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Graded vintage concert posters are big business -- but may not be as pricey as you might think (gallery)

Graded vintage concert posters are big business -- but may not be as pricey as you might think (gallery)

This entry was posted on April 19, 2017 by BlowoutBuzz.

Vintage concert posters can be big, big business with iconic artists' psychedelic promotions of the 1960s a particular focus for many.

CGC, which is known for grading comic books, also grades concert posters, handbills and postcards, helping collectors weed out bad examples of posters and helps show the elite pieces on a 10-point scale.

One major dealer of these pieces, the Baltimore-based Psychedelic Art Exchange, recently completed an auction with many pieces that commanded good amounts of cold, hard cash -- but may not have sold for as much as you might think.

Click on an image to enter the gallery below and see how pieces from this small selection of what was sold. After that, you can click here to see more pieces that are headed out to collectors.

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: 1966–AOR 3.56-Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground Concert Poster-POSSIBLE FINEST KNOWN-CGC Graded 9.6 — $23,575

: 1968-Notice-Southern Oregon College Gym Concert Poster-Grateful Dead–POSSIBLE FINEST KNOWN-CGC Graded 9.8 — $17,262

: 1970-BG-222-OP-1-Jefferson Airplane Concert Poster-Winterland-MONOCHROME-SIGNED- POSSIBLE FINEST KNOWN- CGC Graded 9.6 — $13,812

: 1967-Grande Ballroom-Cream Concert Poster-POSSIBLE FINEST KNOWN-CGC Graded 9.6 — $9,212

: 1966–PNE Garden Auditorium-Vancouver Trips Festival and Acid Test Poster-POSSIBLE FINEST KNOWN-CGC Graded 9.6 — $8,637

: 1968-Kings Beach Bowl Concert Poster-Grateful Dead-CGC Graded 9.4 — $1,852

: 1968–BG-105-RP-2-Fillmore West and Winterland-Jimi Hendrix Flying Eyeball Concert Poster-CGC Graded 9.8 — $1,737

: 1967-FD-45-RP-2-Avalon Ballroom-Grateful Dead Concert Poster-PAE Graded CGC 9.4 — $1,737

: 1967-FD-D18-OP-1-The Doors Concert Poster-CGC Graded 9.8 — $1,622

: 1965-East Coast Tour-Bob Dylan and Joan Baez Concert Handbill-CGC Graded 8.5 — $874

: 1969-BG-170-OP-1-Fillmore West/Winterland-Led Zeppelin Concert Poster–SIGNED-CGC Graded 9.6 — $817

: 1969-BG-186-RP-2-Cow Palace-The Doors Concert Poster-SIGNED-CGC Graded 9.6 — $587

This entry was posted in Auction Buzz, Music and tagged Bob Dylan, CGC, concert posters, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Andy Warhol, Bill Graham, concert handbills, graded concert posters, Grateful Dead, Joan Baez, Led Zeppelin, Psychedelic Art Exchange on April 19, 2017 by BlowoutBuzz. ← Previous Post Next Post →

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