1966-AOR 2.338-OP-1-Veteran’s Hall-Grateful Dead Concert Poster-SIGNED Wilson! FIRST CERTIFIED EXAMPLE! CGC Graded 8.0

closed on Friday, February 15, 2019

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$2,520.00
Starting bid: $1.00

This poster is signed in pencil by the artist Wes Wilson!


Here’s another milestone for us being the FIRST CGC Graded example of this early Grateful Dead poster to appear at public auction! Best of all it’s SIGNED by the artist! 


This original poster for a run of shows at Veteran’s Hall in 1966 is one of Wes Wilson’s earliest Grateful Dead designs. It was produced around the same time as the famous FD-12 issue (The Quick and the Dead). It should be noted that the Dead did not perform on the first night. They played on the second night June 18th however no set list was recorded. 


CGC posters graded below 9.0 are currently mis-understood and under priced in today's marketplace. This poster is in far better condition and 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. 


This early Dead poster rarely shows up at auction in any condition! In January 2010 a non-CGC certified example realized $1870 in our auction and it was not signed! A signed example in similar condition as this one here recently sold in another auction for $1350 but it was not CGC certified. Read our blog dated 1/20/18 where we discuss the skyrocketing demand for SIGNED material such as this lot!


Poster – Grateful Dead Veteran’s Hall 1966

Grade – CGC 8.0

Bands/Bill – Grateful Dead The Jaywalkers

Venue – Veteran’s Hall

City – Santa Rosa CA

Date – 6/17-18/66

Dimensions – 14” x 20”

Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing

Series/Promoter – Thunder Machine

Artist – Wes Wilson

Condition Details - 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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