SI42 A Scarce 1965 Autograph Set Obtained Just Before The Beatles Left For Austria To Film Scenes For “HELP!”

Description

On March 13, 1965, two days after The Beatles returned to London from The Bahamas after filming sequences for the HELP! movie, they were again back on a plane – this time headed to Salzburg, Austria to film the Austrian Alps scenes for the movie, including the Ticket To Ride music video. While there in Austria, they stayed at the Hotel Edelweiss in the village of Obertauern.

However, just before they left Heathrow Airport, The Beatles signed this British European Airways notification card beautifully on the back, with John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr autographing in blue ballpoint pen, while Paul McCartney used a black felt tip marker to sign. The purpose of this “IMPORTANT NOTICE” card was to inform BEA flyers that as of April 18, 1965, reservations will be at the West London Air Terminal, along with providing phone numbers for both International and Domestic reservations. The card, which measures 5 1/2″ x 3 1/2″, is in very good condition overall, with a non-detracting vertical fold. The card was at one time affixed to a page in a photo album, with some evidence of this visible on the front side.

Beatles autograph sets from the year 1965 have never been easy to find. They were so famous by then, it was extremely difficult to get anywhere near them to obtain their autographs. As time goes by, 1965 sets have become scarcer still. This is a fabulous representative set of Beatles autographs from the HELP! period, obtained just over a year after became the biggest phenomenon in the world.