Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$184.00
Starting bid: $1.00
Wow! A Globe Printing Corp cardboard poster! We couldn’t be more thrilled to offer you this scarce Erskine Hawkins original poster for the FIRST TIME in our auction. Appropriately described as "The Biggest Rhythm & Blues Show of '55" this early lineup for a evening in May 1955 in Chattanooga included legendary names like Erskine Hawkins The Drifters Willie Mabon and Jimmy Reed. From its opening in 1929 until its closure in 2010 Globe Poster Company in Baltimore was the go-to place for musicians circuses drag races and concert producers for bold eye-catching letterpress advertising. It's no secret that Globe cardboard concert posters are the gold standard amongst advanced collectors. They rarely show up at public auction and when they do they are always met with enthusiastic bidding!
Poster – Erskine Hawkins and his orchestra 1955 Cardboard Globe
Grade – PAE Fine 63
Bands/Bill – Erskine Hawkins Roy Hamilton The Drifters Willie Mabon Laverne Baker The Spaniels The Hearts Jimmy Reed and Little Walkin' Willie.
Venue – Memorial Auditorium
City – Chattanooga TN
Date – 5/27/55
Dimensions – 22" x 28 1/4"
Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Printer – Globe Poster Printing Corp
Paper Type – Cardboard
Condition Details- Paper loss toning. 100% Original with no restoration. 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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