28th Mar, 2023 10:00
The Beatles Collection
THE BEATLES IN EXETER 1963 - TO INCLUDE BEATLES PHOTOS TAKEN BY VENDOR & AUTOGRAPH BOOK
*** NOTE - NO LONGER TO BE SOLD WITH COPYRIGHT****
A superb collection of Beatles ephemera, collected by one vendor to include photographs , autograph book, programme and press pass for the event. To include: a c 1960s autograph book (date to first page 12/10/61) with signatures to inc: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison, Rolling Stones - Keith Richard, Bill Wyman, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, others inc Jet Harris, Swinging Blue Jeans, Ben E King, Georgie Fame and other sixties stars - PLEASE NOTE THAT NONE OF THESE SIGNATURES HAVE BEEN AUTHENTICATED SO PLEASE SATISFY YOURSELF PRIOR TO BIDDING . Also to include six (four to measure 16 x 11.5cm, one 20 x 7.5cm, one 16 x 20.5cm) original black and white photographs, all taken by the vendor and depicting the Beatles at the pre-show Q+A and photo session in Exeter, November 1963. One of the photographs (largest of the set) shows George Harrison with pen in hand. Also with a concert programme for Exeter ABC Cinema and an official press pass for the event.
Provenance from vendor:
I came down to see my brother at Exeter Uni when he was studying there. We’d got tickets to see the show on October 28th and, as an aspiring photographer, I managed to blag my way into the pre-show photo opportunity and Q&A session. As you can imagine at the height of Beatlemania it was a bit of a scrum and George was forced to sign standing up and pressed against people, which explains why his signature is all over the place. Luckily I was able to photograph him signing (I can’t remember if he was signing my book at the time but it was either side of doing so) and below is the photo I took. The other three signatures are reasonably legible considering the circumstances.
I also got the Rolling Stones autographs for my brother as I got backstage for their show in Feb ’64 at Guildford. Which is when I got signatures of some of the other musicians in the show’s lineup. My brother got all the other signatures in the book… he was social secretary at Exeter Uni at the time, was responsible for booking the various artists and grabbed their autographs when they appeared there.
**THIS COLLECTION IS BEING SOLD AS A PACKAGE FROM THE BEATLES CONCERT IN EXETER IN 1963. THE SIGNATURES IN THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK HAVE NOT BEEN AUTHENTICATED BY ROGER EPPERSON HOWEVER OUR VENDOR WOULD PREFER THE COLLECTION TO BE SOLD TOGETHER AND NOT TO BE SPLIT HENCE US LEAVING THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK WITH THE OTHER ITEMS FROM THE CONCERT**
Sold for £750
Hammer Price
*** NOTE - NO LONGER TO BE SOLD WITH COPYRIGHT****
A superb collection of Beatles ephemera, collected by one vendor to include photographs , autograph book, programme and press pass for the event. To include: a c 1960s autograph book (date to first page 12/10/61) with signatures to inc: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison, Rolling Stones - Keith Richard, Bill Wyman, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, others inc Jet Harris, Swinging Blue Jeans, Ben E King, Georgie Fame and other sixties stars - PLEASE NOTE THAT NONE OF THESE SIGNATURES HAVE BEEN AUTHENTICATED SO PLEASE SATISFY YOURSELF PRIOR TO BIDDING . Also to include six (four to measure 16 x 11.5cm, one 20 x 7.5cm, one 16 x 20.5cm) original black and white photographs, all taken by the vendor and depicting the Beatles at the pre-show Q+A and photo session in Exeter, November 1963. One of the photographs (largest of the set) shows George Harrison with pen in hand. Also with a concert programme for Exeter ABC Cinema and an official press pass for the event.
Provenance from vendor:
I came down to see my brother at Exeter Uni when he was studying there. We’d got tickets to see the show on October 28th and, as an aspiring photographer, I managed to blag my way into the pre-show photo opportunity and Q&A session. As you can imagine at the height of Beatlemania it was a bit of a scrum and George was forced to sign standing up and pressed against people, which explains why his signature is all over the place. Luckily I was able to photograph him signing (I can’t remember if he was signing my book at the time but it was either side of doing so) and below is the photo I took. The other three signatures are reasonably legible considering the circumstances.
I also got the Rolling Stones autographs for my brother as I got backstage for their show in Feb ’64 at Guildford. Which is when I got signatures of some of the other musicians in the show’s lineup. My brother got all the other signatures in the book… he was social secretary at Exeter Uni at the time, was responsible for booking the various artists and grabbed their autographs when they appeared there.
**THIS COLLECTION IS BEING SOLD AS A PACKAGE FROM THE BEATLES CONCERT IN EXETER IN 1963. THE SIGNATURES IN THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK HAVE NOT BEEN AUTHENTICATED BY ROGER EPPERSON HOWEVER OUR VENDOR WOULD PREFER THE COLLECTION TO BE SOLD TOGETHER AND NOT TO BE SPLIT HENCE US LEAVING THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK WITH THE OTHER ITEMS FROM THE CONCERT**
