AUTOGRAPHS
ITEM # : AA067
PRICE : $25,000

 

   
10¼" X 7" CANDID UNPUBLISHED
PRESS CONFERENCE PHOTOGRAPH
AUTOGRAPHED ON THE PHOTO BY
THE BEATLES
SIGNED DURING
HISTORICAL FIRST U.S. VISIT
FEBRUARY 1964

THE BEATLES LANDED IN NEW YORK ON FEBRUARY 7, 1964,
AND UNTIL THEIR DEPARTURE BACK TO LONDON ON
FEBRUARY 21, THE GROUP HAD FOREVER CHANGED THE
HEARTS AND MINDS OF ROCK AND ROLL IN AMERICA.
BEATLEMANIA WAS BORN AND HISTORY MADE.
THAT TWO WEEK VISIT TOOK THE FAB 4 FROM
NEW YORK TO WASHINGTON D.C. - BACK TO NEW YORK -
THEN ON TO MIAMI BEACH.

THIS SENSATIONAL UNPUBLISHED
BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE BEATLES WAS
SNAPPED BY A PHOTO JOURNALIST WHO WAS ASSIGNED TO
TRAVEL WITH THE GROUP OVER THAT TWO WEEK HURRICANE OF EVENTS.
THE CANDID SHOT WAS TAKEN DURING ONE OF THE INITIAL PRESS CONFERENCES,
AND AFTER PROCESSING THE PHOTO, HAD ASKED THE LADS TO AUTOGRAPH IT
DURING A SUBSEQUENT PRESS CONFERENCE THAT OCCURRED DURING THAT PERIOD.

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS MOST PROUD TO OFFER SUCH A
MAJESTIC PIECE OF BEATLES SIGNED MATERIAL :

MEASURING 10¼" X 7",  THE PHOTO IS CONSTRUCTED ON HEAVY,
THICK CARDBOARD PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC STOCK. GREAT CARE
OF THIS PHOTO HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER THE YEARS, FOR THE
OVERALL CONDITION OF THE PHOTO IS A STUNNING NEAR MINT.

THE SIGNATURES ARE MAGNIFICENT TO SAY THE LEAST,
VERY CLEAN, NOT RUSHED AT ALL,  BEAUTIFULLY
EXECUTED WITH BOLD STROKES.
WITH DEEP IMPRESSIONS, each OF THE FABS HAVE SIGNED
above their respective image.
THESE DIGITAL SCANNED IMAGES DO NOT TRULY DEPICT THE
CLARITY AND BRILLIANCE OF THE SIGNATURES IN PERSON :

JOHN, GEORGE AND RINGO
SIGNED IN BLACK BALLPOINT, WHILE PAUL'S AUTOGRAPH
IS IN SHARP, STRIKING BLACK FELT TIP :

ACCORDING TO FRANK CAIAZZO,
THE WORLD'S PREMIER AND RESPECTED BEATLES AUTOGRAPH EXPERT :

" Beatles signed photographs are quite rare,
especially of late, as most on the market over the past 15 years
have found permanent homes in various collections . . .
It's a shame that there weren't more photos signed
by the group in their heyday and the resulting rarity
is not at all lost on current market values.
Signed photos will always be at the top of
many a "want list" perched very nearly
alongside signed album covers. "

IT IS A KNOWN FACT THAT WHILE TOURING IN THE UNITED STATES
IN 1964, '65, OR '66, SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THESE VISITS
HAVE VERY RARELY SURFACED. THIS ONE - WHICH WAS AUTOGRAPHED
DURING THE BEATLES' FIRST, HISTORIC AND MONUMENTAL VISIT  -
IS TRULY AMONG THE ELITE OF ALL AUTOGRAPHED MATERIAL !

ACCOMPANIED BY
LIFETIME LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM
FRANK CAIAZZO & FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES

THIS EXQUISITE AUTOGRAPH SET HAS BEEN
PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED IN BLACK WOOD,
MATTED IN A RICH TEXTURED
GRAY SLATE WITH DARK AZURE BLUE FLOORING.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INTEGRITY OF THE ENTIRE SIGNED PHOTO HAS BEEN
RESPECTED AND IS FULLY EXPOSED WITHOUT MATTING CUTTING OFF THE EDGES.
Transparent photograph corner holders ARE UTILIZED to
hold THE PHOTO In place  :

ACCOMPANYING AND WINDOWED IN ABOVE IS AN
8" x 10" PHOTO REPRODUCTION OF THIS WONDERFUL COLLAGE
BORROWED FROM RENOWNED BEATLES'  AUTHOR BRUCE SPIZER'S BOOK
THE BEATLES ARE COMING : THE BIRTH OF BEATLEMANIA IN AMERICA :

IT DISPLAYS ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL DOCUMENTS INCLUDING
CAPITOL RECORDS' BROWN MEGGS INTERNATIONAL
MEMORANDUM ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 4, 1964, TITLED
"AMERICAN ITINERARY : THE BEATLES".  WITH THE GROUP'S
ARRIVAL JUST DAYS AWAY, CAPITOL WAS GETTING READY TO CHANGE ITS
BATTLE CRY FROM "THE BEATLES ARE COMING" TO "THE BEATLES ARE HERE!"
 

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