Attractive vintage glossy 6 x 7.75 Star Pics merchandising photo of John Lennon posing outdoors and wearing a dark turtleneck, sports coat, and slacks, an image attributed to Dezo Hoffmann, signed and inscribed on the reverse in blue ballpoint, “To Carolyn, love, John Lennon, xxx,” “To Caroline, love from, George Harrison, xx,” “Ringo Starr, xx,” and “Paul McCartney, xxx.” In very good to fine condition, with tack holes to the corners, and light creasing (more visible on the image side). The consignor notes that the autographs were obtained backstage at the ABC Cinema in Edinburgh, Scotland, on April 29, 1964. Includes two modern photographs of the Beatles seated with the recipient, Carolyn Woodman, which were originally taken at the time of signing.
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and a letter of provenance from Woodman, who writes: “I obtained the autographs of The Beatles on the reverse of a black and white photo of John Lennon, illustrated below, when I met them on the afternoon of April 29th 1964 prior to an evening concert by John, Paul, George and Ringo at the ABC Regal Cinema, Edinburgh.
I had queued overnight for tickets to the concert with my friends. Shortly after, I received a letter from the manager of the theatre, Mr. Lovell, asking me if I would like to meet The Beatles. Around 3 pm on the afternoon of the 29th April, Mr. Lovell introduced me to John, George, Ringo and Paul. John shook hands with me, and I asked him if I could kiss him – he bent forward – I kissed his cheek. John said, ‘My wife will kill me!’ I [also] chatted with other members of the group.”
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