Original 1st printing 13&3/4 x 22" concert poster for the Grateful Dead appearing with Lightnin' Hopkins and the Loading Zone at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, CA on 10/21-22/1966 (poster also advertises the 10/23 Yardbirds/Country Joe & the Fish show). Art by Wes Wilson (with a photo by Herb Greene), image is # 32 in the Bill Graham/Fillmore series. Medium flat index stock poster (OP-1 in the Eric King guide) is in decent/used (B-) condition; a pronounced curl to the paper, the top and/or bottom margin may have been trimmed (this one is about 1/2" too short), a bit of paper loss in the top/bottom right corners (about 1"), several rusty tack holes and edge tears scattered around the outer margins, a thin surface scrape across Jerry's chest, toning and a small tape pull in the ticket outlet area... this example was quite obviously very well-loved over the years. Here's the kicker: this example was originally owned by one of the Grateful Dead's long-time crew members who has had it since "back in the day"... absolutely impeccable provenance on this piece!
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