Friday 17 August 2018

Full 2018 Liverpool Beatles Auction Catalogue Now Available For Download.

The full illustrated version of the catalogue is now available to download. Click here for details. (There's a text-only option too)

Please note lot 39 has been withdrawn from the sale.

As the pdf files are searchable it makes it easy to find stuff you are looking for. (Use the search or find function in your reader)



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A Letter From John Lennon's Aunt Mimi

This letter, from Mimi Smith (John's aunt) to a fan dates from early September 1967, not long after Brian Epstein's death. She mentions how much he will be missed by the group and herself. Also mentioned is the band's experimentation with LSD where she says the band don't really do drugs. She also comments on not understanding why they needed to go to India to meditate.

The letter, along with the handwritten envelope will be going under the hammer in our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction later this month.




Estimate -  £500-£600

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A Note with Get Well Wishes to a Fan from John Lennon

This adorable autograph signed  "To Jenny Bone from John Leg Lennon xx I hope you get better" probably really cheered up the receiver at the time. It comes with a newspaper clipping explaining how it came about.

The autograph goes under the hammer later this month at out Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction.



Estimate - £1800-£2000

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A Note from John and Yoko to a Fan

This sweet note from John and Yoko to a Beatle fan named Eileen who had written to them in 1968 is framed up with the original mailing envelope written by John.

It's a lovely insight into the interaction between the band members and their fans.



The estimate on this item is £1800-£2000

It will be up for sale in our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction later this month.

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Rare Signed Beatles Scottish Tour Programme

This rare Beatles Scottish tour programme from 1963 was produced for only three venues in Glasgow, Kirkcaldy and Dundee. And this one is signed by all four Beatles  (George's signature is in red ink which doesn't photograph well, it is clear on the item)

This item will be up for sale in our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction next month.




This estimate is currently £4000-£4500

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A Christmas Card From The Harrisons

This lovely Christmas was sent from the Harrison family to Ringo’s parents Harry and Elsie and signed from George, Olivia and Dhani.
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The estimate on this item is £1200-£1300

The auction takes place on 25th August at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool. Please keep checking back for details of when the catalogue will be available.

Listen To These Walls And Bridges Promo Items

The "Listen to this..." promotional campaign for John Lennon's Walls And Bridges album is iconic. There are two items featuring the tag line going into our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction next month, one well known, another rarely seen.

Framed Listen To This Poster

Estimate £100-£120

Rare Listen To This Mending Packet promotional sewing kit


Estimate TBC




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Wednesday 15 August 2018

Happy Socks Yellow Submarine Display

Large Yellow Submarine themed display for the recent range from Happy Socks.




Estimate £50- £60

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Monday 13 August 2018

Admin Note

A few posts have been removed from the site for a short time. Don't worry they will be back very soon.

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Tuesday 7 August 2018

Limited Edition Lennon Art Rugs

Both of these Lennon Art rugs are going under the hammer at our Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction later this month. They were produced in the 1980s by Marigold Enterprises in the USA. 

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Free As A Bird

The estimate on these items is £400-£500 each.



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Monday 6 August 2018

Site Admin -Updates for 2018

The Frequently Asked Questions and the Buyer's Info pages have been updated in advance of this year's event. Please remember to check all the info.
Thank you.

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Thursday 2 August 2018

Listen To These Button Badges

These two promotional button badges for John Lennon's Walls And Bridges album in 1974 are going up for sale in our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction later this month.



The estimate for this lot of two pins is £50-£60

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Wednesday 1 August 2018

Original Apple Keyring

This plastic Apple keyring dates from around 1968 and is going under the hammer at our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction later this month! 


The estimate for the keyring is £80-£100



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Wednesday 25 July 2018

Silver Plant Holder from John Lennon's House

From time to time the auction offers the opportunity to own something that once belonged to a Beatle. 

This silver plant holder is from John Lennon's Weybridge home and comes with a letter explaining how it was obtained. 




The estimate on this item is £200-£250

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Wednesday 11 July 2018

Car Rental Form Signed By Mal Evans and George Harrison

Up for auction in our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction next month is this US car rental form dating from 1973. The rental agreement is signed by Mal Evans as a representative of Apple and by George Harrison as the designated driver.

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Estimate - £1500-£1600

The auction takes place on 25th August at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool. Please keep checking back for details of when the catalogue will be available.

Vintage Beatles Table

This adorable three legged, heart shaped, vintage table was created using Beatles Wallpaper. This seemed to be a regular thing for shops to do at the time to create Beatles items to meet the demand.

The cool thing about this item is that it is functional as well as decorative. (And for any worrying how to get it home after the auction, the legs unscrew for ease of transit.)

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The estimate on this item is £30-£40

The auction takes place on 25th August at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool. Please keep checking back for details of when the catalogue will be available.

Ain’t Nothing Shaking But The Leaves on George’s Tree

Scrapbooks are very popular items in the auction. Many contain trading cards or obscure clippings from the time.

One collection of scrapbooks from the 60s that is going into the auction has an interesting item nestling in the pages of one of them. It’s leaves from George’s garden. They were presumably gathered by the original compiler of the scrapbook back in 1963.

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The estimate on the lot of scrapbooks featuring this one is £30-£40


The auction takes place on 25th August at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool. Please keep checking back for details of when the catalogue will be available.

Tuesday 10 July 2018

Original Yellow Submarine Goodies!

To tie in with the original cinematic release of the Yellow Submarine animated movie fifty years ago Anglo Confectionery produced trading cards featuring images from the film. You got cards in a pack with a stick of gum and traded any repeats with your friends till you hopefully had a full set.

One of those hard to find full sets of Yellow Submarine Trading Cards is going up for sale in our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction next month.
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The estimate on this lot is £650-£700

As well as collecting the trading cards you could send off to Anglo Confectionery for a Yellow Submarine Poster. These are quite rare but we do have one going in the auction too.

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The estimate on this item is £650-£700


The auction takes place on 25th August at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool. Please keep checking back for details of when the catalogue will be available.

Original Yellow Submarine Art Work

This original pencil drawing of Ringo from the film Yellow Submarine is going  up for sale in our Annual Liverpool Beatles Auction next month.

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The estimate is £170-£200

The auction takes place on 25th August at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool. Please keep checking back for details of when the catalogue will be available.

Monday 9 July 2018

Original Ringo Starr Beatles New Beat Toy Drum

To accompany the range of toy guitars for budding Beatle kiddies, New Beat also produced a drum kit for wannabe Ringos.

This toy snare drum features a drawing of Ringo, a facsimile of his signature and a hand holding a drumstick printed on the drum skin. There is a New Beat logo on the side along with images of the Beatles,

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The estimate on this item is £150-£180


The auction takes place on 25th August at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool. Please keep checking back for details of when the catalogue will be available.

Beatles Guitar String By Hoffner

These Hofner Beatles guitar strings were distributed by Selmer in the 1960s.

This pack (containing one string) is up sale in our auction on 25th August at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

The estimate on this item is £40-£50



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Promotional Items for the 1988 John Lennon Imagine Documentary

The 1988 Imagine documentary made the most of the iconic Lennon self portrait in its promotional material.

This watch uses it to great effect.


Estimate £60-£70

As does the press kit for the movie

Estimate £80-£100

Also going into the auction next month is a set of lobby cards which would have been displayed in cinemas to promote the film. 

Estimate £80-£100





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Sunday 8 July 2018

Cinema Campaign Book for How I Won The War

This campaign book was sent out to cinemas to provide adverts for the film to the local press etc...

How I Won The War was the first solo foray into films by John Lennon.

This item will be offered for sale in out Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction on 25th August at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool. 

Estimate £100-£150




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Paul McCartney and Wings Promotional Posters

This trio of promotional posters will be up for sale in our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction next month and they would look fantastic framed up on any wall.

Rockshow poster

estimate £50-£60

Wings Over America poster

estimate £60-£70



Band On The Run promo poster

estimate £70-£80


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Paul and Ringo Royal Doulton Character Mugs


These fabulous character mugs are extremely displayable as part of any Beatles collection.

They are going into our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction next month as two separate lots.  The estimate is £50-£60 each.

Ringo
Paul



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Friday 6 July 2018

Corgi Beatles Yellow Submarine in Box

Original Corgi Yellow Submarines are alway very popular but most often found without their packaging. This example complete with box will be up for sale in our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction on 25th August at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool. 

The estimate for this item is £350-£400

John Lennon Rock and Roll Album Press Kit

This press kit for John Lennon's Rock and Roll album is going up for sale in our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction next month.

It has an estimate of £100-£120

Sunday 1 July 2018

Two Virgins Stereo Album

Up for sale next month in our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction is a stereo copy of the Two Virgins Album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The album gained notoriety due to its controversial cover photo. (We have used the back cover of the album here)

Issued on Apple Records this copy is going under the hammer at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool  on 25th August and it carries an estimate of £150-£200.

Beatles Trading Cards

This full set of UK AB&C cards is numbered 1 to 60. The cards originally came in packet with gum.

They are up for sale in our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction on 25th August at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool. 

The estimate on this lot is £80-£100

Saturday 30 June 2018

Novelty Lennon Radio

This novelty John Lennon radio is one of the many items that appeared after his death to jump on the bandwagon of the resurgence of interest in both Lennon and the Beatles.

It will be offered for sale in our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction on 25th August at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool and has an estimate of £50-£60.

Rare Imagine Laserdisc

This rare Pioneer laserdisc of the Imagine album by John Lennon will be going under the hammer at our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction on 25th August at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

The estimate for this item is £40-50

Original Cavern Club Brick

It wouldn't be the Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction without an original Cavern Brick.

These bricks were reclaimed from the original Cavern site in the early 80s and sold off to fans to raise money for a local charity at the time.

This brick, with its plaque intact, is up for sale in our auction on 25th August at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool and has a current estimate of £200-£250

Thursday 28 June 2018

Printing Blocks for Beatles Monthly Magazine

This is a fascinating item of Beatles memorabilia. These blocks were used to print page eight of issue 50 of the Beatles Book Monthly Magazine.

The bit that printed the title graphic still has pink ink on it.

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The plates are being offered up for sale in our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction in August and are estimated to sell for £60-£70

Yesterday and Today album with Unpeeled “Butcher” Cover

The original Yesterday and Today album cover has become quite infamous. Known colloquially as the “Butcher” cover it depicted the Beatles in white coats posing with broken dolls and chunks of meat. The image was originally intended to appear in a much smaller format on a gatefold cover concept designed by Robert Whitaker but the decision was made somewhere along the line to just use this particular photograph. And then they changed their minds and withdrew the sleeve, covering those already printed with a slick of another photograph by Robert Whitaker.

Several collectors have had their album sleeves peeled to reveal the Butcher sleeve underneath, but this can result in damage if it’s not done properly.

This copy of the album has an unpeeled cover in very good condition. It can’t be seen in the picture but you can just about see the image of Ringo’s dark coloured top (worn under his white coat) through the pasted on cover.
It is going up for sale to the highest bidder in our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction in August.

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The estimate is £350-£400

The auction will be held on Saturday 25th August at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool

Wednesday 27 June 2018

1966 Beatles Japanese Tour Programme

Rare Japanese tour programme from the three dates they played there in 1966.

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Estimate £300-£350

The 2018 Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction will be held on Saturday 25th August at the Unity Theatre Liverpool.

A Beatles Top made from an original Beatles Dress

Beatles fans have always been resourceful folks. Long sleeves and side panels have been added to a cut down Beatles dress to make it into a top. (Maybe the original – or a later- owner came from a colder climate and wouldn’t get much use out of a sleeveless dress, who knows!)
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The top is going up for sale in our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction in August and carries an estimate of £60-£80

Saturday 23 June 2018

A Couple of Pete Best Autographs plus Gerry Marsden and Pattie Boyd

The autographs below are all up for sale in out Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction in August.

Pete Best signed drumhead

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Estimate £80-£100

Pest Best signed photo

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Estimate £60-£80

Gerry Marsden signed album
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Estimate £40-£50

Pattie Boyd signed photo

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Estimate £40-£50


The auction takes place on Saturday 25th August 2018 at the The Unity Theatre, Liverpool.