Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$1,725.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This poster is signed in pencil by the artist Andrew Elias!
Attention Grateful Dead Collectors! Let’s talk about this poster titled “An Extraordinary Event” for a moment! For starters we are proud to announce: This is the FIRST CGC Graded example of this very scarce Original First Printing issue to appear at public auction. We have never handled this poster before now. That in itself is an extraordinary event!
Second Printings of this 1979 Dead poster surface here and there however the First Printing OP-1 examples like this one here almost never appear at auction in any condition. That's why independent CGC authentication is so important for this issue. One lucky bidder will know without question they are getting the REAL DEAL when acquiring this piece!
Another hot point about this extraordinary event is the beautiful museum quality condition of this lot. This was an extremely low print run yet this immaculate example exhibits an impressive 9.4 CGC grade. The colors are as bright & crisp as they would have been if created yesterday and there are no visible flaws. In fact this gem could perhaps be undergraded in our opinion.
In addition to museum quality condition legendary band colorfully amazing artwork and first printing this specimen is beautifully SIGNED by the artist Andrew Elias! More and more collectors are coming into the fold with the knowledge that artist signatures add a whole other dimension to their treasures. Read our blog dated 1/20/18 where we discuss the skyrocketing demand for signed material such as this lot! Need we also mention the Dead played a nine minute Dark Star in the second set of this show? If you are one of those people who’ve been waiting years for a piece like this to surface THIS Extraordinary Event is your time to act!
Poster – Grateful Dead Shea’s Performing Arts Center 1979
Grade – CGC 9.4
Bands/Bill – Grateful Dead
Venue – Shea’s Performing Arts Center
City – Buffalo NY
Date – 1/20/79
Dimensions – 17” x 22”
Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Series/Promoter – USG & Buffalo State Student Union Board
Artist – Andrew Elias
Condition Details - Museum Quality with no visible flaws of any kind. No nicks cuts tears or pinholes! 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.
*****This poster is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. *****
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