1968–AOR 2.163-OHB-A-“Acid Drop” Carousel Ballroom-Grateful Dead Concert Handbill-CGC Graded 8.5

closed on Friday, February 9, 2018

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$874.00
Starting bid: $100.00

One of the most popular Psychedelic Grateful Dead images of all time! This trippy “Acid Drop” imagery was created by Steve Catron for a series of concerts by the Grateful Dead and Chuck Berry at the Carousel Ballroom on March 29-31 1968. Collector interest in vintage concert handbills and postcards are is exploding due to third party CGC grading and authentication. see our blog dated 1/20/18 for details.

Handbill – Carousel Ballroom Grateful Dead

Subtitle – Acid Drop

AOR #2.163

Grade – CGC 8.5

Bands/Bill – Grateful Dead Chuck Berry Curly Cook’s Hurdy Gurdy Band

Venue – Carousel Ballroom

 City – San Francisco CA

Date – 3/29-31/68

Dimensions – 5 1/4” x 7”

Printing – OHB-A Original Pre-Concert First Printing

Artist – Steve Catron

Condition Details – 100% Original with no restoration. There are no nicks cuts tears pinholes or restoration of any kind. View the detailed high res photo of this lot. Click on the thumbnail photo to see an enlarged photo. Click a second time on the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the enlarged photo. A super high res image with every millimeter will now be clearly displayed. For a personalized eyewitness examination call 410-464-6180 11:00 am to 6:00pm eastern.

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