Two typed letters, signed (‘Jean Sibelius’) in pencil, to Sir Thomas Beecham, and a telegram, were offered for auction at Sotheby’s (Sale L20403).
Bidding in the Music, Continental Books and Medieval Manuscripts auction on 7 July 2020 opened at 2 pm (UK time).
The Sibelius item was Lot 37 and sold for GBP. 1,750, well above the estimate of GBP 1,000–1,200.