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George Harrison
An autograph letter, signed in black ink, from George Harrison to Ivan Benson, dated 6 April [1968], written during Harrison's time in Rishikesh for a course of Transcendental Meditation under the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the letter annotated in pencil with a caricature of a woman's face wearing an alarming expression with bloodshot eyes and curly hair, Harrison explains....This is a friend of mine, and I thought you may like to have a look at her. She is called Mary and only comes out during early spring, after the monsoon period. I have just lent her my last $100....you will have to be satisfied with my best wishes. Keep practising, and the best of luck to your group and yourself. George Harrison 1p.; and a corresponding envelope addressed in Harrison's hand, frankmarked Shankracharya, 8-4-68 with four Indian stamps, one featuring the Maharisi Mahesh Yogi titled Meditate For Peace

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Lot Essay

The vendor, Ivan Benson, and George Harrison shared a mutual acquaintance in Terry Gustafson who attended the Maharishi's academy at the same time as The Beatles. At the time, Benson was a teenager in a band, and an avid Beatle fan, when Gustfason told Harrison about his young friend, Harrison recommended that he invest in a sitar, which due to Harrison's popularisation of the instrument, retailed in the States for several hundred dollars. Harrison offered to send one to him from India if he could provide the necessary $100, unfortunately Benson didn't have sufficient funds and suggested jokingly in a letter to Harrison that he could send it to him for free.

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