Two rare and unique Beatles memorabilia items, discovered as part of BBC One’s The Travelling Auctioneers, are set to go under the hammer.

Autographs from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr are expected to spark major interest when they go up for auction at The Swan in Tetsworth, near Thame on Monday.

The Travelling Auctioneers, the hit BBC One show with Christian Trevanion as the main presenter, is bringing its auction event to Oxfordshire.

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The auction at The Swan will showcase hundreds of unique and high-quality items, offering something for every collector and enthusiast.

From silverware and antique furniture, to vintage 1920s cameras and a variety of jewellery, and Chinese items, the auction promises to be an exciting event.

(Image: Oxford Mail) Several items have been restored by The Travelling Auctioneers restorer, adding even more appeal to this already impressive collection.

They include an original set of autographs from The Beatles, signed by all four members - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.

This one-of-a-kind piece features all four Beatles’ autographs in blue biro on lined paper.

It also includes a hand-drawn portrait doodle with an arrow labelled "John Beatle". 

The reverse contains another portrait doodle, making this item a rare and exciting find for any Beatles collector.

There is also a vintage black-and-white publicity photograph by David Hoffman, personally signed by all four Beatles.

(Image: Mallams/local photographer) The reverse features the handwritten message, “Get well soon Ray from The Beatles,” while the front carries a biro impression from John Lennon himself.

The Fab Four from Liverpool played the Carfax Assembly Room in Oxford in February 1963 but there were other visits too and quite a few strong connections between the band and the county.

The Beatles scored their first number one hit a week later when Please Please Me topped the charts.

One person lucky enough to have a ticket for the concert was 15-year-old Syd Kearney, from Headington.

(Image: Oxford Mail) He said in 2008: "It was just an ordinary dance, we thought. The reason I was there was that a friend knew The Beatles after having seen them at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.

"It was a great night, but nobody thought they were going to be the phenomenon they ended up being."

Syd was lucky enough to catch up with the Beatles backstage after the show and got their autographs, on part of a Morris Motors radiators branch document, which was the only piece of paper he had with him at the time.

(Image: Oxford Mail) In November that year, the Beatles were in Oxfordshire again, pausing to have lunch at the Windrush Inn, in Burford Road, Witney.

Other visits included a fundraiser at Vincent's club in 1964 organised by Jeffrey Archer, who went on to be a bestselling novelist and is now Lord Archer.

The group also dropped in at Brasenose College.

Other strong local connections include George Harrison living for many years at Friar Park mansion in Henley. He died in 2001.

And the fifth Beatle, Sir George Martin, lived near Faringdon. He died in 2016.

The auction takes place at The Swan at noon on Monday and is expected to appear in a third series of The Travelling Auctioneers at a later date.

For online bidding visit theswan.co.uk/auctions/buying-selling

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