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Beatles-Signed Cavern Club Photo with Pete Best Being Auctioned Saturday

A Beatles-signed, uninscribed promotional photo with Pete Best is being auctioned this week at Iconic. Described as taken at the Cavern Club in 1962, it was reportedly signed in mid-1962, shortly before Best was replaced by Ringo.

It comes with a Frank Caiazzo LOA from 2003 and a letter of provenance from the seller back then. Caiazzo's LOA says this about the rarity:

All four members have signed in full above their respective image in black fountain pen. This photo was signed in mid-1962. Photos of The Beatles with Pete Best signed on the front are extremely rare. Sets in any form with Pete Best, which are not inscribed to anyone, are extremely rare.

Iconic's listing says:

After extensive research, we have been unable to find any image signed on the front by the original four, let alone a set that wasn't personalized featuring Best.

The 2003 letter of provenance from the seller in Canada says the photo was given to a friend of his by a relative who got it signed at the Cavern Club in 1962. The friend gave it to him in 1981.

The photo is 8.5 x 6.5. There's a crease, but otherwise looks to be in nice shape.

I think it's a very cool, very rare piece. I've never seen anything like it...have you?

Tags: autographs, beatles, beatles-signed, best, cavery, club, pete, photo

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Permalink Reply by Mark Saurin on January 17, 2017 at 8:54pm

At today money seems a fair price imo....these signatures are a rare as hens teeth....but....sadly I will not be buying them

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 17, 2017 at 9:11pm

Here's a link to the eBay listing:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Beatles-Signed-Photograph-1961-portrait-of-...

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Permalink Reply by Mark Saurin on January 17, 2017 at 9:51pm

yes.....also with zero feedback.....that always makes me nervous

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Permalink Reply by fab432 on January 22, 2017 at 5:43am

Looks like it stalled at $15,700. Not sure what happened with the ebay auction.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 17, 2017 at 10:28pm

Tracks has a promo card with the same image and says the photo was taken on April 5, 1962.

http://www.tracks.co.uk/acatalog/info-8792.html

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Permalink Reply by mark peterson on January 17, 2017 at 10:34pm

Those photo cards were given out on Fan club night,April 5th at the Cavern.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 17, 2017 at 10:37pm

Thanks, you're right...I misread their listing. Here's what Tracks says about the photo:

The photograph was taken by Merseyside photographer Albert Marrion at his Wallasey Studio on 10th December 1961. The session was done as a friendly gesture for Brian Epstein.