The Fender Stratocaster guitar [because no one would dare burn a Gibson] was played and burnt at a gig in Finsbury Park in London in March 1967. It was the first time he set alight a guitar.

It is the star item in the sale, which also includes such rarities as the Beatles' first contract, which was signed in 1962. - more on this story

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