AP10. An Outstanding Beatles Autograph Set Obtained Shortly After They Finished Filming “A Hard Day’s Night”

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The first half of 1964 was an extraordinary and historic period for The Beatles and they had very little down time. They started off the year in January with a 3 week residence at the Olympia Theatre in Paris, coming back home to England on February 4th, and with barely enough time to catch their collective breath, only 3 days later they left for New York to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show. This 2 week trip also saw then perform live in concert at Washington Coliseum, then jet down to Miami for a week – during which they taped a few more Ed Sullivan appearances. On March 2nd, The Beatles began 6 weeks of filming for their first feature movie “A Hard Day’s Night”, wrapping up on April 24th, all the while recording some of the songs that would appear on the album of the same name.

Here is a beautifully scripted Beatles autograph set, signed on April 29, 1964 – just five days after completing filming of “A Hard Day’s Night” – and obtained when The Beatles performed live in concert at the ABC Cinema in Edinburgh, Scotland, while on the Spring 1964 U.K. Tour. They did two shows that evening: one at 6:30 and one at 8:50. Backstage on this night, a piece of blank off white colored index card measuring 6″ x 4″ was autographed by The Beatles. All four have signed the card beautifully in black ballpoint pen and each signature is a great example from the period. As the card is larger than an average sized autograph album page, a nice sized matte opening is possible for framing and this set would looked great displayed with the Beatles album or photo of your choice.