FEBRUARY 16, 1964
DEAUVILLE HOTEL
MIAMI, FLORIDA
THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW
REHEARSAL PERFORMANCE 2:30 PM
COMPLETE, FULL TICKET

ITEM # CA066
CONDITION : VG+++/NEAR MINT MINUS
PRICE : $15,000

RIGHT FROM THE MOMENT THAT THEIR PAN AM FLIGHT TOUCHED
DOWN AT JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN NEW YORK ON
FEBRUARY 7, THE BEATLES WERE SUBJECTED TO EVERY FORM OF MEDIA
EXPOSURE KNOWN IN 1964 : JOURNALISTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, RADIO
STATIONS AND TV NEWS CREWS COVERED THEIR EVERY SINGLE MOVE,
MANY WITH LIVE REPORTS. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WERE CLAMORING,
CONSTANTLY, FOR THEIR ATTENTION IF ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS,
IN PERSON, BY PHONE, BY ANY MEANS IMAGINABLE.

FOLLOWING THEIR HISTORICAL SMASH LIVE DEBUT
ON THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW ON FEBRUARY 9, THE MONUMENTAL
CONCERT IN WASHINGTON D.C. ON THE 11TH, FOLLOWED UP BY
THEIR PERFORMANCE AT THE FAMED CARNEGIE HALL ON THE 12TH,
THE BEATLES FLEW TO FLORIDA FOR SOME VACATION TIME AND
TO APPEAR AGAIN ON THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW - THIS TIME
BROADCAST LIVE FROM THE DEAUVILLE HOTEL
IN MIAMI BEACH ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16TH.

THE 16TH STARTED WITH A MORNING CAMERA REHEARSAL, AND THEN
SHORTLY AFTER 1:30 PM, LUCKY TICKET HOLDERS FILED INTO
THE HOTEL'S NAPOLEON ROOM FOR THE SHOW'S DRESS REHEARSAL.
THE GROUP PERFORMED SIX SONGS IN TWO SEGMENTS : SHE LOVES YOU,
THIS BOY, ALL MY LOVING, I SAW HER STANDING THERE,  FROM ME TO YOU,
AND CLOSING WITH I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND.  THE REHEARSAL WAS
TAPED BUT NOT BROADCAST BY CBS. THE TAPE SURVIVES, A PORTION
OF WHICH CAN BE SEEN IN "THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY" DVD -
AND IT'S ONE THAT STANDS OUT : DURING PAUL'S INTRODUCTION TO
THE FINAL NUMBER THE CROWD KEPT SCREAMING, CAUSING
JOHN TO SAY "SHUT UP WHILE HE'S TALKING!".  AFTER THE SONG ENDED,
THE BEATLES THEN HEADED BACK TO THEIR ROOMS TO RELAX AND
PREPARE FOR THE EVENING'S LIVE BROADCAST.

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS EXTREMELY PROUD TO OFFER THIS
INCREDIBLY RARE COMPLETE FULL TICKET TO
THE BEATLES' ED SULLIVAN SHOW 2:30 DRESS REHEARSAL
APPEARANCE AND PERFORMANCE FROM
THE DEAUVILLE HOTEL IN MIAMI ON FEBRUARY 16, 1964.

THESE TICKETS ARE AMONG THE RAREST OF ALL BEATLES CONCERT
TICKETS IN EXISTENCE. THE MAJORITY OF THESE TICKETS FROM
THIS EVENT WERE DISCARDED OR LOST OVER THESE PAST 46 YEARS.
FURTHERMORE, THE SUPREME FACTOR THAT MAKES THIS FULL TICKET
SO VERY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS A PERFORMANCE ON THE ED
SULLIVAN SHOW DURING THEIR FIRST U.S. VISIT - AN EVENT
ETCHED IN BEATLES HISTORY AND AMERICAN TELEVISION.
THE ONLY OTHER TICKET THAT TOPS THIS EXAMPLE IS FROM THE
FIRST HISTORICAL SULLIVAN PROGRAM ONE WEEK PRIOR ON FEBRUARY 9TH.
Only one unused ticket is known from that show, and it was
formerly the property of Walter Cronkite's daughter.

MEASURING 4" x 1¾", THE DEEP BLUE TICKET IS IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION,
HAVING BEEN CAREFULLY STORED FOR ITS 46 YEARS, GRADING A
VERY GOOD +++ TO NEAR MINT MINUS. THE TICKET HAS VERY MINIMAL
HANDLING WEAR AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY TEARS, STAINS, FOLDS OR
CREASES. THE LINES EVIDENT ON THE BACK ARE NOT CREASES, BUT SIMPLY
THE DEEP IMPRESSIONS OF THE IMPRINT OF THE HORIZONTAL
PRINTED LINES FROM THE FRONT SIDE.

THE TICKET BEARS WRITING ON THE FRONT AND BACK THAT IS PERTINENT
TO THE EVENT. THE FAN WHO ATTENDED THE SHOW AND
FROM WHOM WE HAVE ACQUIRED THE TICKET,
SCRIPTED THE NAMES OF THREE MAIN ACTS FROM THIS SHOW :
THE BEATLES, MITZI GAYNOR,  AND ALLEN & ROSSI.
THE NAMES ARE IN AREAS OF THE TICKET THAT DOES NOT
DETER FROM ANY OF THE PRINTED INFORMATION OR
DETRACTS FROM THE OVERALL APPEARANCE.

"the Beatles" NAME IS NOT printED on THE TICKET,
FOR ALL OF the Ed Sullivan cbs TELEVISION tickets for any of the
PROGRAMS THAT THE BEATLES APPEARED, ARE verified SOLELY
by the date, VENUE, AND time shown on the ticket.

FOR THE ULTIMATE IN PRESERVATION, we PRESENT the ticket
IN AN ultra-clear ULTRA-PRO   1" thick BEVELED
LUCITE screw-down display.

ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY
FROM RENOWNED BEATLES EXPERT AND AUTHOR
PERRY COX.

ALSO INCLUDES A LETTER OF PROVENANCE FROM THE ORIGINAL
OWNER OF THE TICKET WHO ATTENDED THIS SHOW.
her SIGNATURE AND NAME HAS BEEN
OMITTED FROM THE IMAGE FOR PRIVACY.