AUTOGRAPHS
ITEM # : AA083
PRICE : $13,500

S O L D !!

4" x 6" ALBERT MARION
"FAN CLUB NIGHT" AT THE CAVERN CLUB
PROMOTIONAL PHOTOCARD
SIGNED BY

THURSDAY 5 APRIL 1962
CAVERN CLUB
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS VERY PROUD TO OFFER
OUR VERY FIRST AUTOGRAPH SET WITH THEIR
ORIGINAL DRUMMER PETE BEST, WHO WAS REPLACED
BY RINGO STARR IN AUGUST OF 1962.
WE WAITED FOR THE RIGHT EXAMPLE TO COME ALONG
THAT WOULD BEST REPRESENT THE ERA THAT PRECEDED
THE LINE-UP OF THE BEATLES OF WHICH
THE WORLD BECAME TO KNOW THEM.

THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE CHANGE OF DRUMMERS,
THE BEATLES PLAYED THEIR 22ND SHOW IN A MONTH
AT THE CAVERN CLUB ON THURSDAY NIGHT, 5 APRIL 1962.
THIS ONE WAS A SPECIAL APPEARANCE,
PRESENTED BY THE BEATLES FAN CLUB.

FOR OLD TIMES SAKE, THE GROUP PLAYED THE
FIRST HALF OF THE SHOW IN THEIR BLACK LEATHER OUTFITS
AND THEN CHANGED INTO THEIR NEW LOOK
WITH BENO DORN SUITS AND TIES FOR THE SECOND HALF.
HERE'S AN ACTUAL SNAPSHOT FROM THE SECOND HALF OF
THIS VERY SPECIAL NIGHT AT THE CAVERN CLUB
WHERE PAUL TAKES TO THE DRUMS WHILE PETE MOVES
CENTER-STAGE FOR A PERFORMANCE OF
LENNON-McCARTNEY'S UNRELEASED "PINWHEEL TWIST :

THE BEATLES FAN CLUB HAD PREPARED A
4" X 6" PROMOTIONAL PHOTOCARD
SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS "FAN CLUB NIGHT"  EVENT, WHICH
INCLUDED THE DATE TO BE PRINTED ON THE CARD.

THE FRONT OF THE CARD FEATURES THE BEST KNOWN POSE
OF THE GROUP WITH PETE BEST AS TAKEN BY ALBERT MARION :

THE BACK OF THE CARD HAS THE PRINTED INFORMATION,
AND IS WHERE THE BEATLES HAVE SIGNED BEAUTIFULLY
ON THIS NIGHT :

JOHN, PAUL AND GEORGE SIGNED IN LIGHT BLUE BALLPOINT PEN,
AND PETE IN DARK BLUE BALLPOINT.  ALL FOUR HAD ADDED
"LOVE FROM" BEFORE EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SIGNATURE,
AND "XXX" FOLLOWING EACH. THE CLARITY AND BRILLIANCE
OF THIS SET IS AMAZING AND ARE MOST
WONDERFUL EXAMPLES FROM THIS PERIOD.

THE CONDITION OF THE CARD IS VERY EXCELLENT, WITH VERY
MINIMAL WEAR AND A MINOR, SUPERFICIAL CREASE IN THE
PHOTO AREA ACROSS PETE BEST'S CHEST THAT RUNS DOWN TOWARDS
THE BOTTOM OF THE PHOTO SIDE. THIS CREASE DOES NOT DETER
THE IMAGE IN QUALITY AND DOES NOT INTERFERE
WITH THE SIGNATURES IN ANY MANNER.

SIGNED "FAN CLUB NIGHT" PROMO CARDS HAVE SURFACED
OVER THE YEARS, MANY OF WHICH THAT WERE PERSONALLY INSCRIBED
TO THE PERSON THAT IT WAS BEING AUTOGRAPHED FOR.
THIS EXAMPLE BEING OFFERED HERE WAS NOT INSCRIBED.

ACCORDING TO HIGHLY RESPECTED
BEATLES AUTOGRAPH PREMIER EXPERT FRANK CAIAZZO :
"TO DATE, ALL OF THESE CARDS WHICH HAVE SURFACED
HAVE BEEN INSCRIBED BY ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE BEATLES,
AS HAVE ALMOST ALL OF THE "PETE BEST" SETS
IN EXISTENCE, MAKING THIS A RARE ITEM,
AS IT HAS NOT BEEN INSCRIBED TO ANYONE."

THIS PHENOMENAL SIGNED FAN CLUB NIGHT PHOTOCARD
HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY
MATTED AND FRAMED IN CLASSY BLACK WOOD
WITH A SOFT "AQUA"  POWDER BLUE WITH SAME COLOR FLOORING,
WITH OVERALL DIMENSIONS OF 17½" X 13½".
THE FRONT DISPLAYS THE SIGNED SIDE OF THE CARD,
AND WINDOWED IN ABOVE IT IS A PROFESSIONAL
PHOTOGRAPHIC GLOSSY  5" X 7" COMPLETE ENLARGEMENT
OF THE FRONT PHOTO SIDE OF THE ORIGINAL PHOTOCARD.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INTEGRITY OF  THE SIGNED CARD HAS BEEN
RESPECTED AND IS FULLY EXPOSED WITHOUT MATTING CUTTING OFF THE EDGES.
transparent photograph corner holders ARE UTILIZED to hold IT In place  : 

THE BACK SIDE OF THE FRAME EXPOSES THE ACTUAL
FRONT PHOTO SIDE OF THE ORIGINAL CARD :

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

ALSO COMES WITH A LETTER OF PROVENANCE FROM
ORIGINAL RECIPIENT OF THE AUTOGRAPHS.
 

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