Sterling Silver, Antique Flintlock Shotgun, Collectibles Estate Sale Auction
Lot 224:
Description
A trio of vintage vinyl long-playing record albums featuring The Beatles. The first album is titled Meet The Beatles! and includes the subtitle The First Album by England’s Phenomenal Pop Combo. The top edge bears printed text reading CAPITOL FULL DIMENSIONAL STEREO and a circular Capitol Records logo with HIGH FIDELITY. A handwritten name WITBECK is present in blue ink on the left white border. The second album is titled LET IT BE with the alphanumeric code ST 2047 printed in the upper right corner. A handwritten name W. Witbeck is inscribed vertically in ink near the top left portrait. The third album is a compilation titled The Beatles / 1967-1970 in white script. A handwritten name WITBECK appears in ink on the left side of the blue cover frame. All albums are housed in printed cardboard outer sleeves. The vinyl records and inner sleeves are not displayed and their condition or presence cannot be verified from the images.
Condition report:
All three album covers show signs of shelf wear and age. Meet The Beatles! exhibits heavy ring wear, surface scuffing, and bumped corners (photo 1). Let It Be shows moderate surface scratching, edge rubbing, and shelf wear to the black jacket (photo 1). The Beatles / 1967-1970 shows rubbing along the top edge and spine with light surface soiling (photo 1). All three covers feature a previous owner\'s name written in ink on the front (photo 1). The condition of the vinyl discs and inner sleeves is unknown as they were not inspected.
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