Vintage glossy 3.5 x 5.5 Star Pics merchandising photo of the Beatles wearing their famous gray collarless suits during a Dezo Hoffmann photo shoot at his Wardour Street studio in London, England, in April 1963, signed on the reverse in ballpoint by Paul McCartney, and in pencil by John Lennon. In very good to fine condition, with light creasing to the image side. The consignor notes that the autographs were obtained at the Lewisham Police Station in Lewisham, London, on December 8, 1963, when the Beatles were at the station before and after their show at the Odeon Theatre in Lewisham on the same evening.
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and by a letter from the husband of the previous owner, which reads: “The enclosed photo signed by Paul McCartney and John Lennon was given to my wife and her friend (who had another signed photo by George Harrison and Ringo Starr) while the Beatles were in protection at Lewisham Police station before and after the show. The photos were obtained by my friend’s mother who worked at the police station at the time and then passed on the photos to my wife and her friend who attended the show at Lewisham Odeon on 29/03/63.” It should be noted that the provenance letter bears the wrong date.
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