1967 FD-45 Grateful Dead Quicksilver Messenger Service Avalon Ballroom Poster CGC 9.4

closed on Sunday, May 10, 2026

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$2,400.00
Starting bid: $10.00

This first printing poster is widely considered one of the most beautiful and popular Grateful Dead posters in the Family Dog series. Mouse and Kelley found inspiration from the famous French Art Nouveau posters of the late 19th century. Original First printings of the "Girl in the Red Circle" are increasingly difficult to find. Last year we only auctioned one example and it was a lower graded 6.0 CGC. This high quality condition 9.4 example here is beautiful and well preserved! 

 

--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: FD-45 Poster
--GRADE: 9.4
--PERFORMERS: Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service
--VENUE: Avalon Ballroom
--CITY: San Francisco
--DATE: 01/27/67
--PRINTING: OP-1; Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster
--SIZE: 14 x 20

 

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