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Another fully signed Pepper LP at Heritage Auctions

Should sell for big bucks -- anyone seen this one before?

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Permalink Reply by Paul on March 19, 2019 at 5:03pm

Pretty wild, what will you frame it with!

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Permalink Reply by Trazom1 on March 19, 2019 at 5:53pm

All of the other Beatles autographs I've framed have been with plain black wood frame, white/off-white matting, and UV-protective & anti-reflective 'MuseumGlass'... but this time I might use a slightly more detailed frame.

It's especially special to me, since I bought a mono (Capitol) copy of Sgt. Pepper in early June 1967...I was a really little kid...and I still have it! The Beatles autographs dating to after the time I began buying records mean the most to me.

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Permalink Reply by Paul on March 19, 2019 at 5:57pm

You should sell it and ask double of what you paid.

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Permalink Reply by Rfitzz on March 20, 2019 at 8:08am

Fantastic ! Congratulations ! One of the ultimate signed Beatles items ! Not only having the joy of owning it but knowing you got it at such a great price too - fantastic investment ! Jealous...

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Permalink Reply by Trazom1 on March 20, 2019 at 8:32am

Thank you for your kind words, Rftizz!

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 20, 2019 at 10:40am

Hello, wood frames (and the finishes), especially oak, outgass huge volumes of acids and can retain massive amount of moisture, acid free mat no matter. I would recommend true inert framing for this - anodized aluminum. I would take every step to make certain that delicate red ink stays where it is re contrast.

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on March 20, 2019 at 11:33am

Well said Eric. I'm not sure if red biro is as light sensitive as printed red but I would probably avoid displaying this at all - or only occasionally and in a dark corner of the room.

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Permalink Reply by Trazom1 on March 20, 2019 at 11:47am

Thank you to both Pug and Eric for your very excellent comments. I have been thinking about the potential light sensitivity of the Red Ballpoint pen ink as well (and have not yet made the trip to the framer).

I have a 'June 1952 Age 11' John Lennon watercolor that may have faded slightly (but I'm not sure...in any case, is now covered, although still framed). Visible light can do this...not just UV, with some pigments/colors being more sensitive than others. My framed Beatles autographs signed in black ink have held up perfectly.

I may keep the Pepper unframed, as Pug wisely advises, or, if I do frame it, I'll keep it covered most of the time...still need to decide! And I will look into anodized aluminum, per Eric, should I decide to go that route. Great suggestion.

Thanks again for your opinions, which I take very seriously.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 20, 2019 at 1:26pm

Anodized aluminum frames are actually not expensive and come in a huge array of profiles and finishes. Museum cases are often made from this material. Indeed many pigments can be very sensitive to light and other contaminants as well. Imagine the first persons to mix handground (imperfectly) true vermilion with genuine lapis - only to see the valuable mercuric red disappear from interaction with chemicals in the very valuable blue! Re black - some are actually mixes of dense blues and will fade as well. The true carbon blacks, PB - oh my memory for numbers, the bone/ivory, the vine, the lamp black...those are truly stable.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 20, 2019 at 1:37pm

I got the impression framing was desired, but I have to agree with Eva here 100%. Frame a high resolution photograph of the LP and store the original. I see no downside to this. Safest is bestest. ;)

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Permalink Reply by Trazom1 on March 20, 2019 at 2:08pm

Wow...that is very impressive and interesting detail...a little bit more than I might expect to see on an autograph message board, but on the other hand not surprising, given the very high level of expertise and experience of many of the contributors to the Beatles section of Autograph Live!

I am definitely leaning toward just storing the item with my other non-displayed autographs and manuscripts. I'll probably have a custom box made for it. Thanks for your great advice (and you, too, Pug)!