Autographed B.O.A.C. In-Flight Menu

London: BOAC, 1967. BEATLES, The. O.A.C. In-Flight Menu. [London: BOAC, n.d.c.a 1967].

An autographed in-flight menu from the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). The front cover is signed in black ink by John Lennon and George Harrison. The Paul McCartney autograph is actually in John Lennon's hand and Ringo Starr's is in the hand of Neil Aspinall, the Beatles' long time road manager and assistant. Octavo (11 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches; 286 x 190 mm). 8 pp. Full color wrappers. Some black ink transfer on the back cover, probably from another signed copy being placed underneath it. A very good example of these autographs.

The menu (truncated) for the B.O.A.C. route from Hong Kong-London, via Rangoon, Delhi, Beirut and Rome.

This menu is presumably from April of 1967 when John Lennon and George Harrison left India after a two month stint studying Transcendental Meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at his ashram in Rishikesh, where they stayed until 12 April. Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney left before George and John in March which would explain why their signatures are produced by other people's hands. This item was sold at Bonhams Auctions in 2022. According to Bonhams, "this was a gift from a First Class B.O.A.C. stewardess."

HBS 69275.

$10,000. (Inventory #: 69275)