1967–AOR 2.352-OP-1-Fields Orphanage-Pitschel Players-An Evening of Political Satire Original Poster-TIME CAPSULE! CGC Graded 6.5

closed on Friday, September 6, 2019

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$156.00
Starting bid: $1.00

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. 

 

Here is the FIRST APPEARANCE of this vintage original poster to ever appear in our auction and it’s the FIRST with CGC grading to appear in any public auction! 

 

The Pitschel Players performed their first production “Lyndon's Banes” a satire which attacked both the establishment and their own politics-and-drugs generation in their Mission district theater on Julian Street every weekend since late 1966. They also performed at many civil rights benefits and peace marches. The 10 member performance company were all under twenty-five years old they lived in the Haight/Ashbury and commuted to the Mission theater. 

 

This 1967 poster printed by Double H Press advertises “An Evening of Political Satire” and “Free Ethnic Refreshments”. The image of the poster is a little disturbing to lovers of concert material like ourselves: It’s a billboard man hanging a new paper notice over a very Wes Wilson-like design covering up the artwork. BOOO! The show was sponsored by The Society for the Preservation of Foreign Countries and copyrighted by “Blissful Ignorance Productions.” The Union Logo is displayed in the bottom right corner. WE HAVE NEVER OFFERED THIS SCARCE 1967 POSTER UNTIL NOW!

 

Poster – An Evening of Political Satire

Grade – CGC 6.5

Bands/Bill – The Pitschel Players

Venue –WC Fields Memorial Orphanage 120 Julian Street

City – San Francisco CA

Date – 1967

Dimensions – 14” x 20”

Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing

Series/Promoter - The Society for the Preservation of Foreign Countries

Printer – Double H Press

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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