closed on Friday, April 9, 2021
Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$72.00
Starting bid: $1.00
Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$72.00
Starting bid: $1.00
| A CGC Graded 10 postcard treasure! This BG-60 original Wes Wilson postcard for a Big Brother and Howlin’ Wolf run of shows at the Fillmore in 1967 is a fan favorite. The artist gave the legendary Blues man a superfluous “ g” at the end of Howlin’ this speaks to how quickly the production of this material was pushed on the artists by the promoter - apparently no time for fact finding! This piece is the FIRST postcard of this issue to appear in our auction and it's in TOP condition! The experienced collectors we talk to are 100% convinced that postcards that have somehow miraculously earned a 10.0 grade from CGC are exceedingly undervalued at current market levels. Their reasoning is simple but firmly grounded in reality. In every other certified collectibles marketplace it’s COMMONPLACE for the absolute “Best of the Best” to command premiums of 10x 20x or even 50x the next grade down. These types of premiums are universal and longstanding in regards to the values of rare coins comic books baseball cards paper money postage stamps etc. Because independent authentication and grading of concert posters and postcards is still in it’s early days premiums have not yet approached these types of levels. But make no mistake premiums ARE growing as collectors from other fields are flowing into the marketplace and snapping up what they consider to be MASSIVE bargains. Postcard – Howlin’ Wolf Fillmore Auditorium Sub Title – BG-60 Grade – CGC 10 Bands/Bill- Howlin’ Wolf Big Brother and the Holding Company and Harbinger Complex Venue- Fillmore Auditorium City – San Francisco California Date – 4/21-23/67 Dimensions -4 17/32" x 8" Printing- OPC-A Original Pre-Concert First Printing Artist – Wes Wilson Series/ Promoter- Bill Graham Condition Details – Superb Museum Quality that is unimprovable in every way. Of course there are no nicks cuts tears or pinholes! 100% Original with no restoration. *****This postcard is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. ***** *A 20% Buyers Premium will be added to the final hammer price of this lot.* |