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John Lennon Signed Receipt For Purchase Of Island

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John Lennon Signed Receipt For Purchase Of Island
In March of 1967, on a whim, in an auction, John Lennon purchased Dornish Island off the northwest coast of Ireland. He paid 1550 pounds for it. The uninhabitable island was never again seen by him after his second and final visit, which was by helicopter while conducting an interview with a potential employee. After his marriage to first wife Cynthia ended, John postponed plans to develop the island and his permission lapsed in 1972. Years later, John and Yoko revisited plans to build a retreat there but it never came to pass. This receipt is for the purchase of the island and is signed by John. This carbon copy, measuring 8 x 10.5” has been signed by him in brown felt tip pen. Also included are very elaborate blueprints, from preliminary sketches through to the finished work where John imagined placement of the studios and living quarters, as well as an ordinance survey map of Clew Bay. The purchase of Dornish Island a testament to John’s whimsical buying patterns, which started almost immediately after he started earning enormous amounts of money once The Beatles had ‘made it’. It is interesting to note that this island was purchased by John just as the “Sgt. Pepper” recording sessions were winding down, and perhaps he had ‘vacation’ on his mind. The package includes five large blueprints, a map, and three free-hand sketches.