Lenon's Manuscript Titled 'Henry And Harry'
A manuscript written by John Lennon entitled 'Henry and Harry' is seen at Sotheby's, London March 21, 2014. The manuscript, which will be sold in New York in June, is part of a group of letters and drawings entitled John Lennon ' You Might As Well Arsk,' and is estimated to be auctioned for between $30,000 to 40,000 (18,200 to 24,230 pounds). Reuters/Paul Hackett

A handwritten letter by John Lennon was sold for more than U.S.$28,000(about AU$30,000). "The Beatles" legend praised his wife's talents in the letter.

The 1971 handwritten letter was addressed to Joe Franklin. Lennon asked the American television host to listen to the latest album of his wife Yoko Ono as he praised her for her musical talents. The Australian reported the handwritten note by the great musical legend (photo) was sold at an auction in Boston, Massachusetts on Thursday. An Apple Records stationary was used to write the letter.

Lennon wrote that his letter was an introduction to his wife's music. "Of course Yoko can explain her music better in person, this is a kind of introduction," Lennon wrote. "For something rather more 'straight,' a track called 'Mrs. Lennon' on Fly is an example of her more conservative side." Lennon also mentioned his wife was a trained classical musician, who majored in music composition in Sarah Lawrence College.

According to Rolling Stone, it was RR Auction that put the handwritten letter on auction. There were several other items in addition to Lennon's letter at the auction as around 350 rock memorabilia items were sold. The items included Beatles ticket stubs, Crosby, a Stills and Nash gold record and Led Zeppelin's autographed sheet music for "Stairway to Heaven." In addition, a guitar that had been owned by Journey's Neil Schon was also put under the hammer.

The biggest item at the auction, on the other hand, was Dee Dee Ramone's stage-used Fender Precision bass guitar. The guitar was played by Ramone during the mid-80's tours. The guitar, signed by the rock musician, was sold for nearly U.S.$38,000. Ramone's leather jacket was sold for U.S.$7,000, his prescription glasses for U.S.$12,400 and his black leather pants for U.S.$7,100.

A batch of stock transfer sheets from 1969, which were signed by each Beatle musician, was sold for more than U.S.$16,000. The high price was because of the fact that any signature of "The Beatles" from 1969 was extremely rare.

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