale. 

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on October 29, 2016 at 12:02am

I am not sure that this is all that fantastic as it was never actually sent.

If we were talking about a letter with a Buckingham Palace receipt stamp then we might be in the $50,000+ league but for me this one would be more like $10,000 - $20,000.

Obviously it is much more interesting than a run-of-the-mill signature given that it is on John's letterhead paper and is apparently a draft of a letter to the Queen but I wouldn't get too excited about it.  

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Permalink Reply by Paul on October 29, 2016 at 12:11am

The letter was found years ago but the person forgot where he placed it in his basement.

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Permalink Reply by sling on October 29, 2016 at 10:18am

That is the story but could easily be made up.

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