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December 2005
John Lennon's
Cheque Sells For £2000
A cheque
signed by former Beatle John Lennon and
made out to the Inland Revenue has been
auctioned for £2,000.
It was
put up for sale in Wiltshire by Lindi St
Clair, formerly known as Miss Whiplash,
after she decided she had no use for
it.
The
former madam, who now runs a Herefordshire
duck farm, bought the cheque for
£4,000 in 1988.
She said
she did not know who had bought it but did
not mind selling it at a loss.
She
said: "There were two bidders, one was on
the phone and was a commissioned buyer so
I don't know who they are. I think that
makes it more exciting."
Earlier,
the 53-year-old poultry keeper said: "I
had my fun with it when I bought it.
Nowadays it's a nuisance having to keep it
safe."
Miss St
Clair, who once stood for Parliament
campaigning for more liberal sex laws,
bought the cheque after entering into a
bidding war with the Hard Rock
Cafe.
It was
signed by Lennon on 23 January 1968 on a
District Bank Limited form and made out
for £6946.
Two
years after the purchase, Miss St Clair
was declared bankrupt by the Inland
Revenue.
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