Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$204.00
Starting bid: $1.00
A Globe Printing Corp cardboard poster! This tour blank features Dinah Washington Eddie Vinson and Cootie Williams and was produced around 1952. Mercury Records signer and piano player Dinah Washington has been cited as one of the most popular black female recording artists of the 1950's. Between 1948 and 1955 she had 27 R&B top 10 hits making her one of the most successful singers of the era.
From its opening in 1929 until its closure in 2010 Globe Poster Company in Baltimore was the go-to place for musicians circuses drag races and concert producers for bold eye-catching letterpress advertising. It's no secret that Globe cardboard concert posters are the gold standard amongst advanced collectors. They rarely show up at public auction and when they do they are always met with enthusiastic bidding!
Poster – Dinah Washington Tour Blank
Grade – PAE Excellent 79
Bands/Bill – Dinah Washington Eddie Vinson Cootie Williams
Date – Circa 1952
Dimensions – 14 1/8" x 21 1/2"
Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Artist – Globe Poster
Paper Type - Cardboard
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.
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