1965-The Matrix-Jefferson Airplane Concert Handbill-VERY RARE!! PAE Graded Excellent “75”

Advanced collectors understand and recognize that anything that surfaces from 1965 in San Francisco represents seminal material in our exploding hobby. And nothing represents seminal material more than a hand colored handbill promoting Jefferson Airplane at Marty Balin's Matrix.

Coverage of Marty Balin's sad passing last week has spurred worldwide interest in The Airplane The Matrix and Balin's role with both.

First Balin co-founded Jefferson Airplane. Then he got a group of investors together to open the Matrix so San Francisco bands playing psychedelic music would have a dedicated perfomance space to call their own. Balin gave the investors a 75% interest in the club while keeping a 25% interest for himself in return for managing the club.

The Matrix was a converted pizza parlor that held about 100 people. Because of it's small size very small amounts of posters and handbills were needed to fill the small space. The small quantities of promotional material that was produced was created in black and white with primitive designs. 

This truly one of a kind lot has been hand colored at the time foretelling an exciting future that would bring Victor Moscoso's ingenius artistic talents and mind numbing use of moving color to the Matrix's posters just one year later with the Neon Rose series.

So this lot represents a truly special opportunity on many levels. First it's 1965 issue date guarantees a rapid collector interest due to this lot's historical value. Second Marty Balin's recent passing has spurred a massive interest in anything related to Jefferson Airplane a trend that's in the earliest of stages. Third this handbill is a major rarity that is literally impossible to find in any condition at any price. Lastly the vintage hand coloring makes this a spectacular piece of '60's psychedelic history that always and forever will be truly one of a kind!

Estimate $1 500 - $3 000

Handbill – Jefferson Airplane The Matrix 1965

Grade – PAE Excellent 75

Bands/Bill – Jefferson Airplane

Venue – The Matrix

City – San Francisco CA

Date – 12/29/65

Dimensions – 8 1/2” x 11”

Printing – OHB-A Original Pre-Concert First Printing

Series/Promoter – Marty Balin

Condition Details - 100% Original with no restoration. Tack hole each corner additional hole top left & bottom left three additional pin holes bottom right tiny pinhole top center 1/8” tear top edge several creases Light handling tape pulls four corners on back tiny bit of discoloration top left corner. 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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