You'll have heard of Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple Inc.

Steve is an avid Beatles fan. It's a love affair that has cost an estimated $126m so far. Mainly for the rights to use the 'Apple' name that The Beatles registered in 1968.

The Beatle's company, Apple Corps, first sued for trade mark infringement in 1978. In 1981 the computer company agreed to pay $80,000 and never enter the music business.

The Beatle's sued again in 1991 complaining that the software on the Apple Inc Macintosh computers violated those terms.

Apple Inc again settled, this time paying $26.5 million to secure the rights to the Apple logo for selling computer equipment and software. Apple Corps retained the Apple logo for producing and selling music.

Can't buy me love

Roll onto 2003 and Apple Inc had invented the Ipod and Itunes which has sold over 2 billion songs worldwide and catapulted Apple Inc into the top ranks of music sellers. Another big pay day for the lawyers followed.

It's in Steve's interest to get the Beatle's music on Itunes.

Industry analysts reckon a resolution for Apple Inc to put the music of Apple Corps (The Beatles) online is likely already in the works. A figure of $25 million has been mentioned.

As Steve put it: “We love the Beatles, and it has been painful being at odds with them….it feels great to resolve this matter in a positive manner”.

The Fab Four

We are great fans of The Beatles at Stanley Gibbons….

They have been one of our best investment items over the last decade.

Our Company Chairman, Paul Fraser, is recognized as one of the world authorities on Beatles memorabilia.

Paul has been dealing in Beatles memorabilia for over 30 years and he's seen most things...

....So I was excited to see him excited the other day.

Paul had found something unique

He had made a new purchase...

Paul had found an early signed photo of The Beatles.

With 30 years experience on his side he considers it to be unique.

The picture was taken on location in The Bahamas during the filming of ‘Help!' and signed by all four Beatles including an additional inscription by John Lennon ‘To nice good kind Sergeant Frankie, from Beatles'.

Lennon never disguised his disappointment with the movie in future interviews, so it is surprising to see all four Beatles strike such a jovial pose.

Photos of this calibre are rare.

The Beatles signed photo

This is where it gets interesting

If you cross reference to the Fraser's index of the top 100 autographs you'll see that a standard signed photo by all four Beatles is up 354% over the last 10 years.

However the major increases have been in the value of the autographs of the deceased Beatles.

John Lennon is up 714.8% in the same period...George Harrison 1014.3%.

Fraser's Autograph Index

This suggests the price of a signed photo by all four Beatles is significantly undervalued.

How rare are these items?

I mentioned Paul Fraser has been in the business 30 years...

Yet we only have 8 signed Beatles items in stock, available for you to buy today, including the unique Help! signed photo, the finest piece we have.

We also have a beautiful hand drawn and signed sketch by McCartney for £1,500 ($3,000).

And a remarkable The Beatles Show music programme at £5,000 ($10,000).

Why you should get involved...now

The Beatle's popularity shows no sign of waning. In fact, today is actually the 50th anniversary of the day Lennon and McCartney first met at a church fete. This alone is receiving huge media coverage - testament to the band's enduring popularity.

In June 2007 Paul McCartney, George Harrison and the songs of John Lennon could all be found in the top 15 of the U.S. pop album chart, the biggest confluence of ex-Beatles in years.

McCartney also recently played to 500,000 fans in China 's Tiananmen Square.

If you include a listing of their music on Itunes in the foreseeable future then a whole new generation will tune into the Beatle's music.

Definitely an autograph to enjoy and tuck away for the future.

We'll make it easy for you

Call me on +44 (0) 20 7557 4454
from USA 011 20 7557 4454

If you placed the 'Help' signed photo in one of our Investment Contracts we would guarantee the following minimum returns:

Contract Length	Minimum Guaranteed Annual Return	£19,500
4 years	4%	£21,840
5 years	5%	£24,375
10 years	6%	£31,200

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+44 (0) 1481 708 277 or
email investment@stanleygibbons.co.uk

TOLL FREE from the USA 1 866 644 6146
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Happy investing

Adrian Roose
+44 (0) 1481 708 277
aroose@stanleygibbons.co.uk
www.stanleygibbons.com/investment