We're an eBay affiliate and may be compensated on purchases made through clicks.

Better to have a part-signed Beatles set or a full set with some secretarials?

I've been observing a Beatles item over the last few months that hasn't found any takers despite repeated price reductions. It is an airline menu signed by John and George. The signatures of Paul and Ringo are apparently by John and Aspinall respectively.

Just the John and George signatures on a very attractive vintage menu would seem to justify the current start price (ca. $2,500) so I'm wondering whether secretarials actually have a negative impact on values. Any views?

Of course it could be that the John and George signatures may not be real but the menu was originally sold through Bonhams in 2022. Here it is:

0 members like this

▶ Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 19, 2024 at 11:56am

The menu is a cool piece!

It's 7.5 x 11.25 inches, so both autographs are large, and John's is about 5 inches long. Paul's secretarial is in John's writing, which is collectable, and the smear is presumably a sliding imprint of John's hand.

There's no apparent fading and the menu itself is attractive.

Does the timeline described in the listing check out?

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on January 19, 2024 at 10:17pm

I was wondering myself why the Beatles would have been making such a trip in 1967. I'm sure I've seen other copies of this menu being sold but I don't keep a proper database of examples.