Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$1,020.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This poster is signed and doodled in pencil by the artist Stanley Mouse!
This poster has been professionally restored to offer the appearance and eye appeal of a mint example!
If you assemble a list of the five most favorite Family Dog Designs from 1966 this is sure to EASILY appear on most collector lists. This Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley classic Avalon poster depicts the devastation from the “Great Earthquake” one of the most important events in California history.
The FD-21 is one of the hardest Family Dog posters to find in ANY condition. This example exhibits a beautiful artist signature in pencil displayed at the bottom right of the poster. In December 2016 another signed example of the OP-1 realized a high water mark of $6 912 in our auction and that example was not CGC authenticated.
There were only 1 000 original first printings of this Earthquake Avalon issue. Survival rates for this piece are low and FD-21 seldom surfaces at public auction. What's really interesting is that early Family Dog posters seem to be at the very center of today's record setting prices. Two years ago a FD-20 graded 9.8 by CGC was auctioned off for $17 825 and an FD-22 graded 9.8 was auctioned for $9 200. Both were world records. Who knows when another SIGNED Original FD-21 will surface again so this opportunity should not be overlooked!
Poster - Bo Diddley Avalon Ballroom
Sub Title : FD-21 - Earthquake
Grade - CGC 9.0 Restored
Bands/Bill - Bo Diddley Big Brother and The Holding Company
Venue - Avalon Ballroom
City – San Francisco California
Date - 8/12-13/1966
Dimensions - 13 7/8” x 19 15/16”
Printing - (OP-1) Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Artist – Mouse / Kelley
Series / Promoter - Family Dog
Paper - Vellum
Condition Details - This poster has been professionally restored to provide unbeatable eye appeal. Restoration includes: Color touch pieces added. 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 6:00pm eastern.
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