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16 March
2006
John Lennon
Autograph In Thrift Shop
A rare
John
Lennon
autograph that was left in a bag of
bric-a-brac outside a Swansea charity shop
could be worth thousands of
pounds.
The
piece of paper signed by the former Beatle
was left by an unknown donor at the Red
Cross shop in the city.
Several
specialist dealers have examined the
signature and all believe it is
genuine.
Volunteers
at the shop have been told it is worth at
least £1,000 and the search has begun
for a buyer.
Viv
Dent, who runs the shop on Union Street,
said the autograph was among a bag of
other donations left there last
summer.
"There
were lots of things in the bag," she said.
"I dismissed it for a while - it's not
something you expect to find. But I kept
it and decided to have someone have a look
at it."
She took
the piece of paper, possibly a cloakroom
ticket, to Swansea autograph dealer Steve
Speakman of Freaks, Geeks and
Autographs.
He said:
"We have taken some time and had a number
of people who deal in Beatles autographs
look at it and authenticate it. We don't
see that many in this part of the world.
It's in a lovely condition and it has been
kept flat but we don't know anything about
the previous owner. It would be nice to
think they did know what it was and
decided it would be a valuable piece to
give to the charity."
Mr
Speakman is handling the sale on behalf of
the Red Cross and estimates it is worth at
least £1000 and possibly
more.
"The
money is there for it because it is so
unusual." he said.
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