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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on August 30, 2022 at 10:00pm

I'd say you were spot-on. When I saw these and the signed programmes I also thought that the "To Jenny" paper and the first photo card were probably OK and all the others definitely not.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on August 30, 2022 at 10:11pm

I don’t see any Aspinall signatures here. It looks like the two sets with the pictures were signed at the same time. I believe the guy in the photo is Gerry Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers, who also signed those two sets.

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on August 31, 2022 at 1:21am

In the second photo example I was put off by Paul's autograph but I guess his inscription looks right, if hurried.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on September 1, 2022 at 9:53am

that is definitely Gerry's signature

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Permalink Reply by spaceman on August 31, 2022 at 2:21pm

Here is another photo set. Possibly signed at the same time or for someone  special.

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Permalink Reply by Samuel Mumenthaler on August 31, 2022 at 11:28pm

These all look genuine to me. What's strange is that they signed several identical items, obviously at the same time. Maybe they were destined for a group of local fans or personalities. A similar example has been sold by a UK dealer (beatlesmarketplace). Looking at the photo, I'd date these to early 1963, or maybe the Roy Orbison tour in May, when Gerry & The Pacemakers (Gerry is clearly in the pic and has signed) were also on the bill with the Beatles.
That the Dutch auction house that sells them also has a series of similar signed tour programmes with Aspinall signatures makes the whole thing even stranger - they also give the same person as source for the Beatles/Gerry sets and the Aspinall signed programmes.

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Permalink Reply by spaceman on August 31, 2022 at 11:45pm

The photo set I posted is the Beatlesmarketplace set. It is part of my collection. I would say the sets were signed  some time in 1963. 

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on September 1, 2022 at 6:10am

Sam is probably right that the two items with photographs are from the Beatles/Roy Orbison tour and from May 1963. Given the location of the photographer (Barking, Essex) and the recipient (Essex), I would guess that these were signed at the time of the Walthamstow show on 24 May or the Southend-On-Sea show on 31 May. Maybe the photographer took the shots when the groups arrived and produced the cards before the show finished. I guess the cards could also have been signed before the photographs were added.

I wonder how you would classify these. I guess signed greetings card might be the best description.. 

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Permalink Reply by Samuel Mumenthaler on September 1, 2022 at 6:26am

Looking at the clothes they wear, it looks more like a winter or autumn date... But more like early, not late 63?

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