1970–Grande Ballroom-The Marriage of the Decade Concert Handbill-POSSIBLE FINEST KNOWN-CGC Graded 9.8

closed on Friday, September 8, 2017

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$115.00
Starting bid: $100.00

THERE IS "RARE THEN THERE IS "EXCEEDINGLY RARE". THIS ITEM IS THE LATTER. 

We are immensely pleased to offer this true museum piece from the Grande Ballroom! On January 23 1970 Sheila Phillips married David Miller the M.C. of the Grande Ballroom. No poster was created for this event and very few survive in ANY condition today. But wow this amazing artifact looks like it was created for a wedding today! 

Created on heavy vellum stock this handbill is as fresh and crisp as the day it was created over 47 years ago. The corners are all razor sharp and the paper is fresh as a rose. While many hundreds of Grande Ballroom collectors are out there actively searching for this item only one lucky winner can call this unimprovable museum piece their own; an opportunity that may not present itself again for many years to come!

Obviously this is the very FIRST CGC graded example to EVER appear at public auction! Handbills such as this have traditionally been much easier to counterfeit than posters. CGC grading has brought much needed integrity to this marketplace and demand by collectors has now skyrocketed since they can buy with confidence.

Handbill – Marriage of the Decade Grande Ballroom

Grade – CGC 9.8

Bands/Bill – Sheila Ann Phillips & David Kermit Miller

Venue – Grande Ballroom

City – Detroit Michigan

Date – 1/23/70

Dimensions – 7 61/64” x 11 31/64”

Printing – OHB-A Original Pre-Concert First Printing

Artist – Donnie Forsyth

Series/Promoter- Russ Gibb

Paper Type – Vellum

Condition Details- Absolutely superb in every way. True museum quality that cannot be beat. Of course there are no nicks cuts tears pinholes or restoration of any kind. 

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

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