Final Auction Price
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$840.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This lot includes a Signed Letter of Authenticity by Jay Thelin proprietor of The Psychedelic Shop! The short lived but historic shop closed in October 1967 and the LOA states the issue has been in Jay Thelin's possession since. Thelin was also co-founder of the San Francisco Oracle Newspaper. To listen to an incredible recent Jay Thelin interview with Katy Trosch of GoCollect visit this podcast!
San Francisco Oracle Issue #1 released September 1966. This FIRST issue is the "Love Pageant Rally" issue with the famous Declaration of Independence on the back page! (There was also a rare identical handbill produced of that page back in the day).
The San Francisco Oracle was an underground newspaper which published 12 issues between September 1966 and February 1968. It was distributed in the Haight Ashbury area and was an early member of the UPS (Underground Press Syndicate). It combined poetry spirituality and multicultural interests with psychedelic design reflecting on the counter-cultural community. Many issues had ads for music and records. The Oracle is the most famous and collectible of any underground paper. Contributors included many significant San Francisco area artists including the late great Rick Griffin. It also featured such beat writers as Allen Ginsberg Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Michael McClure.
This lot is not graded. 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.
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