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DID GEORGE SIGN FOR BEATLES?


A PHOTOGRAPH of The Beatles with signatures thought to have been forged by band member George Harrison sold at auction yesterday.

The picture, sent to a teenage girl suffering from terminal leukaemia in the 1960s, went under the hammer in Verb 1. hammer in - teach by drills and repetition
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 Aylsham, Norfolk.

Andrew Bullock bullock

a mature castrated male cattle destined for meat production or draft.
, of auctioneers Keys, said it was thought Harrison had copied the signatures of his fellow band members.

"We've sent it to a handwriting expert Noun 1. handwriting expert - a specialist in inferring character from handwriting
graphologist

specialiser, specialist, specializer - an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
 and it's just about 100% certain that they were done by George," he said.

The lot, which also included a signed photograph of Harrison, sold for pounds 1,300, plus a 15% buyers' premium, to an anonymous telephone bidder..

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Publication:Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
Date:May 2, 2009
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