Cilla Black signed handkerchief up for sale
A signed "luv Cilla" handkerchief along with John Lennon's detention note from his days as a Liverpudlian schoolboy are being placed up for auction later this month amongst a collection of other Beatles memorabilia.
The poignantly signed hanky from Cilla Black, who died just over a week ago at her Spanish villa after a fall, is one of 328 items being auctioned off to enthusiasts and investors in the stars' home city of Liverpool as part of the annual Beatles Auction.
The hanky is said to be from around 1964 and is expected to fetch between £20-£30.
The Quarry Bank High School detention note dated 1955 speaks of a "noisy" Lennon during his time in Class 3B over the month long period and has a guide price of between £2,200 and £2,500.
Other items to be auctioned off include the old door to the birthplace of the late Beatles guitarist George Harrison in 12 Arnold Grove, Liverpool, complete with key, and carries an estimate of £800 - £1,000.
Strands of George Harrison's hair are also up for grabs with a starting price of £200.
The Annual Liverpool Beatles Auction is now in its 24th year and will be held in the Paul McCartney Auditorium at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts on Saturday, August 29 where both Paul and George were pupils.
With 328 lots, Beatles fans from across the world are expected to pay out thousands of pounds for the chance to own their piece of history.
The auction coincides with Liverpool's International Beatleweek and Beatles Shop owner Ian Wallace said that each year it gets better.
Mr Wallace believes the market for music memorabilia in recent years has rocketed because people want to cling to "memories" but also see the items as investments.
He said: "Each year we are amazed at what comes out of the woodwork. Everything is a story in itself. It's the fans' auction, that's why we get such interesting stuff.
"George Harrison's door had been sat in the lady's front room for years. Ringo's radiogram, a proper custom-built piece of furniture which was in his London flat which he gave to his Auntie Everley in 1966 is estimated at between £800 and £1,000. There's something for everyone."
Other items include signed albums and photographs, a rare Cavern Club Beatles Fan Club Night handbill, an original piece of the famous club's stage and a rare Reslo ribbon microphone from the Cavern Club given to Allan Williams, the band's original manager.
For more information visit www.beatlesauction.co.uk
