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A major rock and pop memorabilia collector in Britain is currently selling his entire collection. This lot contains over 1,000 of rare and unique items.
The centerpiece of the sale is The Museum Collection, which includes personalized items that once belonged to The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Brian Epstein, Buddy Holly, Elton John, Marc Bolan, and others. Examples include personal telegrams, letters, photographs, clothing, poems, flight tickets, cablegrams, diaries, handwritten notes, and more. Some of these items are listed below with separate pricing, and you can click on either the pictures or titles of the items to send an e-mail to the seller for more information about that specific item.
The ENTIRE collection of over 1,000 items (including all of The Museum Collection) is on sale for 20,000 English Pounds. To obtain a complete list of the items for sale, to receive larger pictures of the items below, or to ask any questions about the collection, please contact the seller - terry.ward87@ntlworld.com - for more information.
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These first few pictures only show a small sample of the items that are for sale.
A huge selection of Beatles memorabilia is available, including guitars, dolls, puppets, concert programs, Xmas Flexi 45s, Hit Parade chart posters, boxed sets of tiles, trading cards, coasters, bubble gum, jewelry, Yellow Submarine items, rare first edition books, coat hangers, blankets, wigs, lunch boxes, and much more. There are also multiple sets of many of these items.
Rock memorabilia from other artists is also available, such as Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Buddy Holly, The Sex Pistols, Jim Morrison, The Who, Madonna, Michael Jackson, KISS, Elton John, Dave Clark Five, Marc Bolan, Ozzy Osbourne, Fleetwood Mac, and more.
To obtain a complete list of the items for sale, please contact the seller - terry.ward87@ntlworld.com - for more information.
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EARLY BEATLES / BRIAN ESPTEIN BUSINESS CARD
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This is a very early Beatles / Brian Epstein business card. It is white with black text that reads "The Beatles / Business & Personal Manager: / Brian Epstein / 12-14 Whitechapel Liverpool 1 / Royal 7895." The story behind the writing on the back of the card - The Beatles were at a very early audition or show around 1962, and while another band was playing, this card was passed around in secret among The Beatles and Brian Epstein. One of them scribbled "CLAP EH ?" on the card, but Lennon wrote the letter 'R' over the letter 'L', changing it to read to "CRAP EH ?" This cannot be totally confirmed, but it sounds like a typical story of Lennon humour. The handwriting does resembles Lennon's 'R', but it also resembles Paul McCartney's 'R' as seen in his lyrics for "Paperback Writer" in 'Beatles Monthly Book' number 36 from July 1966.
Price - 850 English Pounds
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BEATLES 1965 EUROPEAN TOUR DOCUMENTS
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This exclusive and comprehensive package contains 52 pieces of memorabilia connected to The Beatles' last major European tour in 1965.
Included are flight booklets with several pages of printed and hand-written information (15 pieces). These include booklets for John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Neil Aspinall, Mal Evans, Alf Bicknell, and Brian Epstein. They contain names, dates, official stamp marks, flight class, flight numbers, and baggage allowances. They also show the order of the flight itinerary for the tour and details of the times of departure and arrival at the various airports.
Cost of flights for complete tour (7 pieces). These show the breakdown of each flight cost and destination, including for example, London, Paris, Lyon, Rome, and Madrid.
A complete set of airport luggage stubs and excess baggage charges (19 pieces ).
Brian Epstein's tickets and receipts relating to airport tax and luggage weights and charges (2 pieces). These documents show a Rome airport tax receipt and information about luggage weight and related charges. Also included is a hand-written "Beatles x 9."
All 8 flight booklets issued by Air France. Each come in an individual Albany Travel Services wrap-around cover, and an outer folder for the complete set of travel documents.
Price - 7,000 English Pounds
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JOHN LENNON'S 1970 BAG ONE LITHOGRAPHS
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Complete set of fifteen lithographs, each measuring 51 x 37 cm (20 x 14.5 in). Eight are black & white: front piece, erotica, marriage, 'bed-in' & poem; seven are brown sepia, which are erotica. Together with it's original 'Bag One' cardboard folder and inner tray. The lithographs and tray are near mint. The cardboard folder is in very good condition. It has a watermark on the front and back of the right hand corner, a brown mark on the front and back of the top, and splits on the right and left sides. It contains the printing "Laurens a. daane n.v. Amsterdam, Holland."
Please note that this is not the 1970 hand-signed set, but it is a 1970 set, or 1970s set with the printed signature. This set apparently contradicts books which refer to the contents of each set. For example, in "Millers Rock & Pop Memorabilia" page 125, by Stephen Maycock, Sotheby's expert, the author mentions a total of fourteen images, which were the originals. The 1970 Holland set seemed to have been printed in black. However, the "Crommylynck Brothers" of Paris who were Picasso's personal print makers, did in fact produce two-proofed lithographs in brown sepia. Therefore this set cold be the printers proof set. See "John Lennon, One Day At A Time" by Anthony Fawcett, pages 167, 169, and 171.
Price - 1,500 English Pounds
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BEATLES BASS DRUM REPRODUCTION
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This is a framed reproduction of the famous Beatles logo on a bass drum skin. It has been professionally glazed to make it appear aged. The item measures about 92 x 62 cms (36 x 24 in). It is in excellent condition. An original Beatles bass drum was sold in 1994 by Sotheby's London for 27,600 English Pounds.
Price - 500 English Pounds
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BEATLES 1964 CABLEGRAM
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This item is possibly one of the first ever historical documents relating to Beatles memorabilia and concerts. It is a 2-part cablegram sent via Western Union by Pat Boone to Brian Epstein, on June 27th, 1964 at 3:00 AM California time (see top right-hand corner of cablegram) to his then address, 20 Manchester Square, London W1. Pat Boone, filmed on a British television program called "The Popular Song," televised on April 14th, 2001, stated in an interview, that he was " dealing in Beatles memorabilia." The cablegram contains some very early and possibly unpublished information, relating to merchandising of Beatles memorabilia and the "1964 Las Vegas Concerts." It also mentions a post-concert party (which seems to tie in with Mark Lewisohn's book "The Complete Beatles Chronicle," pages 169-170), as well as portrait sales and organization of a USA national Beatles competition.
During this very early period, the American press were spelling the name of the Beatles wrongly, therefore notice "Beatles" misspelled as "Beattles." Other misspelled words on the cablegram, that were changed by hand at the time, are the words "London" and "Dollars," all of which add to the cablegram's authenticity and the period. The cablegram has a handwritten note "50 tickets" penned by Brian Epstein, after Epstein agreed to alot "50 tickets" for the American prize-winning kids. The size of each part of the 2-part cablegram is 21 x 15 cm (8 x 6 in). There is a staple mark on the top left of the cablegram, done during the period, so that the 2 parts could be kept together and not lost. There are also two very small tears to the top left and bottom right of the cablegrams.
Price - 2,000 English Pounds
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BEATLES 1966 CABLEGRAM
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This significant piece of Beatles memorabilia relates to their final historic concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on August 29th, 1966. The cablegram was sent to Brian Epstein, Nems Enterprises Ltd., Sutherland House, 5th floor, 5/6 Argyle St., W1, from Norman Weiss, executive of General Artists Corp., and who organized The Beatles' first American tour. It recommends a change of venue from the Cow Palace to Candlestick Park, because of a higher seating capacity resulting in greater financial benefit. It contains several hand-written notes penned by Epstein relating to radio interviews, figures, and locations. This cablegram became unknowingly unique as when sent, no one had any idea that this would relate to The Beatles' final concert, making this a historical piece of memorabilia for that reason alone.
Price - 4,000 English Pounds
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RINGO STARR 1963 LETTER, ENVELOPE, AND PICTURE
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Ringo Starr sent this letter to one of his fans in January 1963 (see postmark on envelope). He states his address at the time as "10 Admiral Grove." In it he refers to an enclosed photograph of himself, which the fan had specifically requested from him. He signed the photograph and wrote a dedication to her on the reverse, also apologizing for the delay in replying and mentioning that "you know how we don't have much time." There is an acknowledgement that he thought "her Beatles books were fab." The photograph shows Ringo without the "Beatles Haircut" and a cigarette which Dot has specifically requested. Also, it is clear from the tone of the letter that there is a personal connection between Ringo and Dot. He closes in signing the letter.
This item is an example of one of the rare moments when Ringo put pen to paper, as he was not known for his letter writing. Because of this, letters from him do not come up for sale that often. The accompanying envelope bears a 3d stamp and postmark reading "Liverpool, 5.45pm, 18th January 1963" and is hand-printed by Ringo with the name and address.
Price - 2,500 English Pounds
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BEATLES HAMBURG DAYS ALARM CLOCK
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Brian Epstein gave this alarm clock to Pete Best as a Christmas gift in 1961. It comes with Brian Epstein's personal card (front and back shown above) penned in his own handwriting with the words "Pete - my little bit to get you all on in time, merry xmas," a message giving some indication of Pete's tendency towards lateness, alledgedly one of the traits which led to his departure in August 1962.
Pete used this clock in Hamburg, Germany in 1962. Pete has confirmed this directly, that only four of these clocks were bought by Epstein, for each member of The Beatles. The whereabouts of the other three clocks is not known, or even if they still exist. Therefore, this makes this item a historical and unique piece of memorabilia relating to the early days of The Beatles. The clock most probably came from the Epstein family's furniture store in Liverpool.
Price - 3,000 English Pounds
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RINGO STARR'S ARMY STYLE HAT
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This is a green army-style hat that once belonged to Ringo Starr. Hand-written on the front by Ringo, is his name and a star, with a message inside penned in his handwriting - "Hell no it isn’t yours put it back." This item includes a letter of authenticity from his Aunt, R.T. Christian. It was catalogued in Phillips' Rock and Pop Auction, Lot 427, in August 1988.
Price - 2,200 English Pounds
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BEATLES 1964 FLORIDA CRUISE LETTER & BROCHURE
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These items refer to a two day chartered yacht cruise in Florida. The letter was sent to "Brian Epstein, Nems Enterprises Ltd., Sutherland House, 5/6 Argyle St., London W1 England" dated July 20th, 1964. It is hand-stamped showing when it was received at NEMS on July 28th 1964. It was sent and signed by Norman Weiss, an executive of the prestigious American agency General Artists Corporation, and a significant contact during The Beatles' first visit to America in Februay 1964. He also organized The Beatles' first American tour on behalf of GAC, and he advised Brian Epstein "that he should only accept bookings for large arenas such as stadiums and should ask for $25,000 in advance, plus a percentage of the gate receipts," as quoted in Bill Harry's book "The Ultimate Beatles Encyclopedia," page 687. The letter is typed on original General Artists Corporation letterhead. The color brochure for the cruise contains hand-written booking dates, along with "reserved for Beatles Sept 10 & 11," It is signed Jim Atkins including the boat phone number.
Price - 450 English Pounds
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ORIGINAL PLANS FOR JOHN LENNON'S TITTENHURST STUDIO
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A full set of twelve 33" x 29" architectural plans and detailed drawings for John Lennon's Ascot Sound Studios at his "Tittenhurst" home in Ascot. The plans reveal intricate details of the control room, studio, sound-proof doors, and much more, and also contain names, addresses and telephone numbers of the architect and acoustic consultant. The hand-penned title "For John Lennon" is featured throughout the plans. The plans are from September-December 1969, and are most likely the only set ever produced. They are housed in an original binder.
John and Yoko moved into Tittenhurst in August 1969, and the studio was built soon after this. Among other things, this is the studio where Lennon recorded his famous 'Imagine' album in 1971. The film 'Gimme Some Truth' documents the recording of this album, and it features several scenes of the studio.
After the Lennon's moved permanently to the United States in 1973, Ringo Starr bought the property and renamed the studio Startling Studio, making it available for public hire. Ringo sold the property in 1979 to Sheikh Zayed bin al-Nalyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi. The Sheikh had the entire property renovated, and every room in the house including the recording studio was gutted and rebuilt.
Price - 5,000 English Pounds
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BUDDY HOLLY'S PERSONAL ALGEBRA DIVIDER
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This is Buddy Holly's personal algebra divider. It has the name "Buddy" stenciled by him on the front in ink, with the word "Algebra" also written by him on the divider. The items dates from Holly's days at Hutchinson High circa 1950s. This item was illustrated and catalogued as Lot 29 in the "David Howery Buddy Holly Collection" at Phillips' Rock & Pop Auction in London on April 24th, 1990.
Price - 1,200 English Pounds
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TWINKLE'S PERSONAL 1967 DIARY
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Twinkle was a singing star of the 60s with hits such as "Terry." Her surname was Ripley. This amazing diary reveals personal and intimate information relating to her lovers, friends, and contacts in the pop world.
Included are private and business telephone numbers of such people as Paul McCartney (his house in St John's Wood, London), Apple Studios, The Kinks, Mick Avory, The Animals, Moody Blues, Dave Clark, Small Faces, Steve Marriott, Manfred Mann, Mike D'Abo, Jane Asher, Dame Margot Fonteyne, Cilla Black, Chrissie Shrimpton, John Crittle, Julie Grant Adam Faith, Jonathan King, and Tony Blackburn.
Also quoted are other numerous clubs, pubs, radio and TV stations, "The Cromwilliam," ABC TV, BBC Pop-In, Radio Caroline, and more.
The diary also contains hand-written lyrics by Twinkle, references to intimate relationships, and random sketches and doodles. The name "Mick" mentioned is probably Jagger as both artists recorded for Decca. Twinkle has written her name and address on the inside of the diary.
Price - 3,000 English Pounds
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ELTON JOHN STARS 'N' STRIPES CAPE
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This stars 'n' stripes cape was worn by Elton John during his 1970s American tour. It is beautifully made, with a nice silver lining. It was purchased at Sotheby's Rock Auction in September 1988, Lot 223. Also included are a book with a picture of Elton wearing the cape, and a gold/black plaque inscribed "cape worn by Elton John," together with Sotheby's tag.
Price - 1,500 English Pounds
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1972 ROLLING STONES CONCERT MOVIE POSTER
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This item is a Rolling Stones world travelling movie poster. It is very attractive, in the style of an old circus poster. The poster advertised a complete Stones concert on film at Loews Delman Theatre in Houston, Texas from June 5th-18th. It measures 26.5 x 87.5 cm (10.5 x 34.5 in).
Price - 300 English Pounds
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MARC BOLAN HANDWRITTEN POEM
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This is a two page handwritten poem by Marc Bolan. Bolan's idiosyncratic style of handwriting is very obvious in this mystical poem. It features his passion with the occult, and spelling errors hint of his dyslexic nature. It reads:
When each rose blazed the dragon from beltanes past closed its wing around the children of the nite. The wizards & elvs - we call (with our) magick spells, dance in day and in nite rest in within his arms. Marc for Stuart.
On the top left corner of page one, Bolan has drawn a picture of a flower, and there are also other words that have been scratched out. On the reverse of page one, Bolan has drawn a head and shoulders of a wizard with the words "Marc the spell master" crossed out.
Price - 1,700 English Pounds
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BOY GEORGE DOUBLE PLATINUM DISC FOR "KARMA CHAMELEON"
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This is a double platinum disc awarded in March 1984 to "Virgin Records, Canada" to commemorate the sale of over 200,000 units of the Boy George/Culture Club single "Karma Chameleon." It measures 46 x32 cm (18 x 12.5 in), it contains a "Canadian Recording Industry Association" plaque, and is in the original frame.
Price - 500 English Pounds
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Again, the ENTIRE collection of over 1,000 items (including all of The Museum Collection) is on sale for 20,000 English Pounds. To obtain a complete list of the items for sale, to receive larger pictures of the items above, or to ask any questions about the collection, please contact the seller - terry.ward87@ntlworld.com - for more information.
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