Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$1,967.00
Starting bid: $100.00
All of us here at PAE are truly pleased to offer the collecting community the rarest Cream poster that we have ever had the pleasure of handling. This TRUE MUSEUM PIECE is sure to capture the imagination of advanced concert poster collectors that limit their interests to items of the ultimate rarity and condition.
To our knowledge this is the VERY FIRST example of this poster to EVER appear at public auction. It is a VERY LARGE poster and it was created on highly unusual light pink tissue like paper. While it’s impossible to say whether another example of this issue will eventually surface one day it would seem near impossible to top this issue quality wise.
In the course of auctioning off thousands of items each year we sometimes have the opportunity to describe an item as having been produced on "thin paper". This lot takes that moniker to a whole other level. This VERY LARGE poster was created on what resembles tissue paper. Given the size and extreme frailty of the paper it's hard to believe that ANY have survived the past 51 years in ANY condition. Very slight paper loss pushes out numerical grade down but a close examination of our high res-photo reveals this poster remains in wonderful mind boggling condition given the circumstances!
In regards to valuation of this one of a kind poster the market will have the final say based on the outcome of this bidding competition. All we can say for certain is 1) This poster pre-dates any performances by Cream in the United States. 2) We have auctioned 3 different Cream posters that promote shows at Detriot's Grande Ballroom for over $5 000 each with the most exepensive piece earning a winning bid of $9200.00. 3) This incredible lot is literally 1000 times rarer than the aforementioned Grande posters and 100 times more fragile. While collectors will indeed have the opportunity to acquire Cream Grande posters in the future this is an opportunity that has never appeared before and may never again!
Poster – The Cream Tavern Club
Grade – PAE Graded Fine “63”
Bands/Bill – Tiffany and the Tiffany Show plus the reformation The Cream Mood Indigo Ben-E-King
Venue – Tavern Club
City – East Dereham Norfolk United Kingdom
Date – 3/12/1967
Dimensions – 19 15/16 X 29 7/8"
Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Paper – Very Thin
Condition Details – There is handling and minor paper loss.
*****This Poster is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. *****
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