Lot Essay
The card was written three days after John's road accident in Scotland whilst visiting his Aunt in Durness, Sutherland, Scotland, with Yoko, her daughter Kyoko and his son Julian.
Details
JOHN LENNON
An autograph picture postcard, signed, frankmarked July 4th 1969, Golspie, Sutherland, to Derek Taylor addressed as Dirty Tayler M.B.E., continuing with intentional spelling errors [THIS IS NOT A BEGGING LETTER] Dear Sir, I am a crippled family who need som mony to git out of Scotcland a few hunded will do I know you are a Cristian plese help for the love of God who put you where you are today... signed Jack McCripple (ex Seamen), view of Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland on verso, annotated with a line pointing to a turret and inscribed by Lennon ..held prisner...
An autograph picture postcard, signed, frankmarked July 4th 1969, Golspie, Sutherland, to Derek Taylor addressed as Dirty Tayler M.B.E., continuing with intentional spelling errors [THIS IS NOT A BEGGING LETTER] Dear Sir, I am a crippled family who need som mony to git out of Scotcland a few hunded will do I know you are a Cristian plese help for the love of God who put you where you are today... signed Jack McCripple (ex Seamen), view of Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland on verso, annotated with a line pointing to a turret and inscribed by Lennon ..held prisner...
Provenance
The Derek Taylor Collection included in Sotheby's Pop Sale, London, August 21st 1990, lot 312.