Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi's glasses are set to be auctioned for more than $19,000 on August 21st, 2020.<br />But that's only because someone opened an envelope found hanging out of a letterbox on a busy industrial estate in Bristol, England.<br />CNN reports that inside the envelope was a pair of gold-rimmed, circular spectacles.<br />They had a little note in there saying 'These belonged to Gandhi, and my uncle was given them'. Andy Stowe East Bristol Auctions<br />After speaking to the owner, who is in his eighties, the auction house says the provenance of the glasses is sound.
