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Lot Essay
The Jackson Five became the first black group to tour Australia from June to July 1973 as part of their first world tour. Michael would have been fourteen at the time that he wrote this postcard.
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Michael Jackson
A colour picture postcard of a Koala printed Greetings from Park Royal Motor Inn, frank-marked Melbourne 25 Jun 6pm 1973, addressed to Debbie Fox in blue ballpoint pen and inscribed Hi we are in Australia we are packing all the houses. We were flying for two hole [sic] days in the air. We were very tired. RANDY got very sick. Jackie said Hello. gooDBY [sic] and signed Michael Jackson, additionally annotated "OOH Honey yes" below address
4x5½in. (10x14cm.) (2)
A colour picture postcard of a Koala printed Greetings from Park Royal Motor Inn, frank-marked Melbourne 25 Jun 6pm 1973, addressed to Debbie Fox in blue ballpoint pen and inscribed Hi we are in Australia we are packing all the houses. We were flying for two hole [sic] days in the air. We were very tired. RANDY got very sick. Jackie said Hello. gooDBY [sic] and signed Michael Jackson, additionally annotated "OOH Honey yes" below address
4x5½in. (10x14cm.) (2)
Literature
LEWIS (Jones), Jel D., Michael Jackson, the King of Pop: The Big Picture : The Music! the Man! the Legend! the Interviews : An Anthology, Phoenix: Amber Books, 2005, p. 99
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