Mick Jagger love letters sold at London auction


LONDON: A collection of letters sent by Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger to his secret lover in the summer of 1969 sold for around $300,000 at a London auction on Wednesday, trumping their pre-sale estimate.

Purchased by a private collector over the telephone, the letters sold for 187,250 (about $301,000 or 231,000 euros) at a Sotheby's auction, trumping their pre-sale estimate of 70,000 to 100,000.

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