Though the Beatles were still largely unknown in the U.S. in October 1963, Ed Sullivan got his first glimpse of Beatlemania on Halloween of that year. His plane at Heathrow Airport outside London was delayed due to hordes of screaming Beatles fans welcoming the boys back from an overseas concert. When he was notified about the cause of the delay, Ed Sullivan said, "Who the hell are the Beatles?" That experience prompted him to book them on his show in 1964. The Beatles, for their part, had not previously heard of Ed Sullivan.

On December 17, 1963, a disc jockey at WWDC in Washington, D.C., became the first person to broadcast a Beatles record on American airwaves. James Carroll played "I Want To Hold Your Hand," which he had obtained from his stewardess girlfriend who brought the single back from Britain. Due to listener demand, it played daily, every hour. 

• This is a limited edition set with only 1,963 pens produced in total
• Hand applied lacquer over brass barrel
• Barrel features printed images of The Beatles
  
• Silver trim and clip
• "The Beatles" written on the cap
• Serial number laser engraved on the mid-ring
• Removable cap
• Pen is packaged in a beautiful black wooden box