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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:

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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?

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. 

I think the signatures may be from July of ‘66?

I think you may be right....on the way back from Japan and Manila?...

Here's a very similar one right now offered for sale

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/ewbanks/catal...

Looks to have been signed at the same time as the OP. Nice item.

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