One Night In Warrington

These autographs are on the reverse of a promotional photograph by Liverpool photographer Peter Kaye. They were obtained at the only concert the Beatles ever played in Warrington. The gig was at the Bell House on 20th July 1962.

It is signed by John, Paul and Ringo. Unfortunately George had already left the venue.

This item will be up for sale in our annual Liverpool Beatles auction in August. (see link on the right for details) The estimate on this item is yet to be determined.

Paul Signed Cap

This cap is from the Paul McCartney Back in the US tour and has been signed by Paul on the peak.

Estimate £250-£300

For details of the 2013 Auction please click here.

It's In The Bag!

If you bought something from any NEMS store you would get a bag to put it in.

This 12" paper bag features record-like designs on it (the bag designs tended to reflect the store or department they were used in).

Like most paper items, bags tended to be discarded once you had got your precious purchase home safe and sound.

This one is expected to fetch between £40-£60 when it is sold in our auction in August.

Beatles Wig.

The media seemed to be obsessed with the length of the Beatles' hair, yet it seems quite tame by modern comparisons. This led to various types of Beatles wig being available.

This one, complete in its original packaging, was made by The Lowell Toy Mfg Group in the USA in 1964. It is being placed for sale in our auction in August with an estimate of £100-£120.

An Early Clue To The New Direction?

A few years before forming Apple Corps the Beatles were used in a campaign featuring apples by the UK Dental Board.

These posters appeared in dental surgeries in the mid-sixties encouraging people to end their meals with an apple. 

The estimate on this poster is £200-£250 

It is one of several lots that will be sold in our Liverpool Beatles Auction on 24th August 2013. 

If you have items that you would like valuing please click here for details.

A signed spoon.

This wooden spoon was signed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969.

It was part of an Event Package that was given out at Institute of Contemporary Arts on 10th September 1969, where there was a screening of some of the pair's avante garde films. The pack included various flyers and a tin tray/cake tin to bang the spoon on as a noise-maker during the screening of the Two Virgins film.

The spoons were all pre-signed by John and Yoko before they were handed out.

Estimate - £750-£1000

The 2013 Liverpool Beatles Auction takes place on Saturday 24th August. Items are being taken in for the sale at The Beatles Shop on Mathew Street, Liverpool. Click here for more details.

A Good Place To Start

We try to cover a wide range of items in our auction to suit all pockets. We know that there are a lot of people looking to start a Beatles collection but items like autographs are currently beyond their price range.

These two items are charming pieces of original memorabilia that shouldn't break the bank and look very good on display.

Irish Linen Tea Towel - Estimate £30-£40

Ballito Beatles Stockings in original packaging - Estimate £40-£50

John's School Books

Items from the early life of the Fab Four always get a lot of interest, especially school related memorabilia.

Over the years we've had caps, scarves, ties and photographs from their various educational establishments. However not everything has had a direct connection to an actual Beatle.

These two text books from Quarry Bank School do have such a connection. They were both used by a certain J Lennon of  form 1VC.

They both have a school book room form stamped on an inside page where pupils who where using the book that year would write their name and form. Presumably this was so lost books were easily recovered and also so if a book a damaged the culprit was known.

The school boy Lennon wrote his name in both of these books, in fact the copy of The British Isles by Thomas Pickles has his name written twice, one instance with the L made to look like a British Pound sign.

This probably makes them some of the earliest examples of his signature.

The books are being entered into our Beatles Auction in August as two separate lots. They carry an estimate of £2000-£2750 each.

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If you have anything you'd like valuing or for consideration for the annual Liverpool Beatles Auction please see the contacts page for details of how to get in touch.

Welcome to 2013!

Happy New Year everyone! 

We have already begun to take items in for our 2013 Liverpool Beatles Auction. Watch this space for details.

As ever we have a limited amount of space in the auction so we encourage people contact us as early as possible with anything they would like us to consider.

We rarely take in more that one of an item so this is another good reason to contact us sooner rather than later.

All valuations are done for free, please see the contacts page for ways to get in touch and the availability of the manager to personal callers. He is the only person who does the valuations and it would a shame for you to carry items all the way to shop to discover there was no-one available to advise you.

We never value any autographs without seeing them. If you are sending us images either via email or regular post of autographs (or any other item) please make sure they are good, clear images.

If you telephone us for a valuation (not autographs, we do not value those over the telephone - see above) please have the item(s) to hand. There may be certain things we need to know about it in order to give you a value.

Please take a look at the FAQ section for more details and at the Sellers Notes page which details commission rates and payment details.

2012 Beatles Auction - A Quick Round Up.

The big story about the 2012 Beatles Auction has been the ticket for the last time The Beatles played at the Cavern Club in August 1963.  This 49 year old piece of history sold for £7400 on the day and while we aren't allowed to divulge the identity of the buyer we can confirm that they seem very happy with their purchase.

A set of autographs signed for a former student who had digs in Aunt Mimi's house with a personal dedication about Mimi's cats sold for £6000

A late sixties Cavern Club Christmas card and it's colour prototype went for £110.

There were Cavern Club membership cards from various years. Two that covered years when the Beatles played the club raised £320 (1962 card) and £340 (1963 card).

A piece of the Cavern Club stage was sold for £1700.

Casbah Club membership cards are still proving very popular with collectors, one sold this year for £2000.
Finally a pair of child sized Beatle boots made for the youngest, and only honorary, fan club member in the early 60s sold for £110.

We start to take in lots for the 2013 Beatles Auction from around November. The number of lots we have time to get through in the auction is limited and we were full from around May this year and having to turn people away, so the sooner you place an item with us the more likely it is to make the auction.
Valuations and advice are free of charge - see the contact page for ways to get in touch.