Jumbo 16-5/8" x 11-5/8" original Valux Blackpool THE BEATLES B/W Photo Sheet

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I Picked this up years ago and never have known what it actually was. Logically, eithers a printers proof sheet of some format, or a private enlargement. The photo is a circa 1962 Valex Blackpool creation for Beatles advertisement and promotion materials. I have seen this used on postcards and there are two formats with one slight noticeable difference. On this photo the name insert for George Harrison is generally centered and straight with the Ha of Harrison on the tie. In another rendition the Name insert is crooked and offset to the left quite a bit more. In the photo cards I have seen there are also identification numbers alongside the words Valex Blackburn in the center lower white box. This rendition would be like photo M13 and another is labeled V76. Oddly, in this jumbo 11-5/8" x 16-5/8" large photo, there is no number in the box so it was either not added or it had been whited out. I cannot tell much about the paper as it is sealed in a lamination and I do not want to attempt to open it. Very nice Beatles memorabilia piece in any case and perhaps very special. I hope someone knows. My living Estate Sale is all about getting things I have enjoyed into appreciative new hands so I use free shipping, a donation to charity and the "Best Offer" format for all buyer considerations, Arthur