1968-The Fool-The Beatles-A Is For Apple Second Printing Poster-PAE Graded Excellent '75'

closed on Friday, October 16, 2020

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$180.00
Starting bid: $1.00

This is a reprint of a Beatles poster from 1968 called “A is for Apple” made by the design team “The Fool”. 

 

The Fool was a Dutch collective of designers Simon Posthuma and Marijke Koger who were part of the Beatles entourage. The collective had painted a John Lennon piano and a George Harrison guitar in psychedelic designs. In 1967 it was given the task of designing and stocking the Apple Boutique a shop on Baker Street in central London set up by the Beatles and a part of their Apple Group. The original posters where only available to buy from the apple boutique which was open for less than a year from 1967 to 1968. This is a reprint sized smaller than the originals.

 

Poster – A Is For Apple Simon Posthuma and Marijke Koger
 Grade – PAE Excfellent 75
Date – 1968
Dimensions- 20 3/4” x 27 1/2”
Printing - RP-2 Second Printing 2008
Artist  - Simon Posthuma and Marijke Koger 
Condition Details - 100% Original with no restoration. 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.


Note: This oversized poster will be rolled and shipped without our standard archival holder. Shipping will be calculated accordingly.

*****This poster is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. *****

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