Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$6,326.00
Starting bid: $1.00
It is with great pleasure that we offer one of the rarest and most sought after Grateful Dead concert poster rarities ever created!
This lot contains every positive attribute collectors look for in a vintage 1960's concert poster -- all wrapped up in one impossible to find piece of counter-culture history! Nearly the entire page 188 in The art of Rock is devoted to this issue!
This poster has major historical importance as it was created for an important concert held 51 years ago on April 9 1967 to protest the Vietnam War. The concert included many of the leading bands of the era including Sopwith Camel Country Joe and The Fish Big Brother and the Holding Company.
A very small number of posters were originally produced for this event all are considered exceeedingly rare. At the last minute The Grateful Dead were added to the bill so the promoters placed a blue sticker "Plus the Grateful Dead" in the upper right corner. Just a small fraction of the issuance had the Grateful Dead sticker applied creating a major rarity!
It's also critical to note that this LARGE poster was produced on super thin paper meaning that very few have survived- with or without the Grateful Dead sticker-- in ANY condition.
What make this lot extra special and desirable is this is without a doubt the finest quality example we have ever seen handled or heard about. It must be considered AMONGST THE FINEST KNOWN!
This poster has been off the market since the mid to late 1980's.
The poster is super clean 100% Original and unlike the few others we have seen has no restoration whatsoever. See condition details below. Of course this is also the VERY first CGC graded example of this rarity to EVER be offered to the collecting public.
Experienced and knowledgable collectors will immediately recognize this offering as a very special opportunity. This is a great looking poster packed with historical importance that is completely unavailable in this mind boggling state of preservation. The fact this lot has been independently authenticated and graded by CGC is an obvious major plus the only CGC graded example to date.
While no one can predict the future it's reasonable to to speculate that it could easily be another 5-10 years... or more... before this issue is offered in this incredible condition again. It's posters such as this that make up World Class collections and the collector that prevails victorious here is sure to enjoy tremendous pride of ownership now and even more with each passing year!
Estimate: $4 000-$8 000
Poster – Angry Arts Week Grateful Dead Longshoremen’s Hall 1967
Grade – CGC 7.5
Bands/Bill – Grateful Dead Sopwith Camel Country Joe Big Brother Quicksilver
Venue - Longshoremen’s Hall
City – San Francisco CA
Date – 4/9/67
Dimensions – 17” x 22”
Printing – Original Pre-Concert First Printing OP-1
Artist – Unknown
AOR# 2.193
Series/Promoter - Angry Arts Week West Spring Mobilization
Condition Details -Tiny nick right edge 2 3/8” from the bottom tiny nick right edge 3 9/16” from the bottom 1/2” tear bottom edge light toning on edges “1967” in pencil on the reverse top left. 100% Original with no 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 examintation call 410-464-6180 11:00 am to 6:00pm eastern.
*****This poster is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. *****
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