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The Beatles
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1. JOHN LENNON | School detention sheet, 1954-55

3. ASTRID KIRCHHERR | Paul McCartney, Hamburg, 1960, signed and numbered 29/500

4. THE BEATLES | 'Swinging Lunch Time Rock Sessions', handbill, 15 March 1961

5. JOHN LENNON | belt, given by Lennon to Tony Sheridan, Hamburg, 1962

8. THE BEATLES | Love Me Do, 1962, first pressing, signed by all four Beatles

9. CAVERN CLUB | Fragment of stage

10. THE BEATLES | Set of signatures, with letter of authenticity

11. THE BEATLES | photographic postcard signed by all four members of the band

12. THE BEATLES | Royal Variety Performance Programme, signed by all four Beatles, 1963

14. THE BEATLES | Parlophone Records promotional poster, 1963

15. THE BEATLES | Memorandum and Articles of Association of The Beatles Limited, 1963

16. NORMAN PARKINSON | The Beatles, Russell Square, 1963, silver print, signed, titled, dated, numbered 8/21

17. PAUL MCCARTNEY | Autograph letter signed, to a fan, c.1963

18. TONY SHERIDAN | Reel to reel tape labelled 'Let Them Be' by Sheridan, from the collection of Brian Epstein

19. THE BEATLES | Signed photograph, 1964

21. TERRY O'NEILL | The Beatles, Scala Theatre, London, 1964, silver print, signed and numbered 8/50

24. THE BEATLES | Corporate records for The Beatles (USA) Limited Corporate Records, 1964-1967

25. THE BEATLES | Fan Club Christmas flexidiscs and newsletters, 1963-69

26. THE BEATLES | Ivor Novello Award for Can't Buy Me Love, 1964

27. CHRIS SMITH | Ali and the Beatles, 1964, mural-sized silver print, signed & numbered 7/20

28. EPSTEIN | A Cellarful of Noise, 1964, inscribed

29. SOUNDS INCORPORATED | Acetates of their first album, 1964, previously owned by Brian Epstein

31. JOHN LENNON | In His Own Write, 1964, inscribed by Lennon, additionally inscribed by the other three Beatles

32. THE BEATLES | A Hard Day's Night, Japanese, 1964

33. WALDEMAR SWIERZY | A Hard Day's Night, Polish, 1964
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34. [DENNIS HUNT] | Four preliminary pencil production drawings for 1960s 'The Beatles' cartoon series

35. THE BEATLES | Exclusivity agreements for each of the band, 7 May 1965

36. THE BEATLES | US souvenir tour booklet, signed by all four, August 1965

37. BRIAN EPSTEIN | Business card, c.1964

38. JOHN LENNON | Pair of round Windsor spectacles

39. THE BEATLES | Help!, American, 1965

40. THE BEATLES | Concert banner flyer for their Tokyo concerts, 30 June to 2 July 1966

41. BRIAN EPSTEIN | Cartier wristwatch, 1966

42. RICHARD AVEDON | Set of posters of The Beatles, 1967

43. THE BEATLES | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band promotional poster, 1967

44. MICHAEL COOPER | Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967, two chromogenic prints, each numbered 4/25

45. MICHAEL COOPER | Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967, silver print, numbered 1/25

46. BRIAN EPSTEIN | Address book, 1967

48. HEINZ EDELMANN | Yellow Submarine, British, 1968, second advance poster

49. THE BEATLES | Yellow Submarine, Japanese, 1968

50. ANTONIN SLADEK | Yellow Submarine, Czechoslovakian, 1968

54. THE BEATLES | Abbey Road, promotional poster, 1968

56. IAIN MACMILLAN | The Beatles, Abbey Road Out-take, 1969, chromogenic print, signed and numbered AP

57. JOHN LENNON AND PAUL McCARTNEY | Pairs of Royalty Statements for 8 songs, 1969-70

58. JOHN LENNON | Original lithograph from 'Bag One', 1969, signed

59. APPLE CORPS | Minutes of a meeting, signed by Lennon (twice), Harrison, and Starr, 1973

60. JOHN LENNON | semi-acoustic guitar from the collection of Jesse Ed Davis, inscribed by Lennon, 1975

61. PAUL MCCARTNEY | drawing of a clown, c.1975