1968-FD-101-OP-1–Avalon Ballroom-Quicksilver Messenger Service Concert Poster-CGC Graded 8.0

closed on Friday, March 15, 2019

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$660.00
Starting bid: $1.00

This Rick Griffin poster for a run of Quicksilver Messenger Service concerts at the Avalon is one of the artist’s strongest and most popular designs. The symmetry and lettering here is incredible and is not easy to find. This original poster is a real gem! Still hunted by collectors even in any condition. In June 2018 a same graded 8.0 example reached $431 in our auction. 


Poster – Quick Silver Messenger Service Avalon Ballroom

Sub Title – Eternal Resevoir (or the Source)

Catalog #FD-101

Grade – CGC 8.0

Bands/Bill - Quicksilver Messenger Service Kaleidoscope Charley Musselwhite

Venue - Avalon Ballroom

City – San Francisco California

Date – 1/12-14/68

Dimensions – 14 x 20 1/16"

Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing 

Artist – Rick Griffin

Series/Promoter – Family Dog

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.

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