CONCERT POSTER AUCTIONS: GRATEFUL DEAD & ALL the current UPDATES

As concert poster collecting continues to pick up steam, we will continue to monitor the current sales of both graded and raw pieces. Did you bid on anything this week? Here’s the current in concert Poster Auctions.

Concert Poster Auctions: Results

Latest results from ConcertPosterAuctions.com –

BG 227 Grateful Dead Miles Davis David singer 1970 Fillmore West Poster sold for $575.00 after 16 bids.

This is an original 1st printing 14 x 21″ concert poster for the Grateful Dead, who appears with the Miles Davis Quintet and stone the Crows at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, CA from 4/9 – 4/12 in 1970.

With art by David Singer, this image is #227 in the famed bill Graham/Fillmore series.

Condition: “Medium glossy-coated index stock poster is in exceptional (B+) condition; there are a couple of nearly-invisible soft horizontal roll bends (mostly visible from the reverse), along with a bit of light surface wear (mostly a few stray fingerprint smudges along the top border), a 1/8″ tear in the bottom center margin and a tiny managing ding or two hiding within the image area, otherwise it is a very nice-looking 1st printing example of this famous David Singer-designed image from a historic pairing at the Fillmore West.”

Grateful Dead Magic Sam The bank Torrance AOR 3.92 concert Poster sold for $611.00 after 15 bids.

From the seller: “Original 1st printing 15&3/4 x 22&5/8″ concert poster for the Grateful Dead appearing with Magic Sam and Turnquist remedy at the bank in Torrance, CA from 12/13-14/1968.

Art by Robert A. Wilson, image is featured in the Art of rock book on page 283 (plate 3.92).

Thick flat index stock poster is in very good to exceptional (B/B+ to B+) condition; aside from a bit of matte burn shadow around the outer border area (about 1″ in from the outer margin on all four sides), a touch of fading to the paper, a stray managing ding or two and a tiny pressure crease in the extreme lower left margin, it is in really great shape overall. Were it not for the matte burn, it would likely rate out a lot closer to near mint, it’s THAT nice.”

Captain Beefheart Rick griffin AOR 4.125 UC Irvine YELLOW stock concert Poster sold for $420 after 6 bids.

This is an original 1st printing (early/mid-’70’s California graphic Exchange) concert poster for Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band appearing along with portable people at Crawford Hall on the campus of the university of California in Irvine, CA on 11/28/1968 (*show canceled/never happened).

Art by Rick Griffin, image (white stock version) is featured in the Art of rock book on page 372 (plate 4.125), this is the YELLOW stock version. dimensions of this piece are 14 x 20″.

“Medium-thin flat vellum stock poster is in near mint to exceptional (A-/B+ to B+) condition; other than a few stray soft managing dings here and there and a tiny nip tear in the upper ideal margin, it is a very sharp example of this classic Rick griffin image.

This particular color stock is much a lot more vulnerable (and slightly harder-to-find) than the white stock version.”

There’s a lot a lot more to see! check out all the results from this auction HERE.

Upcoming concert Poster Auctions:

The HeART of rock and Roll Auctioning Graded and Raw Posters – opens Soon

The HeART of rock and Roll Poster Auction is presented by Sixties Posters, presenting a prime collection of rare posters and handbills available for bidding. Some pieces are rare and have not seen an auction block before, making the result worth analysis by collectors.

There are still nine days left to check out the posters and make your picks. pieces worth note in this auction:

Rare Rolling stones 1969 Altamonte Raceway original Poster

After last-minute scrambling to find a venue and get posters printed, Alamonte organizers ended up with just two days to print posters for this event. The Ron Rafaelli back alley photo that appeared a month earlier on the BG 201 & 202 posters was used, and the posters simply provided the venue and date for this complimentary concert.

The total print count is unknown, but it is not believed to be very high. Making preservation even a lot more difficult, the paper stock used was rather flimsy/cheap, and few have survived the years without needing a great deal of repair.

This poster procedures around 12 1/4″ x 18 3/4″, and remains in very good condition, with a bit of “wear along the lower left edge and a few mild horizontal bends. In 17 years, two of these have passed through here, both yellow. This is the first to come through here that was printed with the green ink. It’s an remarkably scarce piece.”

The opening bid for this poster is $1,000.

Grateful Dead Jefferson Airplane 1967 original BG 74 Toronto Poster

Collectors don’t need an explanation about what makes this poster iconic.  This is an original/first print BG 74 poster, which was used to promote a series of shows at the O’Keefe Centre in Toronnull