Birthday Card from Two Grateful McCartney Boys.

This is a rather unusual autograph from the McCartney boys.
It is a birthday card for a lady called Muriel. She was a neighbour when they lived in Ardwick Road and it seems that she and her husband saved Paul and Mike from a flooded Lime Pit at the end of their garden.
This birthday card was sent 50 years after their rescue and is mostly written by Mike and signed by both him and Paul.

(Estimate £550-£650)

Mike as obviously very grateful as he also sent this lyrics sheet to Eddie (Muriel's husband) signing it as "one of those brats you saved" 

(Estimate  £80-£100)

Clicking the images will take you to bigger versions.

Both items will be up for sale in our 2014 Liverpool Beatles Auction next August. 

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Parlophone Promo Card.

This Parlophone Records promotional card has been signed by three Beatles but there are four signatures because Ringo has signed Paul's name as well as his own.

It wasn't unusual for them to sign each other names when things were handed in to sign.

The card will be up for sale in our 2014 Liverpool Beatles Auction next August and is expected to sell for between £800-£900.

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Beatles Fan Photos

These vintage photos of the Beatles capture the boys in less guarded moments than most published images.
The photos were given to the vendor by the person who took the photographs and are not sold with copyright.

The estimate for this collection of five photographs is £250-£300.

Phillips Studios Record Sleeve

The Quarrymen famously recorded an acetate in the Phillips Studios at 38 Kensington, Liverpool. The door to this studio is now on display at the Liverpool Museum to celebrate all the famous faces that passed through it.

This card record sleeve from the studio will be up for sale in our 2014 auction and has an estimate of £30-£50.

Something New

This export copy of Something New was purchased at the Burtonwood Airbase according to the vendor.

Most export releases were produced for sale on US air force bases throughout the UK and Europe.

The "sold in the UK subject to..." wording on the label was a mistake at the time of manufacture.

The record carries an estimate of £225-£275 and will be up for auction at our 2014 event.

A Good Place To Start

We try to have a good cross section of items in the auction each year because there's always new fans coming along who are interested in starting a Beatles collection. While some of the rarer or signed items may be out of some people's league there are plenty of really nice original Beatles items that look great when displayed and won't break the bank for new collectors.

Beatles jewellery is good starting point. There are several designs out there making it a nice collecting subset and the items look good both on display and when worn.

We already have a few examples in the auction for 2014.
Each of the items shown below carries an estimate of £30-£50.

Brooch

Brooch

Charm Bracelet

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Christmastime Is Here Again

As the festive season approaches it seems fitting that our first post about items in the 2014 Auction is a bit Christmassy.

Every year the Beatles sent out a Christmas record to the members of their fan club. The records had specially recorded seasonal messages from the band.

The following four Christmas flexi discs are going into the Liverpool Beatles Auction in August 2014 and each ones carries an estimate of £60-£80

1966

1967

1968

1969

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New Look and 2014

We've tweaked the page design a little bit ready to start posting about items we have already taken in for the 2014 Liverpool Beatles Auction.

We don't usually start writing about things till January but we already have a substantial number of items in for next year so once we've taken photographs and got all the paperwork done for them you can expect a few new posts here. 

If you have anything you would like valuing (it's free) or considering for the auction please get in touch with us. If last year is anything to go by it's better to contact us sooner rather later as this year we reached our maximum amount of lots several weeks before we normally do and this led to some people being unable to place items with us.

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Some 2013 Auction Prices

Below are the prices of most of the items from the 2013 Auction that were covered by this blog. The links go back to the original entries, providing further details for reference.

The downloadable version of the 2013 Auction Catalogue has now been moved to the new Archive section. We are leaving it available for reference.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the bidders, buyers and, of course, the vendors for helping to make this year's event a success.

We begin taking in items for our 2014 Auction from around October/November. Please feel free to contact us for advice on valuations or placing items for auction with us.

Lot 7     Jane Asher signatures - £26
Lot 9     Off The Beatle Track signed by George Martin - £70
Lot 13   Big Three EP signed by Bob Wooler - £75
Lot 18   Cap signed by Paul McCartney - £220
Lot 26   Cavern Club pendant and chain - £150
Lot 27   Cavern Club coin purse - £140
Lot 34   Fourmost "A Night For Mike" items - £20
Lot 49   Beatles autographs mounted with a photo - £1550
Lot 53   Handbill for Beatles at Heswall Jazz Club 1962 - £2100
Lot 55   Beatles autographs split across two pages - £1600
Lot 58   Cavern Club address book - £70
Lot 59   Cavern Club window stickers - £53
Lot 61   Ticket for King's Hall Balmoral - £150
Lot 65   Fan Club Card signed by John, Paul and Ringo - £850
Lot 66   Rare ticket for Lewis's staff dance - £3550
Lot 68   Beatles Tea Towel - £25
Lot 69   Beatles Wig - £70
Lot 71   Section of Beatles material - £40
Lot 72   George Harrison portrait in original packaging - £55
Lot 73   Ringo Starr portrait in original packaging - £40
Lot 74   Maestro Four Pop guitar - £180
Lot 77   Selcol cutaway guitar - £200
Lot 78   Limited Edition George Harrison print by Klaus Voormann - £85
Lot 80   Five Royal Doulton Beatles character jugs - £350
Lot 81   Roll of Beatles wallpaper - £140
Lot 82   Beatles Headband - £100
Lot 83   Beatles sun hat - £125
Lot 85   Beatles sweatshirt - £90
Lot 97   Hand written thank you letter from John and Yoko - £2600
Lot 106 Art College enrolment card for Cynthia Lennon - £580
Lot 107 Art College student record card for Cynthia Lennon - £160
Lot 108 Art College student record card for John Lennon - £440
Lot 111 Letter to Prime Minister Harold Wilson from the Cavern - £100
Lot 120 Beatles ringbinder - £50
Lot 121 New Series Trading Card box - £85
Lot 123 Sealed box of Topps Chewing Gum colour trading cards - £280
Lot 124 Beatles Diary display box - £300
Lot 125 Licorice Records box plus five licorice records - £340
Lot 127 Beatles pens - £170
Lot 132 John Lennon's Tie - £3100
Lot 135 Fab Club patch, unused design - £30
Lot 139 George Fact sheet and photo signed by his mum Louise - £160
Lot 140 Gift tag signed by Brian Epstein - £520
Lot 150 Quarry Bank School book signed by John Lennon while at school - £2800
Lot 151 Quarry Bank School book signed by John Lennon while at school - £7400
Lot 160 & 161 Previously unseen photo of the Beatles in the Cavern Club, signed on reverse £2800 each
Lot 169 Wooden Spoon signed by John and Yoko - £740
Lot 174 Apple keyring - £110
Lot 177 Dentist Apple Club poster featuring the Beatles - £140
Lot 184 Letter to the Cavern from John Moores - £40
Lot 185 Letter to the Cavern from Norman Rossington - £90
Lot 188 Letter to Bob Wooler at the Cavern - £90
Lot 189 Two page letter to Paul on Cavern headed paper - £180
Lot 190 Chris Farlowe handbill and ticket for the Cavern, plus signature - £90
Lot 196 NEMS 12" paper bag - £60
Lot 200 Big Six guitar with box - £260
Lot 201 New Beat guitar with damaged box - £100
Lot 202 New Beat drum with box - £600
Lot 203 Junior Maestro guitar with packaging - £2400
Lot 207 Letter from Apple about house deeds - £100
Lot 208 Locarno pennant - £80
Lot 215 Yellow Sub lunch box - £170
Lot 216 Yellow Sub thermos flask - £130
Lot 218 Yellow Sub comic book - £45
Lot 219 Yellow Sub notebook - £100
Lot 220 Yellow Sub A4 notebook - £210
Lot 221 Yellow Sub Glove stick-ons - £50
Lot 222 Yellow Sub ringbinder - £230
Lot 223 Yellow Sub corgi toy with box - £420
Lot 225 Peter Kaye photograph signed by John, Paul and Ringo - £2400
Lot 251 Five Beatles signatures on Fan Club night card - £5500
Lot 256 Concert for Bangla Desh poster - £140
Lot 258 Sign from St Peter's Church, Woolton - £360
Lot 259 Photos taken of filming of Magical Mystery Tour - £300
Lot 260 Set of Beatles autographs obtained at filming of Magical Mystery Tour - £4300
Lot 266 Ballito Beatles stocking in packaging - £40
Lot 271 A section of floor from St Peter's Church, Woolton - £260
Lot 273 Biscuit plate and cup - £75
Lot 281 Yellow Sub large badges - £50
Lot 283 Postcard to Cavern Club from Bill Collins, signed Badfinger Bill - £180
Lot 284 Postcard to Cavern Club from Bill Collins - £155
Lot 285 Letter to Cavern Club confirming a booking for The Iveys - £260
Lot 286 One page hand written letter from Bill Collins (mentions Apple) - £260
Lot 287 Two page hand written letter from Bill Collins (mentions Plastic Ono Band) - £300
Lot 288 Fresh From Apple leaflet signed by Bill Collins - £220
Lot 296 Beatles Blanket - £50
Lot 299 Beatles Hair brush - £80
Lot 307 Three tickets to the Cavern Club - £80
Lot 308 Three tickets to the Cavern Club - £80
Lot 315 Sgt Pepper Factory Sample album - £100

2013 Beatles Auction - a very quick round up.

Everyone here at the Beatles Shop had a feeling that our auction this year was going to be a bit special, and we weren't wrong. There were some brilliant lots and we are really pleased with the prices some of the items fetched for the vendors.

Lots of people have been asking about the door to 20 Forthlin Road, sadly this item failed to reach its reserve price and remained unsold.

However, our other star lot, John Lennon's tie, did sell. The hammer price was £3120. The sale even made Rolling Stone web site! Click here to read the article.

The lot that took us by surprise was one of the Quarry Bank School text books signed out by John Lennon, one of these contained two early Lennon signatures and sold for an amazing £7400. The vendor was in the room and couldn't believe the price. The other, with one signature in, went for £2800. Obviously there's a lot of interest in early signatures and things to do with life pre-Beatles. 

The Junior Mastro guitar still in its packaging sold for £2400. Most of the value there is in the packaging, it's unusual to find toys still with their boxes these days. 

The set of autographs obtained at the filming of Magical Mystery Tour sold for £4300. 

The sets of five autographs featuring both Pete Best and Ringo Starr sold for £4600 and £5500.

These are just the highlights. Once we've fully recovered from Beatle Week there will be a list of prices for the lots we covered in the blog this year.