{"id":194565240,"date":"2026-06-23T16:51:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T20:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weberbooks.com\/kindle\/?p=194565240"},"modified":"2026-06-23T16:51:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T20:51:21","slug":"%f0%9f%92%b0-this-weeks-beatles-finds-insanely-rare-hey-jude-edit-%f0%9f%92%8e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weberbooks.com\/kindle\/2026\/06\/23\/%f0%9f%92%b0-this-weeks-beatles-finds-insanely-rare-hey-jude-edit-%f0%9f%92%8e\/","title":{"rendered":"💰 This Week’s Beatles Finds: Insanely Rare “Hey Jude” Edit 💎"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week\u2019s Beatles auction roundup includes a genuinely rare finds: Invicta guitar brooches, a vending machine record with a one-of-a-kind edit of \u201cHey Jude,\u201d and a handful of other pieces that cover the full spectrum from serious collectibles to charming Beatlemania-era novelties. Links in this post are eBay affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cFabulous Beatles\u201d Guitar Brooches \u2014 NEMS, 1964<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Current bid: $81.00 \u2014 View on eBay<\/a><\/p>\n

This is the kind of item that rewards knowing what you\u2019re looking at. Invicta Plastics of Leicester manufactured these guitar-shaped brooches in 1964 under NEMS authorization, and what makes this particular set genuinely special is that three of the four are the rare colored versions rather than the standard black.<\/p>\n

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The red guitar carries a group image, both blue guitars feature individual shots of Ringo and George respectively, and the fourth is a black guitar with a group image. All four are mounted on the original 2\u201d x 5.5\u201d display card, which carries facsimile signatures and the NEMS Enterprises copyright text, and the card is near mint\u2014flat, with no folds, tears, or writing anywhere.<\/p>\n

The brooches themselves are the real story. Each one features a classic Dezo Hoffmann photograph set under a clear plastic dome at the base of the guitar, with gold fretboard detailing that remains close to perfect after sixty years. Hoffmann was the Beatles\u2019 primary photographer from 1962 through 1964, responsible for many of the most iconic early images of the band, so his work embedded in these pieces connects them directly to the period\u2019s visual history.<\/p>\n

Counterfeiting has been a serious problem with these brooches, and the seller flags the most reliable tell: authentic examples have jagged or zigzag card edges, while fakes usually have straight-cut edges. The presence of the plastic dome over the photograph is another indicator, though the seller notes that\u2019s not universal across all authentic examples. The colored guitar variants are considerably scarcer than the black versions, which makes a near-mint set of three in one lot very hard to find. These pop up individually far more often than as a complete, well-preserved group.<\/p>\n