1967–AOR-3.5-OP-2-Monterey Pop Festival Concert Poster-ORIGINAL SILVER FOIL CLASSIC! CGC Graded 8.5

closed on Friday, July 2, 2021

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$4,200.00
Starting bid: $1.00

The Monterey Pop Festival was one of the most pivotal musical events in history. The festival welcomed in the “Summer of Love” and featured the first U.S. performances by both Jimi Hendrix and The Who! Printed on silver foil this Original Pre-Concert OP-2 version is the smaller poster that was sold as merchandise at the event. It's one of the most beautiful important and sought after posters of the entire era  and is prominently displayed in The Art of Rock plate 3.5.

 

Due to the unsurpassed historical significance of this poster and the incredible design this will always be considered one of the most important and desirable concert posters ever created. We previously sold a 9.4 CGC graded example for $5 187.00 in our July 2017 auction. This 8.5 graded example here is not far off in regards to condition to the 9.4 copy. The market has grown to extraordinary heights over the past 3+ years so it will be interesting to see what value the market attaches to this highly sought after issue at this moment in time!

 

Poster – Monterey International Pop Festival Monterey County Fairgrounds

Grade – CGC 8.5

Bands/Bill – Jimi Hendrix Experience Jefferson Airplane The Who Ravi Shankar Janis Joplin Otis Redding

Venue – Monterey County Fairgrounds

City – Monterey CA

Date – 6/16-18/67

Dimensions – 12 9/32” x 21 11/32”

Printing – OP-2 Original Pre-Concert First Printing Version 2

AOR #3.5

Artist – Tom Wilkes

Paper Type – Full Color printed on Silver Foil

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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