{"product_id":"the-beatles-signed-starpics-promotional-card-1963","title":"The Beatles signed starpics promotional card 1963","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original black \u0026amp; white star pics merchandising photograph which has been signed on the reverse by The Beatles in ballpoint pen. George has signed in red ballpoint, and the others have signed in blue ballpoint All four member have added the inscription “xxx” after there names with only Paul adding the inscription “Love” before his name The autographs date to 1963 The autographs come with a note from the original owner which reads: “In 1958, my Mother started working at London Airport (now Heathrow). She joined Starways, a small Liverpool based airline operating a daily DC3 aircraft to London. One day, she was asked to meet and assist four passengers to transfer to a flight to Germany. It turned out to be the Beatles making their first trip to Hamburg and their transfer proved to be a little more complicated than expected when it was realised that their passports had inadvertently been left in Liverpool. Air travel was simpler in those days and my Mother was able to get authority for them to fly on to Germany without passports on the promise that she would get the passports sent on the next flight which she did. This could never happen today and the Beatles never forgot her help. On more than one occasion, they gave us complimentary tickets for their London shows. We were always given seats in the front row which meant we could just about hear what they were singing. Further back, the screams tended to drown out the music. After the concert, we would be collected and taken to see them all in their dressing room to chat and to get my autograph book signed. I remember that for one concert, we were asked to collect our tickets at the door. We arrived before the tickets were ready for us so we were asked to come back a little later. We decided to walk to a nearby cafe. To our surprise, we found ourselves being followed by dozens of girls. It turned out that they thought we'd been given a 'secret' route into the theatre and they were very disappointed when we went into the cafe. Over the years, Mother met and assisted many members of their families. In the school holidays, we would often fly up to Liverpool to meet up with her Starways friends and sometimes we would also see Paul McCartney's dad, Jim. The first time I met him, he cooked us lunch at the family home in Forthlin Road which was a great thrill. In July 1965, it was the world premier of the film HELP. I went to London Airport to meet the families when they flew down for the celebrations. There were several chauffeured limousines to collect them and Jim and his wife Angie asked if I would like to ride into London with them. It was great fun because they were all so excited about the premier and it was the poshest car I had ever been in. I came home on the tube quite happily. After the premier, I again went to the airport to see them and to hear about the evening. As they went to board their flight, John's Aunt Mimi gave me her signed programme. I was so thrilled and it's been one of several items of memorabilia that I have treasured over the years. For my 16th birthday, my Mother got the boys to sign a birthday card to me - it was my best present that year. Starways was eventually taken over by British Eagle and I have two pictures of my Mother with the Beatles, taken on a British Eagle aircraft. For me, these pictures seem to encompass most of my Beatles memories and will always remind me just how lucky I have been. The card measures 19.5 x 15.1 cm The condition of the card is very good +\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fab Four Memorabilia Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54228261241171,"sku":"THE-BTL-SGN-STR1","price":14950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1065\/2680\/2259\/files\/img20260619_10183764.jpg?v=1783448689","url":"https:\/\/fabfourmemorabilia.co.uk\/products\/the-beatles-signed-starpics-promotional-card-1963","provider":"Fab Four Memorabilia Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}