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Lot 203

George Harrison: A letter sent to a fan,
1969,

Amended
10 December 2015, 12:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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George Harrison: A letter sent to a fan,

1969,
in red ballpoint pen on a single sheet of plain paper, reading, Dear Roy, Thank you, and keep doing it. The smile you send out, comes back threefold. George Harrison, with three 'smiley' faces, with original envelope postmarked MCH 1969 (exact date unclear), sheet 20.5 x 25.5cm (8 x 10in)

Footnotes

This was sent to the vendor by George Harrison. A Beatles fan, the vendor's first letter to George was with reference to some negative publicity about the group in his local paper (Yorkshire Evening Post, he was studying at Leeds Art College at the time). The vendor had written to the paper supporting the group, hence George's comment 'Keep doing it'. The second letter came as a response to the vendor writing about Eastern religions and Hinduism in particular, and requesting George's recommendation for books on the subject.

Saleroom notices

Please note that the first letter mentioned in the footnote refers to this lot and the 'second letter' refers to lot 204.

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