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Steve Jobs' 1973 handwritten job application sold for £162,000

The letter was put up for sale on the auction website Charterfeilds The letter does not mention the job role he was applying for It was previously sold at a 2018 auction for over $175,000

The letter was put up for sale on the auction website Charterfeilds

The letter does not mention the job role he was applying for

It was previously sold at a 2018 auction for over $175,000