TWO complete sets of Beatles autographs and never-before-seen snapshots of Paul McCartney and George Harrison from a 1963 gig in the Midlands are coming to auction in Staffordshire.
The autograph books – which astonishingly came to light just hours apart during the same valuation – have the rare distinction of bearing all four signatures of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
One of the collections for sale with Richard Winterton Auctioneers includes two never-before-seen snapshots of Paul McCartney and George Harrison, photographed at the stage door in Coventry by one fan during her Beatles encounter and treasured alongside the signatures obtained that day.
The autographs go under the hammer at The Lichfield Auction Centre, Wood End Lane, Fradley Park, on Tuesday, June 6. Each collection is estimated to fetch £3,000 to £4,000.
Both sets were signed for teenage fans outside local shows during 1963, a year in which The Beatles rarely had a day off with a gruelling schedule including recording sessions, concerts, TV, radio and other appearances.
It was a pivotal year for the Liverpool group as John, Paul, George and Ringo consolidated their position as the UK’s number one band.
‘Hidden treasure’ of Nottingham signatures found in Scotland
The Beatles’ first concert in Nottingham was on March 7 1963 at the Elizabethan Ballroom above the Co-op on Upper Parliament Street.
Nottingham Co-op’s chief security manager John Florio was in the perfect position to chat to the Fab Four when they arrived.
He, wife Fay and their 13-year-old daughter Patricia – known to most of her friends and family as Paddy – were at the concert, met The Beatles and obtained their signatures across two pages of Patricia’s autograph book.
Paul, George and Ringo wrote in pencil, with John inscribing in blue ink ‘To Pat love from John Lennon xxx’.
The autographs and photos were acquired in 1963 by fans attending shows across the country.
Two complete sets of Beatles memorabilia are set to bring in thousands at auction. The collection includes autograph books containing all four signatures of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Other items include two Parlophone Records postcards of The Beatles and never-before-seen black and white snapshots of Paul McCartney and George Harrison.
The autographs and photos were acquired in 1963 by fans attending shows across the country. A security manager, his wife and their 13-year-old daughter, Patricia, were at the Beatles’ first concert in Nottingham on 7 March 1963. They met the Fab Four and obtained their signatures across two pages of Patricia’s autograph book. Paul, George and Ringo wrote in pencil, while Lennon chose to scribe - “To Pat, Love from John Lennon xxx” - in blue ink.
“It’s been a bit of a hidden treasure. We knew they had met The Beatles, but we didn’t realise my mum still had the book because they had moved house a number of times,” said Patricia’s daughter Bridget Gray. “My grandad got to meet a lot of celebrities in his job, and the autograph book is a wonderful piece of memorabilia.”
Another fan Gwen Danks got her autograph at the stage door before a performance at The Coventry Theatre on 17 November 1963, when she was 14 years old. “We were waiting outside the theatre when a coach pulled up to bring the stars in.
George Harrison was in a car. Seeing The Beatles in person was brilliant,” she said. Gwen also recalled taking a photograph of Paul McCartney and George Harrison on her brother’s camera. She said: “It was one of those cheap plastic cameras. I pinched it for the afternoon and was trying not to use up all the film!”
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