Old Beatles letter seeking drummer sold in $55,000

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Old Beatles letter seeking drummer sold in $55,000

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An old letter of invitation from the Beatles has been sold in $55,000.

17 November,2011 11:03 am

A handwritten letter from Paul McCartney on August 12, 1960 inviting an unnamed drummer to audition for a place in the Beatles has sold at Christies for 34,850 pounds ($55,000).The document was discovered folded up in a book purchased at a car boot sale in Liverpool, birthplace of the Fab Four.