Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$2,400.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This handbill is signed by the artist, the late Wes Wilson!
The "Batman" is just the second image in the Bill Graham series and is unquestionably the rarest KEY TO THE FILLMORE SET. We are pleased to present to the collecting community the FINEST QUALITY condition specimen of this Original Handbill we've ever offered in our auction, not to mention that it is SIGNED by the artist!
It was discovered this handbill had been pirated at some point in the 1990s. You can bid with confidence on this lot as it has been independently authenticated and graded by CGC as being the first pre-concert printing AND it is 100% Original with no restoration of any kind.
The public offering of a "Batman" is a major event amongst vintage material collectors. There are literally thousand of collectors building Bill Graham Fillmore collections but just a lucky few will ever own this KEY TO THE SET and have the satisfaction of owning a complete collection. Clearly demand for this issue completely overwhelms the tiny number of surviving specimens.
This lot is sure to draw much excitement now while guaranteeing the new owner the satisfaction of knowing it will ALWAYS be a MAJOR HIGHLIGHT of any auction in which it appears! Perhaps this is the very definition of a MAJOR MUSEUM PIECE!
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: BG-2 Big Brother Fillmore Handbill
--GRADE: 9.6
--PERFORMERS: Big Brother And The Holding Company, Great Society, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Family Tree, Mystery Trend, Gentleman's Band, Skins, More.
--VENUE: Fillmore Auditorium
--CITY: San Francisco
--DATE: 03/18/66
--SIZE: 6 x 8.38"
--PRINTING: OHB-A; Original Pre-Concert First-Printing Handbill
A 20% Buyers Premium will be added to the final hammer price of this lot.
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