BEATLES "ABBEY ROAD" Platinum Award 12X Diamond RARE Last recording + 8 X

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JUST FOUND THIS AWARD (SAME AWARD MADE BY MY FATHER) AUCTIONED OFF IN EUROPE FOR ,116.   CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SEE THE AUCTION AND THE DESCRIPTION:
https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/12191547-the-beatles-abbey-road-12x-platinum-award
FRAMED BEATLES PORTRAIT ART INCLUDED W/THIS ITEM
THIS IS EXTREMELY RARE.  WHEN THE BEATLES "ABBEY ROAD"  WAS CERTIFIED 12X DIAMOND BY THE RIAA (TM)  Recording Industry Association of America,  it had already previously been certified since it was released in 1969 as the Beatles were disbanding and the album immediately sold millions.  However,  it took many decades for it to reach this higher level of sales,  thus fewer awards were made.  My father made GOLD & PLATINUM  awards for virtually every record label for nearly 50 years until his death in 2016.  I inherited his estate which included hundreds of "aftermarket"  awards - many dating back into the 60's and 70's.  He always produced more than the labels ordered because they always requested additional ones well after the initial batch went to radio stations and V.I.P.'s....sometimes even years later.
TRIPLE MATTED COMPONENTS WITH GOLD LAME RHINESTONE FABRIC BACKGROUND MATERIAL
Abbey Road is the most significant of all Beatles albums  (now it has sold more than 31-million copies),  because it was the last album recorded by the Fab-4 before they decided to go off on their own.  John took off with Yoko and he and Paul bickered constantly over what should go on albums.  Paul was staying more mainstream and John (with Yoko's help)  was going off the radar screen.  Interesting TRIVIA:   The original name of the album was to be  EVEREST....the brand name of a cigarette sold in England and smoked by one of the main recording technicians the Beatles used.  But as they increased their squabbles and the recording sessions neared the end,  they wouldn't get on a plane to fly off to the Himalaya's to get a photo shoot at the foot of Mt. Everest.  Changes led to the now famous and iconic street crossing at "Abbey Road"  referred to as the "Zebra Crossing"  which is a national historic landmark in London and has to be closed part of each day so tourists can take photos crossing the intersection.   Abbey Road is iconic.
This award is long gone.  The few who were lucky to receive it  (it was never sold or made available to the general public)  are certainly holding on to it and not parting with it.  I found about a dozen or so and several other broken ones that can be restored to new.  They won't last long.
The 8 X 10 is from a larger pastel which is also rare.  You can't find it on the Internet - I don't believe.  It was done by celebrity artist Debra Colburn Rouen.  I've reduced it to a very high quality 8 X 10 super glossy framed piece with a smaller matching frame to the award.
A Certificate of Authenticity comes with the award.  If you would like it personalized with a specific name,  message me promptly and I will have a name printed on it.
The price is a steal and the item is limited.