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$132.00
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A World Class cardboard poster featuring World Class performers in 1982's famous US Festival. This historic 3 day festival included sets by legendary names like The Police Talking Heads the late great Tom Petty and of course The Grateful Dead. This original poster showcases the Saturday Stars lineup including Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Pat Benatar the Kinks Santana and Eddie Money!
The historic Colby Poster Printing Company produced promotional material between 1948 and 2012 and they became legendary for their signature fluorescent inks and bold all-caps typography although none of the original staff had any formal design training. They were members of the letterpress union the screen printers union and the typesetters union. Original Printing Cardboard posters are super popular and remain one of the most highly sought after type of concert memorabilia ever known!
Poster – The US Festival Saturday
Grade – PAE Near Mint 85
Bands/Bill – Saturday: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Pat Benatar the Kinks the Cars Santana Eddie Money
Venue – Glen Helen Regional Park
City – San Bernadino California
Date – 9/3-5/1982
Dimensions – 14 X 22”
Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Paper – Cardboard
Series/Promoter – the US Festival
Artist – Colby Poster Printing Co.
Condition Details – SUPER CLEAN & PINHOLE FREE! 100% Original with no restoration. Moisture stain bottom right. View the detailed high res photo of this lot. Click on the thumbnail photo to see an enlarged photo. Click a second time on the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the enlarged photo. A super high res image with every millimeter will now be clearly displayed. For a personalized eyewitness examination call 410-464-6180 11:00 am to 6:00 pm eastern.
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