1966-FD-3-OP-1-Fillmore Auditorium-Paul Butterfield Blues Band-Wilson SIGNED-RARE & DESIRABLE! CGC Graded 7.0

closed on Friday, March 23, 2018

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$4,889.00
Starting bid: $1.00

This poster was signed in pencil by the artist Wes Wilson!

Given that PAE has dozens of clients endeavoring to build early BG and FD sets we anticipate unprecedented competition for the opportunity to add this masterpiece to one’s collection. Clearly this is one example where collector demand far exceeds the tiny almost impossible to locate supply. This famous design is coveted the world over and is sure to be the highlight of whichever collection in which it resides!

To understand the desirability of this poster is to understand the opportunity that this whole genre offers. This magnificent rarity was issued in well under 500 pieces and very few still survive today in ANY condition. This is just the second CGC graded example we have ever offered offered. The previous example was also graded 7.0 and realized a bargain price of $3 749 one year ago in February 2017. It was unsigned.

Advanced collectors all know that the Family Dog posters 1-4 are all extremely undervalued at current price levels and all but impossible to locate. The FD-1 aand the FD-2 already command prices of many tens of thousands of dollars the FD-3 and FD-4 are not yet there but probably one day very soon will be!


Poster – Paul Butterfield Blues Band Fillmore Auditorium    
Catalog #FD-3
Grade – CGC 7.0
Band/Bill – Paul Butterfield Blues Band Quicksilver Messenger Service
Venue – Fillmore Auditorium
City – San Francisco CA
Date – 3/25-27/66
Dimensions – 13 61/64”x 19 31/32”
Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Artist – Wes Wilson Chet Helms
Series/Promoter – Family Dog
Paper Type – Vellum
Condition Details – 100% Original with no restoration. Small tear top left edge a tack hole top right corner with 2 tiny holes surrounding it 1 tack hole bottom right 2 small holes in the bottom left and 1 pin hole in the bottom center a light diagonal crease which extends from the left top edge down 5". 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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