1966-FD-14-OP-1-Avalon Ballroom-Big Brother Concert Poster-CGC Graded 5.0

closed on Friday, June 16, 2017

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$1,162.00
Starting bid: $100.00

Here’s your chance to acquire just the second CGC Authenticated and Graded example to be auctioned of one of the most iconic and enduring images in the entire hobby. It is also the FIRST show that Janis Joplin EVER performed with Big Brother and The Holding Company! 

The famous FD14 “Zig-Zag Man” promotes a pair of concerts by Big Brother and The Holding Company and Quicksilver Messenger Service at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco California in 1966. This masterpiece was designed by two of the most famous and legendary artists of the era the late Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse.

This poster is 100% ORIGINAL with NO RESTORATION of any kind. The poster has complete borders and corners. Over 50 years later we believe that this is still a “sleeper issue” given its iconic artwork historical significance and legendary artists. The quintessential vintage 1960’s concert poster!


Title – Big Brother and The Holding Company

Catalog #– FD 14 Zig –Zag Man

Bands/Bill – Big Brother and The Holding Company Quicksilver Messenger Service

Venue – Avalon Ballroom

Grade – CGC Graded 5.0

City – San Francisco California

Date – 6/24-25/1966

Dimensions – 14 15/64” x 19 15/16”

Printing – (OP-1) Original first printing

Artist – Stanley Mouse Alton Kelley

Condition Details - Paper loss bottom right creases pinholes.100% Original with no restoration.