1967 Bob Masse The Doors Victoria Arena & Dante's Inferno Vancouver Signed Masse Poster Near Mint 89 RESTORED

This original poster is signed by the artist, Bob Masse!

This poster has been lightly restored for maximum eye appeal. Restoration was pinhole fills in the white area corners.

For this Doors run in Canada at the Victoria Arena & Dante's Inferno, poster artist Bob Masse pays homage to both art Deco styling and classic pinup art. These shows were the first time the group had ever performed in Canada.

This is the rare and original first printing of this poster! This lot presents an amazing collecting opportunity that should not be overlooked. This is the highest-graded example of this piece to ever appear in our auction! A lower-graded Excellent 79 example sold for $6,600 in our auction in September 2022.

Canadian poster artist Bob Masse designed some of the most collectible and sought-after posters of all time. Masse is also one of rock's most seasoned and prolific poster artists. He is perhaps best known in the collecting world for his design of the July 1967 Grateful Dead concert at Vancouver's Agradome. His work has been hunted by collectors for decades and remains one of the most celebrated artists of the era. This original poster is highly sought after by collectors!
 

--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: Bob Masse The Doors Vancouver Rare Op-1
--GRADE: NEAR MINT 89, Restored
--PERFORMERS: The Doors, The Collectors, Painted Ship
--VENUE: Victoria Arena & Dante's Inferno
--CITY: Vancouver, BC
--DATE: 07/21/67
--DIMENSIONS: 19.9375 in. x 13.9375 in.
--PRINTING: OP-1; Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster

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