Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$2,760.00
Starting bid: $10.00
This poster has been restored for maximum eye appeal.
This is an incredibly rare, early Grateful Dead poster created for the band's appearance at the legendary Boston Tea Party with The Bonzo Dog Band in October 1969. The artwork was produced by Eric Engstrom, who designed many posters for the venue. The Boston Tea Party was located at 53 East Berkeley Street in the South End from 1967-1969 before moving to its new location at 15 Lansdowne Street in 1970. The venue is one of those pockets of poster collecting that frustrate collectors and dealers alike. The print runs were minuscule, so the survival rates are painfully low. The hottest pieces were absorbed into top collections decades ago and rarely come up for sale. There is no official cataloging reference material for the venue that we are aware of. This example has NEVER appeared in our auction until now, and won't be made available again anytime soon!
Condition: Restoration (3" patch near top, edge and corner repair)
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: Grateful Dead Boston Tea Party Poster
--GRADE: Near Mint 81 Restored
--PERFORMERS: The Grateful Dead, The Bonzo Dog Band
--VENUE: The Boston Tea Party
--CITY: Boston, MA
--DATE: 10/2-4/1969
--SIZE: 11.13 x 17"
--PRINTING: Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster
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