Owners of a handwritten letter by reclusive writer J.D. Salinger hope to sell the document for $50,000. Should they expect that much for the one sentence long letter?
Writing in nearly illegible cursive on stationery bearing his initials, The Catcher In The Rye author penned the letter to his maid. Autographed Salinger items are considered exceedingly rare, but $50,000 rare? Salinger was so guarded about his personal life that he filed a suit to block the publication of a biography based in part on his private letters. He also did not own a telephone and shunned contact with his fans.
The full letter dated March 12, 1989 reads, "Dear Mary -- Please make sure all the errands are done before you go on vacation, as I do not want to be bothered with insignificant things. Thank you. J.D. Salinger".
Only an asshole would spend that kind of money for this letter.
Writing in nearly illegible cursive on stationery bearing his initials, The Catcher In The Rye author penned the letter to his maid. Autographed Salinger items are considered exceedingly rare, but $50,000 rare? Salinger was so guarded about his personal life that he filed a suit to block the publication of a biography based in part on his private letters. He also did not own a telephone and shunned contact with his fans.
The full letter dated March 12, 1989 reads, "Dear Mary -- Please make sure all the errands are done before you go on vacation, as I do not want to be bothered with insignificant things. Thank you. J.D. Salinger".
Only an asshole would spend that kind of money for this letter.
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