Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$37.20
Starting bid: $10.00
This rare original handbill is from the 1961 Forest Hills Music Festival held in New York City. Forest Hills has a rich history of spotlight-star performances throughout its tenure, including The Beatles in 1964, playing to 16,000 fans. The impressive array of weekly performers during July and August of 1961 included Judy Garland, The Kingston Trio, Ella Fitzgerald, Harry Belafonte, and more. We've never seen another example of this handbill in our auction!
Condition Details: Handling, fold
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: 1961 Ella Fitzgerald Forest Hills Music Festival Handbill
--GRADE: Excellent 79
--PERFORMERS: Judy Garland, Theodore Bikel, Odetta, The Kingston Trio, Ella Fitzgerald, Victor Borge, Johnny Mathis, Harry Belafonte
--VENUE: Forest Hills Tennis Stadium
--CITY: New York, NY
--DATE: 7/1-8/27/1961
--SIZE: 7.5 x 15"
--PRINTING: OHB-A; Original Pre-Concert First Printing Handbill
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