American Aviation Services flight schedule envelope, 13 x 10, no date (circa late 1974), signed and inscribed twice in black ink by George Harrison to Eric Clapton and his wife Pattie Boyd, penned on both sides by Harrison during his 1974 North American tour with Ravi Shankar. The signature on the front reads: “Pattie & Eric Clapton, with love from, Jack & Jill Lumber,” with Harrison adding six religious symbols below: yin and yang, Dharmachakra, star and crescent, Om, Shatkona, and a cross. On the reverse, Harrison writes: “By Carl, to Eric & Pattie, from Jack (George) & Jill Lumber,” with Harrison adding a large ‘om’ symbol below. ‘Jack and Jill Lumber’ were the pseudonyms used by George Harrison and Olivia Arias (Harrison) whilst they were on the tour. In fine condition, with light edgewear. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks.
Harrison first met Boyd on the set of A Hard Day's Night in 1964, and the two wed in early 1966, beginning a tumultuous marriage that would result in separation in 1974, when this envelope was sent to Boyd and her new partner, Harrison’s friend, Eric Clapton. According to Boyd, Harrison wrote the song 'Something' for her, and that she was also the inspiration for much of Eric Clapton's Layla album in 1970; she would marry Clapton in 1979.
Provenance: Christie's, The Pattie Boyd Collection, March 2024.
