Wednesday, 30 August 2023

2023 Beatles Auction - Some prices from this year's auction

Some hammer prices from this year's auction

Lot 13 Ringo Starr fully signed promotional photograph £180

Lot 15 Section of original stage from Birkenhead YMCA £320 

Lot 17 Paul McCartney signature £460

Lot 60 Ringo Starr Painting Is My Madness paperback book signed £260

Lot 61 The Beatles & Roy Orbison Adelphi Slough handbill £360

Lot 83 A collection of 47 original Beatles & related singles £220

Lot 102 Seven original Polaroid fan photograph £440

Lot 103 Original vintage photograph of The Beatles £280

Lot 107 Four original photographs of John Lennon £340

Lot 112 An original photograph of Paul McCartney£300

Lot 157 A collection of seventeen Beatles and related records £240

Lot 160  Autograph book containing a Paul McCartney signed £720

Lot 171 Grapefruit book signed by John Lennon & Yoko Ono £2400

Lot 183  The Beatles signatures from an autograph book £1800

Lot 184 Original Royal Life Insurance Cavern Club brick £680

Lot 191 The Beatles John Lennon lock of hair £300

Lot 192 The Beatles Paul McCartney lock of hair £260

Lot 193 The Beatles George Harrison lock of hair £280

Lot 194 The Beatles Ringo Starr lock of hair £260

Lot 222 Apple Records promotional mirror £360

Lot 226 Letter from Louise Harrison £900

Lot 234 Two typed letters from 20 Forthlin Road £320

Lot 237  Letter from Louise Harrison £600

Lot 238 Letter dated Mon 16th Sept from Louise Harrison £420

Lot 242 Letter from Louise Harrison £420

Lot 244 Letter from Louise Harrison £760

Lot 249 Letter from Louise Harrison £420

Lot 255 Beatles Parlophone Promo Card signed on reverse £720

Lot 258 The Beatles George Harrison signed £920

Lot 259 Beatles Star Pics Postcard signed £840

Lot 260 The Beatles set of three signatures £1600

Lot 261 Beatles Monthly No 1 August 1963 signed on cover by George £1500

Lot 262 Beatles Monthly No 2 September 1963 signed on cover by George £1400

Lot 263 Beatles Monthly No 3 October 1963 signed on cover by George £1400

Lot 266 George Harrison signed Beatles Star Pics postcard £670

Lot 267 George Harrison signed Page from a pop magazine £1150

Lot 268 Beatles Ticket Stub for Liverpool Empire £280

Lot 271 George Harrison signed, The Beatles Radio Times photograph £800

Lot 272 George Harrison signed pop magazine £880

Lot 301 Quarry Bank High School photograph from July 1955 £500

Lot 302 Quarry Bank High School photograph from May 1957 £520

Lot 331 Geoff Emerick invitation to the wedding of Paul McCartney £180


A complete list of results  can be found by clicking here


The date for next year's Beatles Auction will be Saturday 24th August 2024 and we will start taking in items in the New Year. 

Monday, 14 August 2023

2023 Beatles Auction - Letters From Louise Harrison, George's Mum

By far our favourite items in this year's auction are these fabulous letters from George's mum, Louise Harrison. They are all to the same young fan who wrote to her on a regular basis throughout the early 60s. 

You can find the details and more images of the letters on the auction sites (Easy Live Auctions or The Saleroom) They are lots 226 to 250 and we encourage you go and look at these fascinating snapshots from Beatle family life. 

We've included a few on this post for illustration, reading them as we catalogued them really made our day. We knew Louise was lovely to the fans and her correspondence, with occasional bits of guidance and advice, with this young lady just proves that. 

Most of the letters are estimated between £100-£150 apart from lot 250 which includes a drawing being returned to Janet signed by George himself (and he's even signed for the other Beatles too!) That particular letter is estimated to fetch £1000-£1250. (Please note picture file names are not the actual lot numbers, they are from an earlier version) Clicking on an picture should bring up a larger image. 
















Beatles Auction 2023 - The 2023 Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction Catalogue is Now Available Online.

 You can view the listings for the 2023 Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction by clicking here.  (Easylive Auction) 

Or by clicking here (The SaleRoom)


The auction will be held on Saturday 26th August. You can find further details here. 

A text only version of the catalogue is available to download as a PDF document here. 




Monday, 7 August 2023

Beatles Auction 2023 - Beatles Signed Menu from Flight to Bahamas

Beatles Bahamas Special Menu 10th March 1965 menu has been signed on the front by John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, the Paul McCartney appears to be in the hand of Beatles Road Manager Neil Aspinall 


Estimate - £2500-£3000

Friday, 4 August 2023

Beatles Auction 2023 - Grapefruit Book signed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono

Grapefruit book signed by John Lennon & Yoko Ono comes with a letter of provenance stating that the book was signed in 1971 at Claude Gill book shop on Oxford St, London.





Estimate - £2500-£3000

Beatles Auction 2023 - Ringo & Robin Apple Mirror and Dumbo Disney Mirror

Please note these are two separate lots


Apple Records promotional mirror, made by Ringo & Robin UK 

Estimate - £150-£200


An original Ringo & Robin Walt Disney mirror featuring Dumbo has a fault down the centre of the mirror UK 1974 


Estimate - £60-£80

Thursday, 3 August 2023

Beatles Auction 2023 - Set of "Secretarial" Beatles Autographs Sent To Tony Barrow

Envelope addressed to Tony Barrow Esq with set of Beatles signatures inside possibly in the hand of Neil Aspinall with dedication “Best Wishes Tony From The Beatles”. Est £250-£300




Wednesday, 2 August 2023

Beatles Auction 2023 - John Lennon Quarry Bank School Photographs

 These photographs are two separate lots.

Quarry Bank High School photograph from July 1955 featuring John Lennon measures 100cm x 20cm 


Estimate - £600-£700


Quarry Bank High School photograph from May 1957 featuring John Lennon measures 100cm x 20cm, with May 1957 School Masters photograph 


Estimate - £600-£700 

Tuesday, 1 August 2023

Beatles Auction 2023 - Unpublished Photographs of Paul McCartney and Wings Sold With Copyright

A set of unpublished pictures with original negatives of Paul & Linda McCartney plus members of Wings taken in France in July 1972 while relaxing in the hotel during the tour. Pictures are being sold with copyright.





Estimate - £650-£750

Monday, 31 July 2023

Beatles Auction 2023 - Two Charity Lots - Door and Net Curtains from 10 Admiral Grove Liverpool (Ringo's former home)

These two separate lots are both being sold by the vendor to raise money for a local Liverpool Cat Charity. Both items come from Ringo Starr's former home at 10 Admiral Grove, Liverpool and neither were in-situ when Ringo lived at the house.

Interior door to Ringo's former bedroom. The door dates from the early 70s.




Estimate - £50- £100


Net curtains from the front room of the house. These will have featured in many photographs taken by visiting fans over the years.



Estimate £20-£30


Friday, 28 July 2023

Beatles Auction 2023 - Very Early Beatles Promotional Card Fully Signed by the band.

Early promotional card featuring Pete Best, fully signed by The Beatles including Ringo Starr, John, Paul & George have all added dedications To Brenda all have added xxx 


Estimate - £4000-£5000

Beatles Auction 2023 - 1963 Southport Beatles Concert Programme signed by George Harrison

The Beatles George Harrison signed Southport Odeon August 1963 programme signed on an inside page 


Estimate - £1000-£1500


Beatles Auction 2023 - Ringo Starr photograph signed with full name.

Ringo Starr promotional photograph signed with full name.

Estimate - £100-£150

Beatles Auction 2023 - Beatles Autographs including both Ringo Starr and Pete Best

The Beatles signatures from an autograph book with both Ringo Starr and Pete Best, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Pete Best on separate pages John Lennon and Paul McCartney are on front and reverse of one page. 





Estimate - £2000-£3000

Thursday, 27 July 2023

Beatles Auction 2023 - Beatles Yellow Submarine 1968 Lunchbox and Flask

 The Beatles Yellow Submarine Lunch Box & Flask by Thermos 1968 USA 





Estimate - £350-£400 

Beatles Auction 2023 - The Beatles Original Powder Compact

 The Beatles ladies powder compact case UK 1964



Estimate - £150-£200