Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$4,314.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This poster has been signed and doodled by the artist Stanley Mouse!
The FD 26 is without question one of the “Holy Grails” in the entire Psychedelic Concert Poster genre. This issue is on everybody’s top 3 lists of “most desirable” posters. This world famous piece of art was designed and SIGNED by the legendary 1960’s concert poster artist Stanley Mouse.
The story of Mouse and Kelley searching the stacks at the San Francisco library for an appropriate illustration for the poster is well documented. The duo discovered this illustration by 19th century artist Edward Joseph Sullivan for an edition of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
If we had to own just ONE PIECE for our own personal collection this would be it. This poster defines the term “historically important”. The “Skull and Roses” from this very poster would be appropriated by the Dead for the rest of their careers and go on to be a world famous internationally recognized logo for the band.
It is estimated that just 2500 Original First Printings were produced! Probably 5-15% of these have survived the past 52 years in ANY condition. Mint copies of this poster now fetch well over $30 000. This is just the SECOND CGC graded example of this ppter we have EVER auctioned. The previous was a 8.0 signed by Mouse and Kelley that realized $10 362 almost two years ago in 2016.
This lot has undergone professional restoration that offers the winning bidder the very same appearance and eye appeal of a $30 000+ Mint example!
Estimate $3 500-$7 000
Poster – Grateful Dead Avalon Ballroom
Catalog #FD-26
Grade – CGC 7.0 Restored Grade
Bands/Bill - Grateful Dead Oxford Circle
Venue - Avalon Ballroom
City - San Francisco California
Date - 9/16-17/1966
Dimensions - 14 3/16” x 19 15/16”
Printing - OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Artist - Stanley Mouse Alton Kelley
Series/Promoter - Family Dog
Paper - Vellum
Condition Details - Slightly Trimmed. Professional restoration includes Color Touch Pieces Added Tear Seal Cleaned. 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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