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John Lennon & Yoko Original “Summer Apples” Picture of Head with Bullets and Apple with Original Annotated Envelope.
During the summer of 1973, John Lennon who was recording "Mind Games'' in New York City, sent this photocopied picture of a bullet-ridden head with an Apple on top of it, with his typed annotations and typed annotated envelope to his attorney Harold Seider in July 1963. The apparently embattled feeling John (dealing with the dissolution of the Beatles, and personal and political involvements) caught this illustration in the New York Times that was attached to an op-ed article regarding World War II, and immediately felt a connection. John has typed at the top'' dear Harold," and "meanwhile...." and then at the bottom "love...john/Yoko." The accompanying original envelope post-dated 19 JUL 1973 NEW YORK, N.Y." also has Harold Seider typed, probably by John (with a mistake of "deSider - perhaps). An additional personal touch from John is the stamp on the back of the envelope for his and Yoko's newly conceptualized country "Nutopia," that reads "Great Seal of Nutopia April 1, 2973." (with an actual seal in the middle
Dimensions: 8.5 x 11.
Condition: Very Good.
Authentication: Gotta Have Rock and Roll Certificate of Authenticity.