1968–AOR 2.173-OHB-A-Fire Dance-Carousel-The Charlatans Concert Handbill-SIGNED Alton Kelley! TIME CAPSULE! CGC Graded 9.0

closed on Friday, September 6, 2019

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$144.00
Starting bid: $1.00

This handbill is signed in silver ink by the late great Alton Kelley! This lot will be accompanied by a Letter of Provenance attesting to the fact that it resided in the historic Early '66 Time Capsule Collection one of the most exciting and important concert poster discoveries of the past 20 years.

 

Stanley Mouse created the "Fire Dance" handbill which was produced for a benefit show held in 1968 for poster artist Alton Kelley after his home caught fire. On the bill were the legendary Charlatans The Airplane Dan Hicks and Steve Miller. This is the FIRST CGC graded example to appear in our auction! Best of all it's SIGNED by the late great Alton Kelley! Read our blog dated 1/20/18 where we discuss the skyrocketing demand for signed material such as this lot. 

 

Handbill – The Charlatans

Grade – CGC 9.0

Bands/Bill – The Charlatans Dan Hicks Hot Licks Steve Miller Band

Venue – Carousel Ballroom

City – San Francisco California

Date – 6/12/1968

Dimensions – 5" x 7"

Printing – OHB-A Original Pre-Concert First Printing

Artist – Mouse 

AOR #2.173

Series/ Promoter – Carousel Ballroom

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.

 

*****This handbill is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. *****

 

*A 20% Buyers Premium will be added to the final hammer price of this lot.*

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