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Einstein's note on modest living sold at auction for US$1.56m

Published Wed, Oct 25, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Jerusalem

A NOTE that Albert Einstein gave to a courier in Tokyo briefly describing his theory on happy living sold at auction in Jerusalem on Tuesday for US$1.56 million, Winner's Auction said.

The winning bid for the note far exceeded the pre-auction estimate of between US$5,000 and US$8,000, according to the website of Winner's auction house.

"It was an all-time record for an auction of a document in Israel," said Winner's spokesman Meni Chadad, adding that the buyer was a European who wished to remain anonymous. The not…

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Einstein's note on modest living sold at auction for US$1.56m

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