ON THURSDAY JUNE 4, 1964 THE BEATLES KICKED OFF  THEIR 27-DAY WORLD TOUR, WHICH SPANNED DENMARK, THE NETHERLANDS, HONG KONG, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. FOR THE FIRST FIVE DATES, COPENHAGEN THROUGH TO ADELAIDE, DRUMMER JIMMY NICOL REPLACED RINGO DUE TO HIS TONSILLITIS SURGERY. RINGO REJOINED THE GROUP ON JUNE 15 IN MELBOURNE.

THE BEATLES ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA ON THURSDAY JUNE 11, 1964, FLYING DIRECT FROM HONG KONG. THE GROUP AND PLAYED A MOST GRUELING HECTIC TOUR THROUGHOUT THE REGION "DOWN UNDER" TO JUNE 30. UPON COMPLETION OF THE TOUR, EARLY IN THE MORNING OF JULY 1ST, THE BEATLES  FLEW OUT OF BRISBANE, CHANGING PLANES AGAIN IN SYDNEY. AFTER REFUELING STOPS IN SINGAPORE AND FRANKFURT, THEIR QANTAS FLIGHT TOUCHED DOWN AT LONDON AIRPORT AT 11:10 AM ON JULY 2ND.

THE FIRST PIECE IN THIS ARCHIVE IS A 6½" X 5¾" QANTAS AIRLINE MENU AUTOGRAPHED ON BACK PAGE BY THE BEATLES, SIGNED WEDNESDAY JULY 1, 1964, ON THE SECOND LEG OF THE FLIGHT FROM SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA TO SINGAPORE. THIS EXTRAORDINARY AUTOGRAPH SET WAS SIGNED BY THE BEATLES ON THE BACK PAGE OF THE HEAVY CARD STOCK 4 PAGE QANTAS MENU THAT WAS WAS SERVED ON THAT VERY FLIGHT. THE FOUR BEATLES SIGNED THE MENU AFTER CHANGING PLANES IN SYDNEY THAT TOOK THEM TO THE STOPOVER IN SINGAPORE. THE CRISPNESS & CLARITY OF THESE SIGNATURES ARE BREATH-TAKING IN PERSON, AND OUR SCANS DOES NOT DO JUSTICE. PAUL, RINGO and JOHN have signed in BLACK ballpoint pen and GEORGE in BLUE ballpoint pen. IN ADDITION, THE INDIVIDUAL WHO ACQUIRED THE SIGNATURES SCRIBBLED DOWN DETAILED MEMORIES OF THE EVENT ON THAT DAY, INCLUDING THE LEG OF THE TRIP, THE DATE, AND WONDERFUL PERSONAL ANECDOTES ABOUT EACH OF THE BEATLES.

ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO. MR. CAIAZZO is considered to be the world's leading authority on Beatles signed and handwritten material. HIS articles have appeared IN SEVERAL books and magazines including "Autograph Collector" and "Beatlology". HE has served as consultant to several major auction houses including Sotheby's New York and London, Christie's, Bonhams, AND TO numerous smaller auction companies and autograph dealers worldwide. MR. CAIAZZO'S LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY HAS BEEN THE GOLD STANDARD IN THE BEATLES AUTOGRAPH COLLECTING COMMUNITY FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
 

THE SECOND PIECE INCLUDED IN THIS AUSTRALIA ENSEMBLE, IS A 7" X 8" QANTAS AIRLINE MENU,  AUTOGRAPHED ON THE INSIDE BY THE BEATLES. SIGNED ON WEDNESDAY JULY 1, 1964 DURING THE FINAL LEG OF THE FLIGHT FROM SINGAPORE TO LONDON, THE FOUR BEATLES AUTOGRAPHED THE FIRST INSIDE BLANK PAGE OF THE HEAVY CARD STOCK FOUR PAGE MENU IN BLACK BALLPOINT PEN. THE AUTOGRAPHS ARE ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT, WELL-SPACED AND SIMPLY GLORIOUS  EXAMPLES. ONCE AGAIN, OUR SCAN OF THE SIGNATURES DOES NOT DO JUSTICE TO THEIR TRUE BEAUTY.

ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO.
 

AN ORIGINAL 1964 36-PAGE 8" X 11" 'OFFICIAL SOUVENIR' AUSTRALIAN TOUR PROGRAM IS THE THIRD ITEM INCLUDED IN THIS SPECTACULAR ARCHIVE. CHOCK FULL OF BEATLES PHOTOS, BIO'S, AND ADVERTISEMENTS, IT ALSO COVERS THE OTHER ACTS THAT TOURED WITH THE BEATLES DURING THIS SHOW INCLUDING ALAN FELD, JOHNNY DEVLIN, JOHNNY CHESTER AND SOUNDS INCORPORATED. THE PROGRAM REMAINS IN STUNNING NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION, WITH AL PAGES TIGHTLY INTACT, NO RIPS, TEARS, OR AGING.

AN ORIGINAL "THE BEATLES" CONCERT TICKET STUB FROM THEIR FRIDAY, JUNE 19 PERFORMANCE AT SYDNEY STADIUM IS THE FOURTH PIECE.
THE 2¾" X 1¾" "RINGSIDE" SEAT STUB REMAINS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AND HAS A CLEAN BACK., WITH VERY MINOR HANDLING WEAR. TRULY ONE OF THE BEST WE'VE SEEN OF THESE SURVIVING AND RARE TICKETS.

FINALLY ROUNDING OFF THE BEATLES AUSTRALIAN ARCHIVE ENSEMBLE, IS THE FIFTH PIECE - AN 8" X 10" BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE BEATLES BOARDING THE STAIRS OF A QANTAS AIRLINE PLANE. MOST LIKELY SNAPPED ON JULY 1, 1964 AT THE END OF THE TOUR FOR RETURN TO ENGLAND, THIS IS A MODERN QUALITY GLOSSY REPRODUCTION PHOTO, AND ITS CLARITY IS BEAUTIFUL.