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Beatles Monthlies |
Beatles Monthly Printing Plates |
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Beatles Monthly Printing Plates |
*Original
and authentic Copper Printing Plates used to print the NOTE: They do not come with copyright.
To make a purchase please contact us at:
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Printing Plates for Repeated Use
Product Code PPRU4 |
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Unique Copper Plate on white metal for the famous logo of the Beatles
with the 'The Official Beatles Fan Club' which was used at the top of
Page.4 in just eight monthlies, issue Nos.40 to No.48. Inked up this would still stamp the original 1960s 'Official Beatles Fan Club' logo onto paper! More than rare, it is unique, the only one in existence. There is not another! For more information about the printing process click below: |
£750
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Monthly No.49 Printing Plates
Product Code PP49/FBC |
Monthly No.49 August 1967 'Front & Back Covers' with 'Top Header'
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All in VG/EX condition with some light wear. Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. These were thus treated so do not appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£1000
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Product Code PP49/CP |
 Monthly No.49 Center Pages August 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was thus treated so does not appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£1250
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Product Code PP49/02 |
 Monthly No.49 Page.2 August 1967 |
For more information about the printing process click below: |
£100
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Product Code PP49/03 |
 Monthly No.49 Page.3 August 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was thus treated so does not appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£250
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Product Code PP49/06 |
 Monthly No.49 Page.6 August 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was thus treated so does not appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£250
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Product Code PP49/07 |
 Monthly No.49 Page.7 August 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was thus treated so does not appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£250
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Product Code PP49/08 |
 Monthly No.49 Page.8 August 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was not treated so appears in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
SOLD
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Product Code PP49/12 |
 Monthly No.49 Page.12 August 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was thus treated so does not appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£250
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Product Code PP49/25 |
 Monthly No.49 Page.25 August 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was thus treated so does not appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£250
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Product Code PP49/26 |
 Monthly No.49 Page.26 August 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was thus treated so does not appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£250
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Monthly No.50 Printing Plates
Product Code PP50/FBC |
Monthly No.50 Sept 1967 Complete with 'Front & Back Covers' with 'Front & Back Top Headers' and 'Price'
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All in VG/EX condition with some light wear to the surface. These are the complete set of plates for the front and back covers. Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. These were thus treated so do not appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£1500
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Product Code PP50/CP |
 Monthly No.50 Center Pages September 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was thus treated so does not appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£1250
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Product Code PP50/02 |
 Monthly No.50 Page.2 September 1967 |
For more information about the printing process click below: |
£100
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Product Code PP50/04 |
Monthly No.50 Page.4 September 1967 |
For more information about the printing process click below: |
£100
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Product Code PP50/6 |
 Monthly No.50 Page.6 September 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was thus treated so does not appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£250
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Product Code PP50/7 |
 Monthly No.50 Page.7 September 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was thus treated so does not appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£250
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Product Code PP50/20 |
 Monthly No.50 Page.20 September 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was not treated so appears in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£250
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Product Code PP50/25 |
 Monthly No.50 Page.25 September 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was thus treated so does not appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£250
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Product Code PP50/30 |
 Monthly No.50 Page.30 September 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was thus treated so does not appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£250
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Monthly No.51 Printing Plates
Product Code PP51/FBC |
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Monthly No.51 Copper Plates for Front and Back Covers. VG/EX condition with some wear and marks to the surface of the plates. Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. These were thus treated so do not appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£750
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Product Code PP51/CP |
 Monthly No.51 Center Pages October 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was thus treated so does not appear in negative form. As a footnote, inked up this would still print the exact image as shown in the Monthly magazine For more information about the printing process click below: |
£1500
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Product Code PP51/04 |
 Monthly No.51 Page.4 October 1967 |
For more information about the printing process click below: |
£100
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Product Code PP51/12 |
 Monthly No.51 Page.12 October 1967 |
For more information about the printing process click below: |
£200
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Product Code PP51/13 |
 Monthly No.51 Page.13 October 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was thus treated so does not appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£250
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Product Code PP51/27 |
 Monthly No.51 Page.27 October 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was thus treated so does not appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£250
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Product Code PP51/28 |
 Monthly No.51 Page.28 October 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was thus treated so does not appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£250
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Monthly No.52 Printing Plates
Product Code PP52/FBC |
Monthly No.52 Nov 1967 'Front Cover' with 'Front & Back Top Headers'
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All in VG/EX condition with some light wear to the surface. These are the complete set of plates for the front and back covers. Note: Some photographic
plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat
Publications when it ceased publication to
prevent re-prints. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£1000
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Product Code PP52/CP |
 Monthly No.52 Center Pages November 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was not treated so appears in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£1250
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Product Code PP52/02 |
Monthly No.52 Page.2 November 1967 |
For more information about the printing process click below: |
£100
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Product Code PP52/04 |
Monthly No.52 Page.4 November 1967 |
For more information about the printing process click below: |
£100
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Product Code PP52/12 |
 Monthly No.52 Page.12 November 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was not treated so appears in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£250
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Product Code PP52/13 |
 Monthly No.52 Page.13 November 1967 |
For more information about the printing process click below: |
£150
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Product Code PP52/14 |
 Monthly No.52 Page.14 November 1967 |
For more information about the printing process click below: |
£150
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Product Code PP52/15 |
 Monthly No.52 Page.15 November 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was thus treated so does not appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£250
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Product Code PP52/24 |
 Monthly No.52 Page.24 November 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication to prevent re-prints. This was not treated so appears in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£250
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Product Code PP52/25 |
 Monthly No.52 Page.25 November 1967 |
For more information about the printing process click below: |
£150
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Product Code PP52/26 |
 Monthly No.52 Page.26 November 1967 |
For more information about the printing process click below: |
£150
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Product Code PP52/27 |
 Monthly No.52 Page.27 November 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication in 1970 to prevent re-prints. These were treated so do not appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£250
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Product Code PP52/28 |
 Monthly No.52 Page.28 November 1967 |
Note: Some photographic plates were treated with a special permanent black gloss ink by Beat Publications when it ceased publication in 1970 to prevent re-prints. These were treated so appear in negative form. For more information about the printing process click below: |
£250
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About Copper Plates and How the Monthlies were
Printed
They were printed using the
'Letterpress' printing process (modern printing is by Litho) which is by today's
standard very basic. The plates were produced in reverse (mirror image) to the
printed page. Paper was rolled over the pre-inked plates with huge
pressure using a cylinder print machine (such as a Hiedelberg). The plates were
mounted onto thick plywood blocks (precisely 0.918" or 23.3mm thick which
was the industry standard) with either a very strong two sided adhesive or with
small panel pins, being imperative that they were absolutely square on. Multiple
plates were paged up together (possibly up to eight pages at a time), printing
first one side then turning the paper over, after the ink had dried, and
printing the other side. If more than one colour or exceptional text variation
or drawing etc was required, they would have been printed in two or more passes,
once in black and then with what was known as the 'Spotplate' (either colour or
text). These
were thinner (approx ¼" or 5mm thick) with the plates mounted onto a thin
tough plastic type material with a very strong two sided adhesive. Sometimes
layers of paper were stuck to the back of the plates to build them up so they
are all precisely level, which was vital for the ink to print evenly and
consistently. When the ink began to fade the blocks were 'inked up' again, which
is why you sometimes find subtle variations in colour tone in the Beatles
Monthlies as the ink would have required re-applying fairly frequently on such a
large print run. The ink was not runny like the ink in a pen, but a lot thicker more
a tar
like consistency. Sometimes the ink would run down onto the edges of the plywood
(depending upon how much ink was applied) with the pressure of the cylinder
squeezing it from the surface of the plate. To hold the plates in place (it was
equally as vital they did not move) they were placed in what was called a
'Chase' and held firmly in place with what was known as 'Furniture and Coins'.
These were not actually furniture and coins! They were a nod to 'Caxton'
operating from a church and using bits of broken furniture and bent coins from
the church collection where printing in England first began! In the 1960s the
printers would have used whatever was convenient or available in the workshop,
but usually small pins or nails were used, which explains why some of the
plywood block still have small pins still in them.
NOTE: In Monthly No.77 (the final edition), Page. 21 the
Photographic Plates are offered for sale, but there is no mention of either
the 'Text Plates' or the 'Spotplates', which suggests they were not sold. The
offer read
as follows:
Real Solid Copper Half-tone etchings. These are the actual solid
copper printing plates which were used to produce certain issues of the The
Beatles Book. With one of them you could, of course, run off 100,000 prints, but
we have had them sprayed by a special process with a glossy black ink so that
the normal negative photograph effect has been turned into a positive picture.
If you are in doubt as to what you will actually be getting, do please check
before you order. Only one of each solid copper half-tone is available, so you
will never find a duplication and they are being offered at virtually the cost
price. They are ideal for framing to make wall decorations, etc.
Some of the photographic plates for sale are still in the negative form, which suggests not
all were sprayed and/or sold.
The following grading system has been used to describe all items: |
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| Mint (M) | As new |
| Near Mint (NM) | Almost like new with one or two minor flaws |
| Excellent (EX) | Minor wear yet looks attractive and is perfectly useable |
| Very Good (VG) | Some wear and tear but overall useable and presentable |
| Good (G) | Apparent wear and tear but with no obvious deterioration of the condition |
| Fair (F) | Extremely worn |
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