MCCARTNEY PAUL: (1942- ) English singer, songwriter and musician, a member of the Beatles. Signed 10 x 8 photograph of McCartney in a head and shoulders pose alongside John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, from a photoshoot in January 1967 (later print) just ahead of the release of their double A side single Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever. Signed by McCartney in bold blue ink with his name alone, partially to the left white border and partially to a dark area of the image. About EX

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