Imagine that! £ 30k for letter by Lennon
The letter penned by John Lennon to his aunt and, right, a young Lennon with his mother THE earliest known letter written by former Beatle John Lennon is expected to fetch more than £ 30,000 at auction next month.
The 11- year- old Lennon put pen to a fold- out card shortly after Christmas 1951 to thank his Aunt “Harrie” Harriet for the presents she gave him, including a book about famous ships.
Lennon, who had a hit called Imagine, regularly wrote to his family and friends throughout his Beatles career but the thank- you message – with a few errors – to his mother Julia's younger sister is understood to be his fi rst letter.
Formerly the property of his cousin David Birch – Harriet’s son – it will be sold by TracksAuction. com.
The auction contains around 300 lots of memorabilia including the address book from Liverpool’s Cavern Club where the group played, and records once owned by Lennon who was murdered in 1980.
Harriet died in 1972. Online bidding begins on March 24.