Angry letter to Paul McCartney from John Lennon up for auction
Lennon asks Paul if he is really 'that insane'
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An angry letter written to Paul McCartney and Linda from John Lennon in 1971 is now to be put up for auction online.
The typed letter is thought to be a draft, as it is unsigned and has corrections written on it by hand. It is two pages long and features John Lennon's letterhead, which is a circle containing a photo of himself and Yoko Ono, about to kiss.
In the letter, Lennon writes, "Do you really think most of today's art came about because of the Beatles? I don't believe you're that insane - Paul - do you believe that? When you stop believing it you might wake up!"
The letter is expected to fetch between £26,000 to £39,000 and will be auctioned online on 30 May, along with a number of other historical letters from people such as Marilyn Monroe and Adolf Hitler.
Rare photos of The Beatles performing at Shea Stadium recently sold for £30,000 at auction in Cheshire, England.
John Lennon wrote an angry rant to Paul McCartney in 1971
The photos were taken of the band in concert at the stadium in 1965 by Marc Weinstein, an amateur photographer who bluffed his way backstage using a press pass which he had made himself.
There were 61 black and white photos and they were sold at Omega Auctions in Cheshire, England, for £30,000, to a Beatles collector living in Washington, America.
Speaking of the winner, auctioneer Paul Fairweather said he is "a South American gentleman currently living in Washington [who] is a huge collector of Beatles memorabilia."
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