1966-FD-22-OP-2-Avalon Ballroom-Grateful Dead Concert Poster--DOUBLE SIGNED-CGC Graded 9.0

closed on Monday, April 10, 2017

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$932.00
Starting bid: $100.00

This poster has been signed in pencil by the artists Stanley Mouse and the late Alton Kelley.

Here is one of the more popular designs from the Avalon series. This poster was designed by poster legends Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse and features the famous Frankenstein image. The band’s name Grateful Dead has been misspelled too!

This is the second CGC graded example with Double Signatures to be offered at public auction. We sold the other graded 9.2 for $2082 on 2/12/17.Just one other FD22 has appeared with CGC grading in ANY condition signed or unsigned. That was an unsigned 7.5 example that brought $692 on 12/6/15. If you are looking for a high grade example with Double Signatures this could be your last and best opportunity for quite some time to come!

Poster– Grateful Dead Avalon Ballroom
Catalog # – FD-22
Grade – CGC 9.0
Bands/Bill- Grateful Dead and Sopwith Camel.
Venue- Fillmore Auditorium
City – San Francisco California
Date – 8/19-20/66
Dimensions- 13 59/64” x 20”
Printing- OP-2 (Original Printing Version 2)
Artist – Mouse /Kelley
Series/ Promoter- Family Dog
Paper Type – Vellum
Condition Details – There are no nicks cuts tears pinholes or restoration of any kind. Soft bend in bottom right corner a couple of light stains on the back. It is well known that CGC downgrades harshly for any flaws on the back of the poster!

*****This poster is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. *****