Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$1,093.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This is the FIRST CGC Graded example of this super rare Grateful Dead Original Handbill to appear in our auction. Talk about having it all in one collectible! This super early BG issue features an All-Star list of San Francisco’s legendary bands of the era. This treasure is in pristine CGC Graded 10 museum quality condition!
When it comes to quality condition and state of preservation the CGC 10.0 numerical grade says far more than words could ever explain. The quality of this handbill is very special and must be seen in person to be fully appreciated. Of the many thousands of posters and handbills we have auctioned just a handful have earned the ultra rare and highly coveted "perfect 10" designation.
The experienced collectors we talk to are 100% convinced that handbills that have somehow miraculously earned a 9.9 or 10.0 grade from CGC are exceedingly undervalued at current market levels. Their reasoning is simple but firmly grounded in reality. In every other certified collectibles marketplace it’s COMMONPLACE for the absolute “Best of the Best” to command premiums of 10x 20x or even 50x the next grade down. These types of premiums are universal and longstanding in regards to the values of rare coins comic books baseball cards paper money postage stamps etc. Because independent authentication and grading of concert handbills are still in their early days premiums have not yet approached these types of levels. But make no mistake premiums ARE growing as collectors from other fields are flowing into the marketplace and snapping up what they consider to be MASSIVE bargains. We first discussed this opportunity in our blog dated 8/19/16 and recently updated it on 6/18/18. We highly recommend you read each blog carefully if you are interested in participating in this exciting segment of the marketplace.
Handbill – Independence Ball Grateful Dead Fillmore Auditorium
Sub Title – BG-14
Grade – CGC 10
Bands/Bill- Grateful Dead Big Brother and the Holding company Quicksilver Messenger Service The Charlatans Love and many more
Venue- Fillmore Auditorium
City – San Francisco California
Date – 7/1-3/67
Dimensions- 5 19/32” x 8 ½”
Printing- (OHB-A) – Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Artist – Wes Wilson
Series/ Promoter- Bill Graham
Paper Type – Thin Paper
Condition Details – The ultra rare 10 grade says it all! Staggering eye appeal and museum quality!
*****This Handbill is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. *****