8251 - Keith Richards Original 1967 Photograph from the Redlands Drug Case

Keith Richards Original 1967 Photograph from the Redlands Drug Case Original 1967 glossy 8.5 x 12 silver gelatin photograph of Keith Richards climbing a set of stone steps, followed by a man in a dark suit with a cigarette in hand. The reverse bears the stamp of photographer Sidney Beadell and two “Daily Sketch” stamps, including one dated “30 Jun 1967.” It also carries editorial annotations, including “Keith Richard, To-day.” In very good to fine condition, with light wear to the trimmed edges, adhesive residue, and light surface impressions from writing on the reverse. The reverse bears tape remnants and a small area of surface loss. The print bears a newspaper stamp dated the day after Richards’s trial concluded at the West Sussex Quarter Sessions in Chichester. On June 29, Jagger was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for possession of four amphetamine tablets; Richards was found guilty of allowing cannabis to be smoked on his property and sentenced to one year in prison. On July 31, the Court of Appeal quashed Richards’s conviction and replaced Jagger’s prison sentence with a conditional discharge.