Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$1,140.00
Starting bid: $10.00
This poster has been restored for maximum eye appeal. Restoration includes: corner repair, edge repair.
This original poster promoted the Velvet Underground playing at their favorite venue, The Boston Tea Party, for three nights in March 1969. According to Lou Reed, the venue was the Velvets' "favorite place to play in the whole country", and Boston adored the group just as much. Though we have sold issues from the Velvets' previous engagements at the venue, this is the FIRST time this poster is appearing in our auction! The Boston Tea Party 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.
Condition Details: corner repair, edge repair.
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: Velvet Underground Boston Tea Party Poster
--GRADE: Excellent 75 Restored
--PERFORMERS: Velvet Underground, Wilkinson's Tricycle
--VENUE: Boston Tea Party
--CITY: Boston, MA
--DATE: 3/13-15/1969
--SIZE: 17 x 21.75"
--PRINTING: Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster
A 20% Buyers Premium will be added to the final hammer price of this lot.
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