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| All smiles from John, Paul, Ringo and George seen here with singer-comedienne Millicent Martin in this photograph that featured in one of the lots |
PRICES for Beatles memorabilia went through the roof at a sale held earlier this week in Louth.
Auctioneers John Taylors must have sensed something was up when a collection of albums by Liverpool's Fab Four sold for £320 - well above the pre-sale estimate of £80-£120.
In total, there were six lots consisting of records and other artefacts that had obviously been collected by a keen fan.
They included the programme for a series of Beatles concerts at the Hammersmith Odeon between October and 1964 and January 1965, with a comprehensive handwritten review by a fan.
On the same bill, apparently, were The Paramounts, Jerry Stevens, The Koobas, The Marionettes and The Moody Blues.
But the star item of the six lots was four autographs of the four Beatles members on the reverse of a BEA (British European Airways) passenger card.
Given that it had been removed after being stuck in a scrapbook, it was not in the most pristine of conditions.
However, it still recorded a sensational hammer price - £5,400 against a pre-sale estimate of £800-£1200.
Talk about Please, Please Me!
More about the lots is in the auction results section of the auctioneer's website:
Property Estate Agents and Antique Auctioneers | John Taylors
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| Scrapbook containing newspaper cuttings about The Beatles |
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| Collection of albums that sold for £320 |
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| These chart-topping single sold for £70 |
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| Star item - the four cherished signatures |
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| The autographs are on the reverse of this airline card |
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| Such neat handwriting - personal review of one of the concerts |
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| Happy times in the mid-60s - but what's that on Ringo's hand? |
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