Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$2,400.00
Starting bid: $1.00
We are thrilled to offer the collecting community this ultra rare original handbill! The BG-74 is THE KEY to the Bill Graham Fillmore series and posters of this event have traded for up to $45 000.
As rare and desirable as the poster is the handbill is even rarer and features the same exact art as the poster!
In addition the reverse of this handbill features a review that appeared in Time Magazine about 4 weeks prior to the show.
The interest and collector demand for concert handbills has skyrocketed in the past 12 months. This is due to CGC bringing much needed integrity to an area of the marketplace that was easily counterfeited. You can read more about this in detail here.
When you consider that there are literally hundreds of collectors building Bill Graham sets and just a tiny handful of this handbill have appeared at auction in ANY condition it's easy to understand that this lot is extremely undervalued at current market levels.
Last year a 9.2 graded CGC example sold in our auction for $7800. That can be seen here.
This handbill is very conservatively graded. If you read the blog linked above you'll clearly understand why CGC grading of this rarity is an absolute must!
Handbill – Jefferson Airplane Grateful Dead O’Keefe Centre Toronto
Catalog #BG-74
Grade – CGC 7.0
Bands/Bill – Jefferson Airplane Grateful Dead
Venue – O’Keefe Centre
City – Toronto Canada
Date – 7/31 – 8/5/67
Dimensions – 4 49/64" x 6 63/64"
Printing – OHB-A Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Series/Promoter – Bill Graham Presents
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 6:00pm eastern.
*****This handbill is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. *****
* A 20% Buyers Premium will be added to the final hammer price of this lot.*
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