Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$4,612.00
Starting bid: $100.00
A lot of staggering historical importance rarity and quality!
The Trips festival was the first major psychedelic event held in the San Francisco in the 1960's. A such the fliers from the event are some of the most highly sought after collectibles from the era.
Unsurpassed Historical Importance- It all started mid 1965 with the Charlatans' run at the Red Dog Saloon followed closely by the Acid Tests the Family Dog’s early shows and Bill Graham's Mime Troupe Benefits.
It was not until January of 1966 that these groups came together and produced "The Trips festival." Conceived by Stewart Brand organized by Bill Graham and fueled by Owsley– the Trips Festival was essentially an Acid Test on a larger more public scale. However this three-day immersion course in the psychedelic experience sparked the events that closely followed most significantly the opening of the Fillmore Auditorium and Avalon Ballroom as Rock music venues.
Unbeatable Quality- This is without a doubt the finest quality example of this handbill that we have ever seen handled or heard about. We sold a copy for $4455 over 5 1/2 years ago 7/25/12 that had a set of pinholes and was graded PAE 87. (CGC did not exist) This is to our knowledge the very FIRST CGC graded example to ever appear at public auction.
Surging Demand- Demand for vintage concert handbills is skyrocketing since the the introduction of independent third party authentication and grading. Handbils have always been much easier to counterfeit than posters and CGC has brought much needed integrity to the market. The CGC packaging for these items is also SUPERB. This has led to an exponential interest in this area of the marketplace. See our blog dated 1/20/18 for further details.
Blue Chip Opportunity- Acid Test and Trips Festival material has ALWAYS been the bluest of blue chips in this marketplace. You could wait many many years to see an opportunity to acquire this item in this condition with CGC grading again. The ultimate combination of rarity quality and historical importance all wrapped up in one amazing piece of history!
Handbill – Trips Festival
Grade – CGC 9.4
Bands/Bill – Grateful Dead Big Brother & The Holding Co. The Merry Pranksters & their Psychedelic Symphony Neal Cassady Allen Ginsburg
Venue – Longshoreman’s Hall
City – San Francisco CA
Date – 1/21-23/1966
Dimensions – 6 13/32” x 9 9/16”
Printing – OHB-A Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Artist – Wes Wilson
AOR #2.42
Paper Type – Thin Vellum
Printer – Contact Printing Co.
Condition Details – In our view UNDERGRADED. Even toning attests to it's originality. No visible flaws. Can't see why not assigned a higher grade. 100% Original with no restoration. No nicks cuts tears or pinholes.
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