The Beatles 1966 Shea Stadium, New York Concert Handbill. ...

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The Beatles 1966 Shea Stadium, New York Concert Handbill. An original B&W paper advertising flyer for John, Paul, George and Ringo's second appearance at New York's Shea Stadium, on Tuesday, August 23, 1966. The show didn't sell out, so promoter Sid Bernstein needed all the help he could get with advertising materials. Be sure to read our description of the full poster in our on-line archive to get all the pertinent background on the concert, and therefore this piece. This specimen comes from the collection of a woman who attended the show, and saved the handbill in a book all these years. Measures 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and grades to Very Good Plus condition. COA from Heritage Auctions.

More Information: Interestingly, printed vertically along the right side is this notification: "Our next concert will star The Young Rascals in an All Star show at Madison Square Garden or some other large New York arena." Bernstein was their manager and never missed an opportunity to promote them.

Condition details: Upper left has a one-inch gentle diagonal corner crease. The upper right area has a couple more light handling creases, one of which touches "7:30." There's also a gentle bump-crease to the paper's edge to the left of the bottom-left Beatle picture (George), ½" tall. Very light toning just from age.