Wednesday 21 August 2019

It's Nearly Auction Day! A Reminder of the details.

International Beatle Week is almost upon us and so is the Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction!

Just a reminder that we are at The Unity Theatre again this year.

The viewing day is Friday 23rd August between 11am and 4pm at The Unity Theatre.
There is no opportunity to view items before the auction on Saturday.

The Auction is on Saturday 24th August, starting at 10.30am at The Unity Theatre.
Entrance is free.

You can download a pdf of the catalogue by clicking here.
A limited number of catalogues and photo sheets will be available on the viewing day at The Unity Theatre.

You can take a look at photos of some of the lots by visiting this flickr album (hovering over the image gives you the lot number if it's not visible at first - clicking an image should give you the description.)

All the blogs for the 2019 sale are available on this blog site, either use the archive links on the right of the screen (may not be visible if you are looking at the mobile site) or click here.




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WITHDRAWN LOT - Lot 310

Unfortunately, lot 310 - one of the Quarry Men business has been withdrawn from the sale by the vendor.

The other Quarry Men business card (lot 311) is still in the sale.







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Wednesday 7 August 2019

John Lennon's Vox Amp Stand

The VOX AC30 Amp stand pictured below was once owned by John Lennon who swapped it with Tony Crane of The Merseybeats in the 1960s for one of his new stands on castor wheels.  The Merseybeats ceased using the stand in the 1970s and it has been in storage ever since, along with a similar stand that is also part of this lot.


This amazing piece of Beatles history is up of sale in our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction later this month and is estimated to reach between £2000 to £3000.

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Own A Piece Of Merseybeats History - 1964 Gibson Firebird Guitar

I think this may be my favourite item this year.


1964 GIBSON FIREBIRD 3 with a tailpiece later added from a Gibson Firebird 5. It was the first of its kind in the UK and has been owned by Tony Crane MBE of The Merseybeats since new. It was played on the recordings of The Merseybeats hit records : Don’t Turn Around, Wishin’ & Hopin’, I Stand Accused, Last Night, I Love You Yes I Do . It was also played on the hit record Sorrow (The Merseys) alongside Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones who were session musicians at the time as well as on hit recordings, television appearances and live gigs from 1964 through to the 1990’s.  The guitar body was then refurbished and kept at home for private use.
The estimate of this item is £12000-£13000








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Tuesday 6 August 2019

Important! Updated Auction Catalogue

We've had to update the Auction at the last minute.
Apologies for any inconvenience - please visit the Download page to access the new version.

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Full Set Of Beatles Autographs on Early Promotional Picture

This very nice set of four Beatles signatures is on the reverse of an early NEMS Enterprises promotional postcard. They were obtained in person at an instore signing event at Dawsons music shop in Widnes on 6th October 1962.



The signatures will be going under the hammer in our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction later this month. They are estimated to sell for £4500-£5000



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Sample Beatles Jacket

One of the more unusual items in this year's Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction is this sample jacket made to show to The Beatles by Frank Till of Ian Mankin Ltd. The jacket was taken to the band during the filming of A Hard Day's Night and sometime later John can be seen in a similar jacket in photographs from the Pigman Ranch in September 1964 .  Comes with a letter of provenance from Frank Till's son which gives details of other clients and recounts how a car was sent for his father and was mobbed by fans hoping to see the Beatles.



This item is being sold in aid of Cats Protection (Registered Charity 203044 England and Wales SC037711 Scotland) and has an estimate of £500-£700




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Monday 5 August 2019

Handbill for The Beatles at Heswall Jazz Club 1962

Handbills can be very rare items of memorabilia as they were items designed to be discarded after they had served their purpose, so more ended up in the bin than being kept. This makes them highly sought after items with collectors, particularly if it's one they don't have.



A Handbill for The Beatles at Heswall Jazz Club on 24th March 1962 is going under the hammer at our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction later this month.
And it's current estimate is  £1500-£1700

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2019 Annual Liverpool Beatle Memorabilia Auction Catalogue Available NOW!!

Please CLICK HERE to go to the download page.

Thank you.


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