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Which album by John Lennon won’t be found on the top music charts?

His childhood stamp album. The album features more than 550 stamps from several countries. Already a budding artist, 9-year-old Lennon added his own touches, drawing mustaches and whiskers on the images of Queen Victoria and King George VI. The album is at the National Postal Museum.

The lost album

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Posted: 21 February 2013
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Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.