1970–San Antonio Convention Center-Grateful Dead Concert Handbill-PAE Graded Extra Fine '65'

This is the FIRST time we’ve offered this rare issue in our auction! During 1970 the city of Austin was still gestating into the music town it was to become later. Therefore many West Coast bands in the late sixties and early seventies would perform shows in San Antonio during their tours through Texas. The reasons were simple: Bigger facilities and a bigger population of music lovers. This very scarce original handbill exhibits a high quality San Fran lineup with the likes of The Grateful Dead Quicksilver Messenger Service John Mayall and It’s a Beautiful Day. This late February concert has mostly been documented by photos of the Dead on stage which have surfaced recently however the set lists from that evening are unknown and they were not recorded. Our research indicates this handbill has only been to public auction once during the past 5 years. 

Handbill – Grateful Dead San Antonio Convention Center 1970

Grade – PAE Extra Fine 65

Bands/Bill – Grateful Dead Quicksilver Messenger Service John Mayall It’s a Beautiful Day

Venue – San Antonio Convention Center Arena

City – San Antonio TX

Date – 2/21/1970

Dimensions – 8 3/8" x 11"

Printing – OHB-A Original Pre-Concert First Printing

Printer – Texas Optics Graphics

Series/Promoter – KTSA Sonic Presents

Condition Details - 100% Original with no restoration. Minor Paper Loss tack holes creases handling general surface bleech. 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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