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A pair of Tupac Shakur handwritten letters
27 March 2017, 13:00 EDT
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A pair of Tupac Shakur handwritten letters
2 Autograph letters signed ("2Pac"), 6 pp, 4to, Dannemora, New York, both dated August 17, 1995, to a young woman, with transmittal envelopes. WITH: 2 polaroids of Tupac, his cousin, and others, each annotated. Shakur continues his correspondence with a young woman with whom he was infatuated, expressing his deep affection for her and his desire to know more about her.
In the first letter, Shakur sends the woman photographs and two full-page love poems, titled respectively "Thinkin' of You" and "What [drawing of an eye] Believe." He signed both ("Tupac Shakur") and added that the poems were "Exclusively" for her. In the second letter, Shakur expresses how smitten he is by the young woman at length. He notes: "I / wonder how could I be so hopeful and be in prison / 4 a crime I didn't commit then other timez I / wonder how I could have so much money & fame / and still be so lonely and unhappy...." He asks her to come visit him and explains that, even though he had only gotten married on April 4th, he is getting divorced; he adds that his marriage "was not / meant 2 be from day one and it just took me / a few months 2 figure it out...." Shakur expresses enthusiasm about his appeal going through and getting out on bail. He adds that he has completed a screenplay, is "working on the book deal / and renegotiating my existing recording contract."
8 1/2 x 11 in
In the first letter, Shakur sends the woman photographs and two full-page love poems, titled respectively "Thinkin' of You" and "What [drawing of an eye] Believe." He signed both ("Tupac Shakur") and added that the poems were "Exclusively" for her. In the second letter, Shakur expresses how smitten he is by the young woman at length. He notes: "I / wonder how could I be so hopeful and be in prison / 4 a crime I didn't commit then other timez I / wonder how I could have so much money & fame / and still be so lonely and unhappy...." He asks her to come visit him and explains that, even though he had only gotten married on April 4th, he is getting divorced; he adds that his marriage "was not / meant 2 be from day one and it just took me / a few months 2 figure it out...." Shakur expresses enthusiasm about his appeal going through and getting out on bail. He adds that he has completed a screenplay, is "working on the book deal / and renegotiating my existing recording contract."
8 1/2 x 11 in
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