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Lot Essay
The Carl-Alan awards were a ballroom dancing awards event. On this occasion, the Beatles were presented with two awards for musical acheivement in 1963 by Prince Philip.
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The Beatles And Others
A printed invitation for the Carl-Alan Awards, the Empire Ballroom, Leicester Square, Monday, 23rd March, 1964, signed and humorously inscribed on the reverse in blue ballpoint pen George Harrison (B.A.), John Lennon (B.O.), Paul McCartney (a pal.) and Ringo Starr, additionally signed by Brian Epstein, Victor Silvester and Marlene Silvester (in the same hand), David Brewer, Louise Crichton, Trevor de Vere Green and Colette and Carla de Vere Green (in the same hand) -- 4½x6in. (11.4x15.2cm.)
A printed invitation for the Carl-Alan Awards, the Empire Ballroom, Leicester Square, Monday, 23rd March, 1964, signed and humorously inscribed on the reverse in blue ballpoint pen George Harrison (B.A.), John Lennon (B.O.), Paul McCartney (a pal.) and Ringo Starr, additionally signed by Brian Epstein, Victor Silvester and Marlene Silvester (in the same hand), David Brewer, Louise Crichton, Trevor de Vere Green and Colette and Carla de Vere Green (in the same hand) -- 4½x6in. (11.4x15.2cm.)
Literature
M. Lewisohn Op. cit. 1992, p. 152
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