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30
May 2006
John
Lennon Letter
Sells
A
letter written by
John
Lennon
to a journalist who
accused The Beatles of
ripping off black music
has sold at auction for
£12,000
($22,000).
John
Lennon's angry,
handwritten message
reads: "Many kids were
turned on to black music
by us. It wasn't a rip
off, it was a
love-in."
The
letter was one of 12
items of John Lennon
memorabilia under the
hammer at the Bonhams
auction house in
London.
A
copy of the Sergeant
Pepper album signed by
The Beatles sold for
£14,000.
However,
a black felt hat which
John Lennon wore in the
last official Beatles
photoshoot failed to
sell.
There
have been several
auctions of
Lennon-related items in
recent
months.
A
schoolbook featuring the
singer's drawing of
Lewis Carroll's poem The
Walrus and the Carpenter
sold for £126,000
in April
2006.
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