2022 Beatles Auction - Beatles First Manager Allan Williams' Autograph

 Allan Williams was the band's first manager. He is famously quoted as telling Brian Epstein not to touch the band with a barge pole. He was a familiar sight at many a Beatles event and even makes a blink-and-you'll-miss-him uncredited appearance in Apple Studios during the recording of the Let It Be album in the recent Get Back documentary. Sadly Allan passed away at the end of 2016, and the Beatles world is poorer without him. 

This photograph of the Beatles in the Cavern Club signed by Allan is going under the hammer in our forthcoming Beatles Memorabilia Auction. The estimate on this item is £20-£30.

2022 Beatle Auction - Rare "Stu" Stuart Sutcliffe Play Poster

This poster is for a one man play called "Stu" written by Jeremy Stockwell and Hugh O'Neill. It's about the Beatles' original bass player Stuart Sutcliffe. The title role was played by Paul Almond. 
The production was performed at Beatles City on Seel Street in Liverpool. 

The poster will be going up for sale in our 2022 Liverpool Beatles Auction in August. 

Estimate £40-£50

2022 Beatles Auction - Iron Door Club Membership Card and Letter

The Iron Door was about a three-minute walk from The Cavern Club. The location is marked with a plaque on the newer building now on the site. Like the Cavern Club Club, they had membership cards. The example below is from 1964 and will be up for sale in our 2022 Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction in August. 

Iron Door 1964 Membership Card. Estimate £70-£80

Also going under the hammer in the forthcoming auction is this letter on Iron Door Club headed notepaper. The letter is to promoter Joe Flannery with regard to him hiring the club for Lee Curtis and the All-Stars for two dates in January 1963. 

Iron Door Letter. Estimate £80-£120

2022 Beatles Auction - Paul McCartney Signed Beatles Fan Club Card

This Paul McCartney autograph is on the back of a Beatles Fan Club which features printed autographs of the whole band. The Paul signature was obtained in the Cavern Club by a fan. 

It will be going under the hammer in our 2022 Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction on 27th August and is expected to sell for £300-£400

2022 Beatles Auction - Mersey Beat Newspaper from 1962 "Beatles Record For EMI" Headline

 This issue of the Mersey Beat newspaper is Vol 2 Number 31 dated September 20th- October 4th 1962.  The cover features the Beatles along with the headline "Beatles Record For EMI - story inside"  Also on the cover is an advert for NEMS who were accepting orders for the new Beatles single, Love Me Do, due out on the 5th October. 
It will be offered up for sale in our forthcoming Beatles Memorabilia Auction in August. 
The estimate on this item is £80-£100

2022 Beatles Auction - Beatles Cigar Bands and Beatles Balloon

 There was a plethora of Beatles merchandise in the 1960s. It seems their faces or names appeared on nearly everything! The good thing about this is that often you can find smaller items at reasonable prices when you are starting your collection. 

This collection of four cigar bands are Jamaican (featuring the word "Jamayca" on the labels)  and has a picture of a different beatles on each one. 

Set of 4 Cigar Labels. Estimate £20-£30

I'm not sure I'd want to inflate this Beatles balloon for fear of it bursting, but it's a cool novelty item with great packaging!

Beatles Balloon. Estimate £40-£50

Both of these items will be going under the hammer in our 2022 Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction in August. 

2022 Beatles Auction - Harrisongs Cheque and George Harrison's Milk Bill

I love it when we have everyday items like this come in. Up for auction in our forthcoming Beatles Memorabilia Auction in August is this milk bill (and payment receipt) January 1988 to G Harrison at Friar Park. It appears they had semi-skimmed milk in the Harrison household. 

Estimate £30-£40

This unused cheque from Harrisongs Ltd would look fab framed up and on display.  It will also be going up for sale in our auction in August. 

Estimate £60-80

2022 Beatles Auction - Astrid Kirchherr signed Beatles prints and postcards.

 The two limited edition sepia-tone prints shown below are going under the hammer in our 2022 Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction this August. They are low numbered and the number for the Lennon Hamburg Fun Fair print is quite significant.

Beatles Hamburg Truck Print 12/500. Estimate £200-£300

John Lennon Hamburg Fun Fair Print 9/500. Estimate £200-£300

In the same auction are these two postcards of Astrid Photos. One of the postcards is signed by the photographer. 

Estimate £40-£50 

2022 Beatles Auction - Yoko Ono Autograph and Grapefruit Book

This first UK edition of Grapefruit by Yoko Ono will be sold in our Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction this coming August. 

The estimate is £40-£50 

Also going under the hammer is this large Yoko Ono signed photograph. 

Estimate £40-£50

2022 Beatles Auction - Linda McCartney Signed Book

Linda McCartney was an excellent cook and released various vegetarian cookbooks. This copy of Linda's Kitchen is signed "For Victoria, Geoffery and Family Go Veggie and love Linda McCartney"

This book will be up for sale in our Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction. It is expected to sell for £80-£120 

2022 Beatles Auction - Apple Promotional Items

The Beatles company, Apple Corps, had a number of promotional items. Some were more disposable than others. Here are a couple of the more throw-away items that will be going under the hammer in August in our Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction. Estimates under the photos. 

These Bank of Apple notes are sadly not legal tender, not that I'm sure what you would do with a million apples anyway! There are a very nice (and very framable) item though. 

Bank of Apple Promotional Bank Note. Estimate £50-£60

Back when more people smoked, matchbooks were practically business cards. This lot of two original Apple promotional matchbooks even have unused matches left! 

Apple Records Promotional Match books. Estimate £60-£70

2022 Beatles Auction - Apple Songbook and Beatles Press Book

 This Apple Songbook is from the USA and features sheet music for several Apple artists including George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Badfinger, Mary Hopkins, Billy Preston and Jackie Lomax. 

Apple Song Book. Estimate £60-80

In 1969 Apple issued a press book with information on The Beatles, including biographies and a timeline of the band's history along with several photos. 

Apple Beatles Press Book. Estimate £100-£120

Both of the above items will be in our Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction in August. 

2022 Beatles Auction - Beatles Washington Pottery Items

Washington Pottery items are always very popular in our auctions. They look great on display and are among the more affordable things for fans who are starting collecting. 

There will be a few Washington Pottery items in the Beatles Memorabilia Auction this year, including the ones shown below. Estimates are under each picture. 

Beatles Biscuit Plate with a black cup. Estimate - £80-£100

Beatles Bowl. Estimate - £50-£60

2022 Beatles Auction - Ringo Starr Caveman Film Items

Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach met on the set of this early 80s movie and married just over a year later. 
Nearly all the dialogue in the film is a made-up Caveman language and this lot includes a glossary sheet that was handed out at some showing of the film. 

This collection of items relating to the Caveman film will be up for sale in the Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction this August. The estimate for this lot is £60-£70. 

2022 Beatles Auction - Original Beatles Postcard Promotional Poster

 This promotional display poster for "The Fabulous Beatles" was to advertise Beatles postcards. 

It would have been displayed in a shop selling the postcards. Most promotional items like this were discarded by shops after a short time once the product was less popular or something else had come along to take its place.  

This striking item will go under the hammer in our Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction in August and it carries an estimate of £100-£150. 

2022 Beatles Auction - Various Klaus Voorman Signed Prints

Klaus Voormann first met the Beatles in Hamburg and became a good friend. He designed the iconic Revolver album cover and created the masterpiece used for the Anthology releases.

The various prints and limited editions below are all going under the hammer (along with a few other Klaus prints) in our Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction in August. Estimates for each lot are under the images. 

Framed Limited Edition "Anthology" Print number 64/555 signed To Steve by Klaus Voorman.
Estimate £150-£200

Framed "Four Track" poster signed by Klaus Voormann in pen.  Estimate £60-£80

Framed Limited Edition "Boulevard of Broken Strings" Print number 64/250 signed by Klaus Voormann
Estimate - £60-£80

2022 Beatles Auction - Beatles Concert Ticket Stub and programme for their last Liverpool Concert 1965.

 The last time the Beatles as a group played in Liverpool was December 5th 1965 at The Liverpool Empire. There were two shows that day. (No one knew it would be the last time they were to play together in the city. The band gave up touring altogether after a US tour the next summer.) 

This ticket stub is for the second show of the day and comes with a tour programme. 

The ticket and programme will be up for sale as one lot in the forthcoming Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction and is expected to sell for £250-£300. 

2022 Beatles Auction - Early Beatles Photographs by Jurgen Vollmer

Jurgen Vollmer befriended the Beatles in Hamburg (along with Astrid Kirchherr and Klaus Voormann). He took some of the most iconic early images of the band. 

The following photographs by Jurgen are going under the hammer in our Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction this coming August. Estimates are beneath each image.

George, Paul and John on stage in Hamburg. Estimate £200-£250

George and guitars in Hamburg. Estimate £200-£250

John Lennon on stage in Hamburg. Estimate - £250-£300

2022 Beatles Auction - John Lennon Plastic Ono Band Promotional Stickers

 These three stickers are on the original backing paper and we used on the 1970 John Lennon Plastic Ono Band album. The album cover art didn't feature his name so it was to indicate who the artist was to browsing shoppers. 

This item will be sold in our forthcoming Beatles Memorabilia Auction and carried an estimate of £50-£60. 

2022 Beatles Auction - Various Beatles Related Stationery

 The various Beatles had a few companies and therefore there were all kinds of headed stationery doing the rounds. 

The examples below will be up for sale in our Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction

Tittenhurst Park Headed Notepaper. Estimate - £20-£30

Dark Horse Stationery. Estimate £30-£40

BaG One Productions Letterhead. Estimate - £20-£30