This week’s auction roundup spans the full spectrum of Beatles collecting—from one of the most historically significant three-signature pieces to surface in years to a signed Genesis limited edition from Ringo, a George Martin pickguard, and the rarest possible dissenting opinion from 1964. The links below are eBay affiliate links, which means Beatles Rewind may earn a small commission if you make a purchase—at no additional cost to you. It’s one of the ways we keep the lights on around here.
Ringo Starr Signed Photograph — Genesis Publications, 2013
Current bid: $285.00 View on eBay
Genesis Publications is the gold standard of deluxe Beatles books, and Photograph represents one of their most extraordinary productions. The concept alone is remarkable: Ringo Starr as photographer, documenting his bandmates, friends, and his own early life through images that had never been published before the book’s release.
Ringo was always the one behind the lens during downtime—the other three were too famous to walk around with a camera—which means his archive captures the Beatles in moments of genuine informality that professional photographers never witnessed. The result is 304 pages of images in a leather and cloth bound volume measuring twelve by fourteen and a half inches, presented in a quality two-piece cloth box with a canvas carry bag, limited to 2,500 copies.
This example is number 1,974 in the edition—signed by Ringo himself—and grades near mint. Genesis editions at this level hold their value and often appreciate, particularly signed examples. At $285 for a near-mint signed Genesis limited edition, this is priced well below what comparable examples have sold for.
George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr Signed Yellow Submarine Storyboard
Fixed price: $65,000.00 or Best Offer View on eBay
There is no other way to say this: this is one of the most significant pieces of Beatles memorabilia to appear on eBay in recent memory, and the story behind it demands to be told carefully.
The drawing itself is a pencil rendering of the Beatles in their Sgt. Pepper’s outfits, created by Jack Stokes—the storyboard and animation director for the Yellow Submarine film—who also signed the piece. It was donated by Stokes to a charity auction at Planet Hollywood in association with Sotheby’s on March 27, 2001, benefiting the Norwood Ravenswood and Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospitals.
Originally catalogued as signed by Paul McCartney and Jack Stokes only, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were subsequently contacted and agreed to add their signatures. A supplement page was inserted into the auction catalog noting the addition.
What makes this historically irreplaceable is the timing. George Harrison died on November 29, 2001—eight months after this signing. The auction catalog supplement itself describes the piece as “never before available” and “unrivaled.” George added the Sanskrit symbol for Om after his signature and drew an arrow from Paul’s signature to Paul’s character in the drawing—Paul had signed over Ringo’s character, and George corrected the geography with characteristic quiet humor.
The storyboard measures ten by thirteen inches with light handling marks and folds consistent with its age and provenance. Frank Caiazzo authentication is included. The original auction catalog and supplement page are part of the sale.
At $65,000 this is serious collector territory—but this is a serious collector item. The last authenticated three-Beatle signature piece involving George Harrison is not a category with abundant supply.
1964 “To Hell With the Beatles” 3.5” Pinback Button
Current bid: $117.50 View on eBay
The Beatles generated more merchandise in 1964 than almost any phenomenon in popular culture history—and apparently also generated a modest counter-movement. The “To Hell With the Beatles” pinback button is the dissenting minority opinion rendered in three and a half inches of lithographed tin, and it is genuinely rare precisely because nobody was manufacturing anti-Beatles merchandise at scale.
The seller notes fade to the red print, age spotting, and rust on the back—all consistent with a sixty-year-old button that has lived a life—but confirms it intact with a working pin. The rarity argument here is real: buttons expressing enthusiasm for the Beatles are everywhere. Buttons from 1964 expressing the opposite opinion barely exist. At $117.50 for an authenticated original piece of Beatlemania’s contrary edge, this is priced fairly for what it is.
The Early Beatles — Reel to Reel Tape, 7½ IPS Stereo, New Sealed
Current bid: $356.00 View on eBay
New sealed reel-to-reel Beatles tapes in original packaging are a specific niche within Beatles collecting—sought by audiophiles who want the analog source format alongside the historical artifact quality, and by completists who understand that an unopened sealed example of anything from 1964 is by definition uncommon.
The Early Beatles was the American Capitol Records album covering the pre-Beatlemania material, and the 7½ IPS stereo reel-to-reel format was the premium home audio delivery mechanism of the era. Finding one new and sealed in original package sixty years later is exactly the kind of find that ends up on a shelf rather than a tape deck. At $356 and rising this is priced for the specific collector who knows what they’re looking at.
George Martin Signed Stratocaster Pickguard
Current bid: $66.00 View on eBay
George Martin’s signature on a Stratocaster pickguard is a specific and appealing collectible for the exact reason that Martin himself was so specific and appealing: the man who shaped the sound of the Beatles from the console rather than the stage, whose orchestral arrangements and production instincts gave the music its depth and sophistication, signing the instrument component most associated with the electric guitar era he helped define.
Dual authentication from both JSA and BAS is the gold standard for autograph collecting. At $66 with both authentication letters this is accessible for what it represents—the signature of the man many consider the fifth Beatle.