Rare Set 4 1963 - 1964 Beatles UK Blackpool Publishers Postcards - Like Calendar
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:12717980 | Genre: Pop/ Rock |
| Artists/ Groups: The Beatles | Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom |
| Type: Postcards | Original/Reproduction: Original |
| Brand: Blackpool Publishers |
By the time Beatlemania started in October 1963, there were four main pop-specialist postcard and photographicpin-up companies in the UK - Starpic, Topstar, Valex and Brel - and all but one of them originated inBlackpool.
Topstar was owned by a company called Blackpool Publishers. Their black and white images used photographs provided by regular Beatles photographer Dezo Hoffmann. Once these proved successful, BP decided to have the same 6 images (fou...r individual portraits and two group shots) colour tinted for a 6-page 9 x 5 inch 1964 calendar issued in November 1963 under the company's parent name. The calendar is a rare item because in early December 1963 the Beatles' management company, NEMS Enterprises Ltd, responded by taking out an injunction against Blackpool Publishers to prevent further distribution.
Even rarer are these Blackpool Publishers postcards of the images as used in the calendar.
(Pic 5 shows the calendar open at the March-April 1964 Paul McCartney portrait page. It's included here for information only, and is not part of this auction.)
Please see my other items: I usually list items 1960s Beatles memorabilia / merchandise every week, so it's worth checking back in from time to time.
I DO COMBINE POSTAGE, SO IF YOU BID ON AND WIN MORE THAN ONE ITEM, I WILL CHARGE YOU WHAT IT ACTUALLY COSTS TO SEND THEM TOGETHER (INCLUDING INSURANCE etc). If,
that is, they'll both fit in the same package with no likelihood of damage.
If you do want to bid on more than one item, PLEASE ASK ME TO SEND YOU A REVISED INVOICE
WHEN YOU'VE FINISHED BIDDING.... AND WAIT UNTIL YOU RECEIVE IT BEFORE YOU PAY.
IF I ESTIMATE INCORRECTLY, I REFUND ANY EXCESS PAYMENTS OVER £1.
If you're a European buyer, I might be able to send it cheaper than my flat Rest of World rate suggests. (It's based on the cost of sending to the USA.) Ask me before you pay. Or, if you like, before you bid.
Topstar was owned by a company called Blackpool Publishers. Their black and white images used photographs provided by regular Beatles photographer Dezo Hoffmann. Once these proved successful, BP decided to have the same 6 images (fou...r individual portraits and two group shots) colour tinted for a 6-page 9 x 5 inch 1964 calendar issued in November 1963 under the company's parent name. The calendar is a rare item because in early December 1963 the Beatles' management company, NEMS Enterprises Ltd, responded by taking out an injunction against Blackpool Publishers to prevent further distribution.
Even rarer are these Blackpool Publishers postcards of the images as used in the calendar.
(Pic 5 shows the calendar open at the March-April 1964 Paul McCartney portrait page. It's included here for information only, and is not part of this auction.)
Please see my other items: I usually list items 1960s Beatles memorabilia / merchandise every week, so it's worth checking back in from time to time.
I DO COMBINE POSTAGE, SO IF YOU BID ON AND WIN MORE THAN ONE ITEM, I WILL CHARGE YOU WHAT IT ACTUALLY COSTS TO SEND THEM TOGETHER (INCLUDING INSURANCE etc). If,
that is, they'll both fit in the same package with no likelihood of damage.
If you do want to bid on more than one item, PLEASE ASK ME TO SEND YOU A REVISED INVOICE
WHEN YOU'VE FINISHED BIDDING.... AND WAIT UNTIL YOU RECEIVE IT BEFORE YOU PAY.
IF I ESTIMATE INCORRECTLY, I REFUND ANY EXCESS PAYMENTS OVER £1.
If you're a European buyer, I might be able to send it cheaper than my flat Rest of World rate suggests. (It's based on the cost of sending to the USA.) Ask me before you pay. Or, if you like, before you bid.
