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ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC AUCTION JULY 21, 2018 | DALLAS THE CONNIE AND DENNIS DAILEY MONUMENTAL BEATLES COLLECTION Front Cover Lot: 89154 Inside Front Cover Lot: 89204 Inside Back Cover Lot: 89155 Back Cover Lot: 89189 Heritage Signature® Auction #7179 The Connie and Dennis Dailey Monumental Beatles Collection July 21, 2018 | Dallas FLOOR Signature® Sessions 1-2 LOT VIEWING (Floor, Telephone, HERITAGELive!®, Internet, Fax, and Mail) By appointment only. Please contact Client Services Heritage Auctions, Dallas • 1st Floor Auction Room at 866-835-3243 or [email protected] to schedule an appointment. 3500 Maple Avenue • Dallas, TX 75219 Heritage Auctions, Dallas • 17th Floor Session 1 3500 Maple Avenue • Dallas, TX 75219 Saturday, July 21 • 10:00 AM CT Hollywood Memorabilia • Lots 89001-89066 (see separate catalog) Friday, July 20 • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT Vintage Music Posters Including Psychedelia View lots & auction results online at HA.com/7179 Lots 89067-89144 (see separate catalog) Session 2 BIDDING METHODS Saturday, July 21 • 12:00 PM CT ® 1 Bidding Important Tom Petty Memorabilia from Norm Harris Bid live on your computer or mobile, anywhere in the of Norm’s Rare Guitars • Lots 89145-89151 (see separate catalog) world, during the Auction using our HERITAGELive!® The Connie & Dennis Daily Monumental program at HA.com/Live Beatles Collection • Lots 89152 -89279 Live Floor Bidding Everything Beatles, Everything Elvis & Bid in person during the floor sessions. Rock' n Roll • Lots 89280-89460 (see separate catalog) Live Telephone Bidding (Floor Sessions Only) INTERNET Signature® Session 3 Phone bidding must be arranged 24 hours before your (HERITAGELive!®, Internet, Fax, & Mail only Session) session begins. Client Service: 866-835-3243 Session 3 Internet Absentee Bidding Saturday, July 21 • 5:00 PM CT Proxy bidding ends ten minutes prior to the session start Hollywood and Music Memorabilia • Lots 89461-89555 time. Live Proxy bidding continues through the session. (see separate catalog) HA.com/7179 Fax Bidding LOT SETTLEMENT AND PICK-UP Fax bids must be received 24 hours before your session Available immediately following the floor sessions or weekdays begins. Fax: 214-409-1425 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT by appointment only. Extended Payment Terms available. Email: [email protected] Phone: 214-528-3500 • 877-HERITAGE (437-4824) Fax: 214-409-1425 Lots are sold at an approximate rate of 100 lots per hour, but it Direct Client Service Line: 866-835-3243 is not uncommon to sell 75 lots or 125 lots in any given hour. Email: [email protected] Buyer's Premium Per Lot: This auction is subject to a Buyer's Premium of 25% on the first $250,000 (minimum $19), plus 20% of any amount between $250,000 and $2,500,000, plus 12% of any amount over $2,500,000 per lot. TX Auctioneer Licenses: Teia Baber 16624; Edward Beardsley 16632; Sarah Davies 17505; Nicholas Dawes 16784; Sophie Duncan 17901; Christopher Dykstra; 16601; Fiona Elias 17126; Francesca Felgar 17902; Samuel Foose 11727; Alissa Ford 17104; Kathleen Guzman 16142; Gregory Holman 17653; Roberta Kramer 17439; Jennifer Jayne Marsh 17105; Marina Medina 17512; Bob Merrill 13408; Paul Minshull 16591; Rochelle Mortenson 17898; Brian Nalley 17134; Scott Peterson 13256; Michael Provenzale 17157; Catherine Rigdon 17897; Michael Sadler 16129; Barry Sandoval 17649; Martin Scammel, Jr. 17659; Nathan Schar 17365; Kimberly Serrano 17657; Anthony Singleton 17507; Andrea Voss 16406; Jacob Walker16413; Brian Wiedman 17894; Adam Williams 17893; Phillip Wooten 17656. This Auction is cataloged and presented by Heritage Auctioneers & Galleries, Inc., doing business as Heritage Auctions. © 2018 Heritage Auctioneers & Galleries, Inc. All rights reserved. HERITAGE® is a registered trademark and service mark of Heritage Capital Corporation, registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. 1Patent No. 9,064,282 50796 Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Specialists Kathleen Guzman Managing Director Steve Ivy New York CEO Co-Chairman of the Board Hayley Brigham Garry Shrum Managing Director Giles Moon Beverly Hills Director Consignment Director Jim Halperin Co-Chairman of the Board Alissa Ford Managing Director San Francisco Greg Rohan President Roberta Kramer Managing Director Chicago Paul Minshull Chief Operating Officer Chief Technology Officer Kenneth Yung Managing Director Hong Kong Todd Imhof Executive Vice President Jacco Scheper Managing Director Amsterdam Worldwide Headquarters Cristiano Bierrenbach 3500 Maple Avenue • Dallas, Texas 75219 Executive Vice President Max Tursi International Managing Director Phone 214-528-3500 • 877-HERITAGE (437-4824) London HA.com/Entertainment Consignment Directors: Giles Moon, Garry Shrum Nicholas Mathioudakis Cataloged by: Giles Moon, Margaret Barrett, Jon Steffens, Garry Shrum, Mike Haynes Managing Director Dave Golemon, Aaron Piscopo, Michael Riley London Chief Financial Officer ALL YOU NEED IS BEATLES NEBRASKA COUPLE HAS ASSEMBLED ONE OF THE LARGEST, MOST COMPREHENSIVE FAB FOUR COLLECTIONS EVER By Steve Lansdale For many, collections evolve from a way to enjoy a subject of interest into a way of celebrating particular people. This certainly is the case for Dennis Dailey. Growing up in North Platte, Neb., Dailey was friends with Jeff Agler and his sister, Pat. In 1964, when Dailey was about 8, Pat purchased a copy of the Beatles’ I Want to Hold Your Hand, and at the risk of oversimplification, Dailey’s life changed forever. “The first time I heard that song I was just mesmerized by it,” Dailey says. “I played that thing until I wore it clear out. That was the first piece of Beatles memorabilia I ever purchased … and I still own it. That would be pre-Ed Sullivan Show appearance – seeing them on The Ed Sullivan Show absolutely cemented it for me.” What began as a one-time hand-me-down from Pat over the years has mushroomed into a trove of all things Beatles- related. He complemented his albums and 45s with photos and sunglasses, jukeboxes and pinball machines, promotional marketing pieces, and lunchboxes. His collection swelled until it filled a room in his house, until he and his wife, Connie, built an addition – largely for the collection. He even recreated the legendary Cavern Club, the Liverpool venue where the band was first seen by Brian Epstein, who later became the group’s manager. The collection, he says, “just kept growing. We have thousands and thousands of pieces.” The Beatles share space with State Fair of Texas mascot Big Tex in this 1964 souvenir program. Whether it is the world’s largest collection of Beatles memorabilia is a matter of debate, but if it isn’t, it definitely is on the short list. “I know several collectors who have huge Beatles collections, and I always have taken a step beyond what they did, because I included newer stuff,” Dailey says. “The Guinness Book of World Records lists some guy in South America that it claims has the largest collection, but from the pictures I have seen, I didn’t think that collection held a candle, compared to what my wife and I have. Maybe we’re not listed [in Guinness] because we have so many things that really are groups of four, of 10, of 50 items, and we just count them as a single item.” “What’s amazing about the collection,” adds Garry Shrum, consignment director for Heritage Auctions’ entertainment and music department, “is how thorough it is, how complete it is. Someone else might have a particular Beatles lunchbox, but if it was made in six different colors, this collection has all six. The effort he put into making this complete is unbelievable.” Dailey was fortunate that his wife already had an appreciation for the Fab Four when they tied the knot. “Connie always was a fan, and when we met, she was aware that I had a few records,” he says. “I guess I kind of educated her about the culture of the Beatles, and this became a partnership, a joint venture. We have done the same with our children and grandchildren, and really have an atypical Beatles family. They’re all aware of the culture that surrounded the band.” The Daileys now have decided to downsize – a decision with which they have wrestled for five or six years – and have consigned the collection to Heritage Auctions, which will split it up over several auctions over the next few years, beginning in November 2017. They are keeping their Beatles history – the records, the tapes, the books – but are offering an incredible array of everything else, from concert tickets and programs to Beatles-themed toys. “I always loved the toy musical instruments – the guitars, the drums,” Dailey says. “Those are some of my favorites, for sure, and it was always extra-special if I could find those pieces in their original packaging. I also always loved the vintage advertising pieces. While he has come to grips with the idea of auctioning off the collection, Dailey hopes the new owner will have the space and ability to create the presentation he thinks the collection deserves. “We have spent our lives building this collection, and we are extremely proud of it,” Dailey says. “We have had a lot of people – collectors, friends, family – who are in shock when they see the collection. But there’s that old adage: ‘You’re not going to be able to take it with you.’ That’s how it is with any collectible. Now is the right time.” THE CONNIE AND DENNIS DAILEY MONUMENTAL BEATLES COLLECTION 89153 Beatles Rare Oversize Capitol Records “Your Beatles Headquarters” Promotional Poster (US, Circa 1964-1965). Sight area 28.5” x 56.5” framed and matted under clear acrylic to an overall size 89152 Beatles Ink Signatures Obtained in Wales on July 19, 1963, of 34” x 63.5” overall. Likely produced in 1964 or possibly early 1965, this in Framed Display. All four signatures: “Ringo Starr/ xxx”, “Paul McCartney/ nearly 5 foot high retail display would have been hard to ignore! Printed xxx”, “John Lennon/ xxx”, and “George Harrison” on a 5.5” x 6” page which in dark blue/black on a bright orange background, the group is shown in appears to be the back of a photo.