Beatles ULTRA RARE & HISTORIC 1962 BRIAN EPSTEIN SIGNED LETTER BEATLES SHOWS
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Reference Number: Avaluer:486229 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom |
Original/Reproduction: Original |
INCREDIBLY HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF BEATLES HISTORY HERE FOLKS! THIS IS A 24 NOVEMBE...R, 1962 DATED, TYPED AND INK SIGNED LETTER IN FULL NAME BY THE BEATLES MANAGER, BRIAN EPSTEIN TO , MR. TOM KEYES! MR. KEYES WAS RECOMMENDED TO BRIAN BY THE EDITOR AND FOUNDER OF MERSEYBEAT MAGAZINE, MR. BILL HARRY. BRIAN SIGNED THIS REPLY DOCUMENT BEAUTIFULLY IN BLACK FOUNTAIN PEN. THE NATURE OF THE LETTER INVOLVES MR. KEYES INQUIRY CONCERNING THE BEATLES CONCERT PERFORMANCE FEES AND DETAILS. YOU'LL QUICKLY NOTE HOW VERY REASONABLE THE RATES WERE COMPARED TO JUST A SHORT TIME LATER. IN FACT, I WOULD IMAGINE BY THE ' SUMMER OF 1963 ' THE LETTER EXPRESSES, THE RATES WERE CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN THIS QUOTE FOR SURE! IN FACT, NO CONCERT CONTRACTS DID RESULT FROM THEIR CONTACT, BUT THIS REMAINS A VERY HISTORIC DOCUMENT INDEED! (Interesting to note: The enquirer/recipient went on to become the writer 'Thom Keyes'. His novel All Night Stand was important in and after 1966! (Thx Mark L for this great info. followup!) THIS SIGNED DOCUMENT IS ON OFFICIAL ' NEMS ENTERPRISES LTD ' WATERMARKED STATIONERY AND IS WATERMARKED BY THE CROXLEY COMPANY FROM THE UK. THE SIZE IS 8" X 7 3/4". IT HAS BEEN FOLDED TWICE HORIZONTALLY FOR INSERTING INTO THE ORIGINAL ENVELOPE. CONDITION IS A VERY NICE VG+++ TO NEAR MINT-. SOME LIGHT PROPER AGING AND HANDLING. BACK IS CLEAN. HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO OWN ONE OF THE BEST SIGNED BRIAN EPSTEIN ITEMS THERE IS FROM THIS EARLY HISTORIC PERIOD FOR THE BEATLES. (Will be packed firm for shipment.)