Old John Lennon letter sold for more than $28,000 at auction in Boston

A letter John Lennon wrote in 1971 has sold for more than $28,000 Thursday night (October 23) at the Boston-based RR Auction.

The letter was written on Apple Records stationery, soon after Yoko One released her album ‘Fly’ and was addresses to New York-based television host Joe Franklin. In the letter, Lennon raves about his wife’s musical talents and asks Franklin to give the record a listen.

One part of the letter reads: “Of course Yoko can explain her music better in person, this is a kind of introduction. For something rather more ‘straight’ a track called ‘Mrs. Lennon’ on Fly is an example of her more conservative side. She was trained as a classical musician, and took music composition in Sarah Lawrence College as her major. It’s far out, but don’t let it frighten you.”

This letter was one of several Beatles-related items that were auctioned off at the October 24 event. Collector’s items such as Beatles ticket stubs and a batch of stock transfer sheets from 1969, signed by each Beatle individually, were sold as well.

Other rare items such as The Guitar of Hope (signed by artists such as Britney Spears, Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande) were sold as well as Joey Ramone’s handwritten lyrics of his solo track ‘Maria Bartiromo’.