10 JUNE 1961

Beatles Autographs 1961 Beatles Autographs 1961

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A rare early musicians' salary receipt for The Beatles and Tony Sheridan for seven days' work at the Top Ten Club, Hamburg, June 10th-16th, 1961, the agreement written in German in an unidentified hand, in blue ink, on a loose page of cash book paper titled Musiken Rechnung [Musicians' Payments], dated 10.- 16.6.61, individually listing the five Beatles and Tony Sheridan in the following order: George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Stuart Sutcliffe, Pete Best and Tony Sheridan, and giving details of their matching salaries: 7 jage a 35.-=DM245 [7 days at 35 deutsch marks] less tax, giving a total per week for each of DM245, each paragraph signed individually by the recipient in blue ballpoint pen: George Harrison, Paul McCartney, JW Lennon, Stuart Sutcliffe, Peter Best and Tony Sheridan 11½x8¼in. (29x21cm.), framed

  • Source: Christie's, South Kensington
  • Auction Date: 20th June 2014
  • Lot Number: 60
  • Source 2: Christie's, South Kensington, 1st October 2003, Lot 235