The Rock & Roll Pop Culture Auction November 2017

Lot #374:

Tupac Shakur Two-Page Handwritten Love Letter from Prison

Tupac Shakur hand-wrote this two-page love letter to Simi when he was incarcerated at the Clinton Correction Facility. Tupac and Simi started corresponding after she initially wrote to him with her photo and over time their relationship deepened until Tupac was quite in love with her. This letter was written early in their relationship. Tupac hand wrote the letter on two sides of an 8 x 10.5 sheet of lined notebook paper in blue ballpoint pen, dating it June 1, 1995 and signing it "Until The End of Time, "2PAC" Tupac A. Shakur." A very personal, deeply felt letter, Tupac writes about being in jail so far for six months and "still fighting 2 prove my innocents 2 the courts." He also writes about wanting to get to know Simi better and how he trusts her even though he has a difficult time trusting anyone, writing, "As i sit in my cell i stare into your picture and wonder the future holds 4 u and (a picture of an eye). The letter is accompanied by the original 9.5 x 4 envelope hand addressed by Tupac, with his handwritten return address and inmate number. The envelope is post dated May 31, 1995 and bears the Clinton Correctional Facility stamp as well. Very good condition. Comes with a Gotta Have Rock & Roll™ Certificate of Authenticity.