143

The Beatles Filled In & Signed Registration Cards

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Music Memorabilia Start Price:NA Estimated At:20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD
The Beatles Filled In & Signed Registration Cards
Here is a fabulous set of four matching British hotel registration cards, each filled in by one of the members of the band. John, Paul and Ringo have listed their then current Liverpool home addresses, while George has used manager Brian Epstein’s NEMS store in Liverpool as his address. John has printed his full name at the top, followed by the address of his childhood home “251 Menlove Avenue” (where he was raised by his aunt Mimi). In the space provided for nationality, John turns the table on the hotel and wrote “WHY?” He has then gone on to sign as “JWLennon”. At the top of his card, Paul has written his full name “JAMES PAUL MCCARTNEY”. In the space provided for permanent address, Paul has listed his home as “20 Forthlin Road”, which is where he and John wrote many of the earliest Beatles songs. For his nationality, he has listed “British” and has gone on to sign his name as “JPMcCartney”. The most humorous of the cards is George’s, as he has given his full name as “GEOFFREY HARRISON”. His address, as mentioned, was Brian Epstein’s store and for his nationality he wrote “WHITE”. He has signed the card “G. Harrison” and is the only one of the four who has filled in his passport number. Ringo has printed his legal name “RICHARD STARKEY” at the top of his card. As his address he has listed his childhood home “10 Admiral Grove”, and “British” as nationality. He has signed as “R. Starkey”. The signature examples each has used are seldom seen variations, using their first initial or their first and middle initials. These cards were filled in by The Beatles in the spring of 1963, while they were playing shows in and around Great Britain. Assembling a rare and seldom seen document set like this, fully completed with addresses and signatures, is quite difficult as very few exist. Excellent condition. Each card measures 6 x 4”.