Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$1,737.00
Starting bid: $100.00
Any time this poster hits the market it is considered a MAJOR event! Why? Because this poster is one of THE KEYS to the entire Avalon set. It tops every collector's list as one of the most desirable and hardest to locate items. This poster holds unsurpassed historical significance as it is the very first time that the Grateful Dead were associated with the symbol of a Skull which would become the graphic identity of the band for decades to come.
This is the very FIRST unrestored example with CGC grading to appear at public auction!
We sold a RESTORED copy for $3174 on 1/8/17. The copy offered here is very pleasing with amazing eye appeal. It is 100% Original with no restoration of any kind. Very rare and highly desirable as such!
Poster – Grateful Dead Avalon Ballroom
Sub Title – FD-12
Grade – CGC 6.5
Bands/Bill- Grateful Dead Quicksilver Messenger Service and The New Tweedy Brothers
Venue- Avalon Ballroom
City – San Francisco California
Date – 6/10-11/66
Dimensions- 14 3/32” x 19 7/8”
Printing- (OP-1)- Original Printing
Artist – Wes Wilson
Series/Promoter- Family Dog
Condition Details –100% Original with no restoration of any kind. 5 pinholes top right corner tack hole top left tack hole bottom left tape pull center on back. #2 ink on bottom left corner on back. toning.
*****This poster is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. *****