Rare vintage glossy 5.5 x 3.5 Topstars promotional photo of the Beatles in their famous gray collarless suits, a portrait taken in Dezo Hoffman’s studio on Wardour Street in London, England, in April 1963, signed beautifully on the reverse in clean black ballpoint by George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon. The consignor notes that the autographs were obtained by a policeman at King George’s Hall in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, on June 9, 1963, dating to the last show of their UK tour with Roy Orbison; incidentally, the lyric ‘4000 holes in Blackburn Lancashire’ was also part of the 1967 Beatles song ‘A Day in the Life,’ which appeared on the group’s 1967 album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. In fine condition, with surface impressions on the photo side from the signatures on the back.
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and a letter from the daughter of the original recipient: “This is to confirm that the signatures on the reverse of the black and white photo card illustrated below are genuine. They were obtained by my father-in-law in the early sixties at St Georges Hall, Blackburn. My father-in-law, Ronald James Ackers, was a constable with the police force in Blackburn. The police station adjoined St Georges Hall which he could access by means of a corridor which linked the two buildings. He was able to gain access to the various groups and artists that played at the venue as he was responsible for security at the hall.”
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