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Beatles full signed color photo

Hello,

I bought this a few days ago in an auction.

It is an full color intact pull-out photo included in an 1964 UK-magazine called „Scream“.

I‘m very interested to know what you think about it, thank you.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 15, 2024 at 8:05am

Thank you but it was something at Gotta Have It. Not necessarily Beatles.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 16, 2024 at 8:30pm

Gotta Have It uses Caiazzo for Beatles often. Why would they not get his LOA for this one—it would have probably added 20% to the price they got. GHI does not sell things cheaply. About $15,000 with buyers premium is quite low for this. Especially with the quality of autographs—and unpersonalized.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 15, 2024 at 7:14am

George's last name and the Paul McCartney appear signed on the same angle. The Ringo, John and perhaps George's first name appear on another.

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on April 15, 2024 at 8:18am

Maybe it would be best to wait until MrKite has the item in hand. He can then see what kind of indentations there are. From the scans it is very hard to tell.

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on April 15, 2024 at 8:49am

There is nothing like a good old fashioned in hand examination...especially in today's digital world! :-)

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Permalink Reply by JK on April 15, 2024 at 8:38am

FWIW, the "puddles" (concentrations) of ink are common with ballpoint pens. Ink gathers around/above the point and can be deposited on the surface periodically.

(The same goes for modern gel pens).

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on April 15, 2024 at 8:47am

Agreed, they definitely do. The George and John seem to have done it in the same way, at least to my old eyes.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Saunders on April 15, 2024 at 8:58am

Absolutely

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Permalink Reply by JMS1223 on April 15, 2024 at 8:57am

That looks pretty amazing. Almost too good to be true so I would definitely be suspicious based on quality and the price alone (especially because no one else bid). Perhaps you lucked out and no one bid because of the fake McCartneys in the same auction. It might had scared people into thinking if anything in the auction was fake maybe the real stuff was fake too, so people stayed away.

Let us know when you get that in hand and examine it. It’s great you got two COAs with it, although JSA has authenticated many fakes lately.

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Permalink Reply by MrKite1970 on April 15, 2024 at 9:34am

First of all I want to thank you all for your assessments, knowledge, expertise and last but not least, your precious time.

Altogether I have 3 LOA , REAL, JSA and Gottahaveit (I don‘t know, if the last one counts😉) and the opinion of ballroom.

I‘ll get back to you at the latest, when the photo arrives.

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Permalink Reply by MrKite1970 on April 15, 2024 at 2:34pm

Please, don‘t hesitate to write anything that helps to clear up if it’s genuine or not.

May I ask you what you think?
genuine or not?

I hope so much that it’s real.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 15, 2024 at 3:20pm

I do too. The only additional thing to do is wait and do an in-hand exam with the information presented here and you might also write Conker for further details on plotting devices and spotting what they produce. I am hoping that any mechanical indentation from such devices will be visibly mechanically even. Right now it makes me nervous as I mentioned in my first response - perhaps too neat, unfaded, clean and perfect...the single bidder and low price.