Rare Early Mersey Beat magazines and business card

Mersey Beat magazine first appeared in July 1961. The first issue famously featured a piece written by John Lennon entitled "Being A Short Diversion On The Dubious Origins Of The Beatles" which included the line about a man on a flaming pie, from which Paul McCartney got the title of his 1997 album.

As with a lot of paper memorabilia, Mersey Beats were often discarded after they had been read. Not many people hung on to local papers, music based or otherwise, at the time. Therefore these throwaway items often become highly collectible.

Up for sale in our 2014 Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction are the first three issues of Mersey Beat magazine, including issue 2 which was the first time The Beatles adorned the cover.

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Each issue is expected to reach £800-£1000.

Also in the auction is this Mersey Beat business card.

This carries an estimate of £250-£300

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The 2014 Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction takes place on 23rd August 2014 at the Paul McCartney Auditorium at The Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts. Items are being taken in for this year's event at The Beatles Shop on Mathew Street. Please check the contact page for details of how to get in touch with us regarding valuations of any items you may have and the availability of our valuer. All valuations are free.

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Rare 1961 Beatles Negatives to be sold with Copyright

If you get the Liverpool Echo, read it online or have been on our facebook or twitter timelines you may have seen the article about this photograph. If not then click here to read all about it.

The photograph was taken at St John's Hall in Tuebrook, Liverpool in 1961.

The negative for this image, and therefore the copyright, is up for sale along with four other negatives from the same night, in our annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia auction in August. The complete lot of five negatives currently carries an estimate of £1750-£2500.

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The 2014 Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction takes place on 23rd August 2014 at the Paul McCartney Auditorium at The Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts. Items are being taken in for this year's event at The Beatles Shop on Mathew Street. Please check the contact page for details of how to get in touch with us regarding valuations of any items you may have and the availability of our valuer. All valuations are free.

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Liverpool Institute Green Book

Items from the school years of the Beatles are always very popular in our auctions.
These little Green Books were given out to the pupils of the Liverpool Institute for Boys. (Which is now LIPA where our Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia auctions are held every year).
This particular Green Book dates from 1959 and includes amongst the list of pupils both Paul and Mike McCartney. Another page details Paul's Prize for Art that year.

 The book is estimated to sell for £350-£450


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The 2014 Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction takes place on 23rd August 2014 at the Paul McCartney Auditorium at The Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts. Items are being taken in for this year's event at The Beatles Shop on Mathew Street. Please check the contact page for details of how to get in touch with us regarding valuations of any items you may have and the availability of our valuer. All valuations are free.

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Paul McCartney Waxwork Figure

We get some unusual lots in our auctions and just when we think we've seen it all along comes a waxwork dummy of Paul McCartney.

Resplendent in his replica Beatles suit and mounted on a small wooden plinth, this life size facsimile comes with a Hofner copy bass guitar.

It could be the ideal thing for the Beatles fan who has everything!

It will be up for sale in our annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia auction in August where we expect it to attract a lot of attention.

The estimate for this lot is £800-£1000




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The 2014 Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction takes place on 23rd August 2014 at the Paul McCartney Auditorium at The Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts. Items are being taken in for this year's event at The Beatles Shop on Mathew Street. Please check the contact page for details of how to get in touch with us regarding valuations of any items you may have and the availability of our valuer. All valuations are free.

For contact details regarding valuations and questions about the auction click here.

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Badfinger Promotional Items for Day After Day

We have two lovely lots of Badfinger items going into our annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia auction this coming August. Both relate to the release of the song Day After Day on Apple Records.

One lot consists of a press kit for the band which includes a biography, a promotional 8x10 black and white photo and a Fresh From Apple leaflet with details of the release.
The estimate for this lot is £120-£150.

Also in the auction regards the single release is this large promotional poster. It is estimated to reach £250-£300

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The 2014 Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction takes place on 23rd August 2014 at the Paul McCartney Auditorium at The Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts. Items are being taken in for this year's event at The Beatles Shop on Mathew Street. Please check the contact page for details of how to get in touch with us regarding valuations of any items you may have and the availability of our valuer. All valuations are free.

For contact details regarding valuations and questions about the auction click here.

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Ferry 'Cross The Mersey photos with negatives

Although we specialise in Beatles stuff for the auction most of the time, we do also get some fabulous stuff related to other bands from the era and area.

In our forthcoming 2014 auction we have a small collection of negatives of photographs taken in Birkenhead during the filming of the Gerry and Pacemakers movie Ferry 'Cross The Mersey. These images are sold with copyright.

The lot also includes one of the images produced as an 8"x10" photograph and a contact sheet showing all the images for reference. 

The estimate for this lot is £300-£400.

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The 2014 Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction takes place on 23rd August 2014 at the Paul McCartney Auditorium at The Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts. Items are being taken in for this year's event at The Beatles Shop on Mathew Street. Please check the contact page for details of how to get in touch with us regarding valuations of any items you may have and the availability of our valuer. All valuations are free.

For contact details regarding valuations and questions about the auction click here.

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Corgi Yellow Submarine in box.

Up for sale in our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction this coming august - Corgi Yellow Submarine toy in original box.

Estimate £350-£400

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The 2014 Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction takes place on 23rd August 2014 at the Paul McCartney Auditorium at The Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts. Items are being taken in for this year's event at The Beatles Shop on Mathew Street. Please check the contact page for details of how to get in touch with us regarding valuations of any items you may have and the availability of our valuer. All valuations are free.

For contact details regarding valuations and questions about the auction click here.

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Wing Dings Beatles Sneakers/Trainers

In 1964 the Wing Ding Shoe Company in the USA were licensed by NEMS Enterprises to make Beatles footwear.

This pair of Wing Dings Beatles shoes  is complete with the original box. They will be up for sale in our Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction in August and the lot is estimated to reach between £275-£325

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The 2014 Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction takes place on 23rd August 2014 at the Paul McCartney Auditorium at The Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts. Items are being taken in for this year's event at The Beatles Shop on Mathew Street. Please check the contact page for details of how to get in touch with us regarding valuations of any items you may have and the availability of our valuer. All valuations are free.

For contact details regarding valuations and questions about the auction click here.

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Beatles Autograph from Belfast

This set of Beatles autographs was obtained for the vendor by a Policeman when the Beatles played in Belfast.

The signatures are on the reverse of a menu from the Grand Central Hotel in Belfast dated the 5th November 1963, the band played in the city a few days later on the 8th.

Although there are four signatures only three Beatles have signed the menu, Paul McCartney having signed on behalf of Ringo Starr.

The autographs are up for sale in our annual Beatles Memorabilia auction in August and they currently carry an estimate of £1200-£1500



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The 2014 Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction takes place on 23rd August 2014 at the Paul McCartney Auditorium at The Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts. Items are being taken in for this year's event at The Beatles Shop on Mathew Street. Please check the contact page for details of how to get in touch with us regarding valuations of any items you may have and the availability of our valuer. All valuations are free.

For contact details regarding valuations and questions about the auction click here.

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Astrid Letter

Up for auction at the 2014 Annual Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction in August.

Handwritten letter from Astrid Kirchherr regarding the establishment of a Stuart Sutcliffe Art Scholarship at John Moores University, Liverpool. The letter is dated 17th June 1994 and carries an estimate of £80-£100

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The 2014 Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction takes place on 23rd August 2014 at the Paul McCartney Auditorium at The Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts. Items are being taken in for this year's event at The Beatles Shop on Mathew Street. Please check the contact page for details of how to get in touch with us regarding valuations of any items you may have and the availability of our valuer. All valuations are free.

For contact details regarding valuations and questions about the auction click here.

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