1956-Maple Croft Drive In Theatre-Bill Monroe Hatch Show Print! Cardboard Poster-PAE Graded Excellent “79”

closed on Friday, October 12, 2018

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$259.00
Starting bid: $1.00

A 62 year old Hatch show print directly from Hatch's archives! We are happy to offer this Bill Monroe original cardboard poster to the collecting community. This example here is one of the original Hatch file copies! A timeless treasure from the halls of American music history that was printed by The Hatch Poster Company of Nashville TN. Hatch is the most notable letter press poster company of all time! They created some of the most valuable posters ever printed. To add even more this poster was culled from the company's files thereby explaining the folds. A real piece of Bluegrass History! Original cardboard posters are super popular and remain one of the most highly sought after type of concert memorabilia ever known. 


Poster – Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys Maple Croft Drive In Theatre Hatch Show Print

Grade – PAE Excellent “79”

Band/Bill – Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys Blue Grass Quartet Shenandoah Valley Trio

Venue – Maple Croft Drive In Theatre

City – Belleville IN

Date – 7/26/56

Dimensions – 13 27/32" x 21 27/32"

Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing

Series/Promoter – WSM Grand Ole Opry Presents  

Paper Type – Cardboard

Printer – Hatch Show Prints

Condition Details – This poster has been folded into fourths because it was the file copy stored at the world famous letter press poster shop Hatch Show Print in Nashville Tennessee. Reinforced with tape on the reverse. 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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