In 1972 Rolling Stone sold prints of some Annie Leibovitz photos and what exactly were they selling?

Rolling Stone did not actually sell any prints of Annie Leibovitz's photographs in 1972. Their relationship took off years later, and it was her iconic photo of John Lennon and Yoko Ono that the magazine used as a pull-out poster in January 1981, which became a huge success. They began an ongoing working partnership a year later in 1982.