For sale: Lennon asks Clapton to join his band in $100,000+ letter
What a team they might have been. John Lennon’s eight-page letter to Eric Clapton is full of fascinating detail on the former-Beatles political and musical dreams.
2024-11-27
Albert Einstein’s E = mc2 letter sells for $1.2 million
A rare letter by Albert Einstein featuring his famous equation “E = mc2” has sold for more than $1 million at auction is the U.S. The handwritten letter sold at […]
2021-05-24
Rare Edgar Allan Poe letter sells for over $120,000 at RR Auction
A rare letter written by the celebrated Gothic author Edgar Allan Poe has sold for more than $120,000 at auction in the U.S. The “immensely desirable” letter was written to […]
2020-10-13
Abraham Lincoln’s lost Civil War letter set for $1 million auction
An Abraham Lincoln letter to a supporter during the U.S Civil War could sell for up to $1 million when it goes up for auction this month. The historic letter, […]
2020-10-01
Einstein’s ‘God’ letter to auction at Sotheby’s
An Albert Einstein letter on the existence of God will be offered for auction at Sotheby’s in New York this week. The letter is expected to sell for $70,000 – […]
2020-07-20
Historic letter written by van Gogh and Gaugin sold for over $230,000 in Paris
An “exceptional” joint letter written by artists Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin has sold for more than $230,000 at auction in Paris this week. The letter, which dates from […]
2020-06-17
Rare Jane Austen letter set for auction at Bonhams
A rare letter by the celebrated English novelist Jane Austen will be offered for sale at Bonhams in New York later this month. The handwritten letter is addressed to Austen’s […]
2019-10-08
Albert Einstein letter pair headline at Nate Sanders
A pair of letters from Albert Einstein were the standout lots of Nate D Sanders’ most recent sale on June 28. The first, sold for $31,250, is addressed to his […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-30
Neal Cassady’s letter to Jack Kerouac which inspired On the Road set for auction
The legendary letter written by Neal Cassady to Jack Kerouac, which inspired the Beat Generation classic ‘On the Road’, is heading to auction at Christie’s. Known as the ‘Joan Anderson’ […]
