Description
In the Spring of 1963, the Valex photograph company of Blackpool, England made and released a series of black and white glossy promotional photos of The Beatles in various sizes, The photos featured individual shots of each band member in suit, tie and face make up for the session, taken very shortly after Ringo Starr joined the group in the Fall of 1962.
This is one of those Valex photographs, this one measuring 6 1/4″ x 8 1/4″, autographed beautifully on the back by The Beatles in different shades of blue ballpoint pen. John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison all adding “XXX” after signing. The signatures are stunning in person, as they are large and lay out wonderfully on the back of the photo, which is 2 1/2 times the area of an average autograph album page, resulting in larger than average signatures that have plenty of room to breath. The autographs date from mid-1963 and in fact very closely resemble those in form, signing order, pen ink and time frame to a similar Valex photo we sold several years ago, one on which the signatures were obtained on June 2, 1963, when The Beatles performed live in concert at the Hippodrome Theatre in Brighton, Sussex, England. Therefore it is almost certain that these were signed at the same time, thus dating this one with extreme certainty to June 2, 1963. At the time they were nearing the end of The Beatles / Roy Orbison tour.
Beatles autograph sets in any form and condition have now become extremely difficult to obtain, and finding a remarkable set is even that much harder. This is an extraordinary Beatles signed photograph that would present wonderfully if framed for display.