1971–BG-272A-OP-1-Century Plaza Hotel-Aretha Franklin Concert Poster-CGC Graded 9.2

closed on Friday, March 15, 2019

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$120.00
Starting bid: $1.00

Coverage of Aretha Franklin's sad passing in August of last year has spurred worldwide interest in collectibles related to the legendary singer. Here we have only the second CGC Graded example of this amazing issue to appear in our auction and it's the FINEST QUALITY we've offered! Soul queen Aretha Franklin performed in LA at the Century Plaza Hotel and recorded a memorable live album! This example is in Super Clean Condition with no nicks tears cuts or pinholes! In December 2017 a lower 8.5 graded example reached $558 in our auction. In any other collectibles market this poster would be worth many multiples of the previously sold example. It will be interesting to see what premium the market attaches to this superior 9.2 graded example now!


Poster – Aretha Century Plaza Hotel

Catalog #BG-272A

Grade – CGC 9.2

Bands/Bill – Aretha Franklin King Curtis & the Kingpins James Anderson Tower of Power

Venue – Century Plaza Hotel Los Angeles Ballroom

City – Los Angeles CA

Date – 2/27/1971

Dimensions – 13 15/16" x 21" 

Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing Variant A

Artist – David Singer Jim Marshall (photo) 

Series/Promoter – Bill Graham

Paper Type – Coated Index

Printer – Tea Lautrec Litho

Condition Details – Super clean with no nicks cuts tears or pinholes. 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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*A 20% Buyers Premium will be added to the final hammer price of this lot.*

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