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John Lennon’s ‘Smutty and Funny’ Letter to Future First Wife to Be Sold at Auction

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Beatle wrote in 1962 letter to Cynthia Powell that he wished he was on his way to her flat with ‘chocies and a throbber’

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"I love you, please wait for me": a love letter addressed by John Lennon, his first wife, Cynthia Powell, will soon be sold from Christie's bid house, transmits AFP Joi who reads a message from the bid house, according to Agerpres.

·Romania
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Lennon wrote it in April 1962, when he was 21. It was while the Beatles were staying in Hamburg. "I love you, I love you, I love you and I miss you terribly," the singer wrote before ending the sentence with a sexual innuendo. "Please wait for me and don't be sad, work hard," he continued. Lennon also mentioned his close friend and first Beatles bassist Stuart Sutcliffe, who had died a few days earlier. He said he had considered visiting his fia…

LONDON - In London, a love letter written by former Beatles member John Lennon to his first wife Cynthia Powell is going up for auction on July 9. On Thursday, the auction house Christie's reported this, according to AFP. The letter is expected to be auctioned for £30,000 to £40,000 (£871,000 to £1.2 million).

According to the London auction house, this exhibit will be sold at Christie's auction house in July.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
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