1968-AOR 2.163-OP-1-RARE AND LEGENDARY 'Acid Drop' Carousel Ballroom-Grateful Dead Concert Poster-CGC Graded 4.5

closed on Friday, November 30, 2018

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$3,450.00
Starting bid: $1.00

Knowledgeable collectors know that this is one of the most difficult posters to find. This trippy “Acid Drop” imagery was created by Steve Catron for a series of concerts by the Grateful Dead and Chuck Berry at the Carousel Ballroom. This poster attracts major bidder activity in the rare instances it appears at public auction. We expect this example the first to be offered at auction with CGC grading to be of extraordinary interest.


CGC poster graded below 9.0 are currently mis-understood and under priced in today's marketplace. This poster is in far better condition has much better eye appeal than the numerical grade would lead you to believe. Please look at our high res imaging and see for yourself!


Poster – Grateful Dead at Carousel Ballroom

Subtitle – Acid Drop

Grade – CGC 4.5

Bands/Bill – Grateful Dead Chuck Berry Curly Cook’s Hurdy Gurdy Band

Venue – Carousel Ballroom

City – San Francisco CA

Date – 3/29-31/1968

Dimensions – 16” x 22 1/8”

Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing

AOR #2.163

Artist – Steven Catron

Condition Details – 100% Original with no restoration of any kind. A 1" tear left edge paper loss and 3 pin holes in top left corner creases and 4 pin holes in top right corner creases and 4 pin holes in bottom right corner crease and 4 pin holes in bottom left corner a 7" diagonal crease in the top right corner a tiny bit of ink loss on the top edge a few tiny pencil-head sized spots of ink loss in the center of the image a light stain of the left edge. 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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