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04-21-2017, 09:15 AM
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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 (https://www.cgccomics.com/grading/posters.asp), helping collectors weed out bad examples of posters and helps show the elite pieces on a 10-point scale.
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One major dealer of these pieces, the Baltimore-based Psychedelic Art Exchange (http://concertpostergallery.com/), 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 (https://auctions.concertpostergallery.com/Catalog.aspx).
Follow Buzz on Twitter @BlowoutBuzz (http://www.twitter.com/blowoutbuzz) or send email to BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.
>> Click here to buy non-sports cards on BlowoutCards.com (http://www.blowoutcards.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=22&utm_source=Blowout%20Buzz&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=Blowout%20Buzz)
<figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3255a_lg1.jpeg?w=74&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3255a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53807"> 1966–AOR 3.56-Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground Concert Poster-POSSIBLE FINEST KNOWN-CGC Graded 9.6 — $23,575 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3252a_lg1.jpeg?w=82&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3252a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53805"> 1968-Notice-Southern Oregon College Gym Concert Poster-Grateful Dead–POSSIBLE FINEST KNOWN-CGC Graded 9.8 — $17,262 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3179a_lg1.jpeg?w=82&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3179a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53796"> 1970-BG-222-OP-1-Jefferson Airplane Concert Poster-Winterland-MONOCHROME-SIGNED- POSSIBLE FINEST KNOWN- CGC Graded 9.6 — $13,812 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3253a_lg1.jpeg?w=75&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3253a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53806"> 1967-Grande Ballroom-Cream Concert Poster-POSSIBLE FINEST KNOWN-CGC Graded 9.6 — $9,212 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3246a_lg1.jpeg?w=118&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3246a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53803"> 1966–PNE Garden Auditorium-Vancouver Trips Festival and Acid Test Poster-POSSIBLE FINEST KNOWN-CGC Graded 9.6 — $8,637 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3250a_lg1.jpeg?w=75&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3250a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53804"> 1968-Kings Beach Bowl Concert Poster-Grateful Dead-CGC Graded 9.4 — $1,852 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3194a_lg1.jpeg?w=77&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3194a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53797"> 1968–BG-105-RP-2-Fillmore West and Winterland-Jimi Hendrix Flying Eyeball Concert Poster-CGC Graded 9.8 — $1,737 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3235a_lg1.jpeg?w=97&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3235a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53800"> 1967-FD-45-RP-2-Avalon Ballroom-Grateful Dead Concert Poster-PAE Graded CGC 9.4 — $1,737 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3239a_lg1.jpeg?w=75&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3239a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53801"> 1967-FD-D18-OP-1-The Doors Concert Poster-CGC Graded 9.8 — $1,622 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3241a_lg1.jpeg?w=89&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3241a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53802"> 1965-East Coast Tour-Bob Dylan and Joan Baez Concert Handbill-CGC Graded 8.5 — $874 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3202a_lg1.jpeg?w=81&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3202a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53798"> 1969-BG-170-OP-1-Fillmore West/Winterland-Led Zeppelin Concert Poster–SIGNED-CGC Graded 9.6 — $817 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3206a_lg1.jpeg?w=77&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3206a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53799"> 1969-BG-186-RP-2-Cow Palace-The Doors Concert Poster-SIGNED-CGC Graded 9.6 — $587 </figcaption></figure>
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 (https://www.cgccomics.com/grading/posters.asp), helping collectors weed out bad examples of posters and helps show the elite pieces on a 10-point scale.
https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3241a_lg1.jpeg?w=550&h=776
One major dealer of these pieces, the Baltimore-based Psychedelic Art Exchange (http://concertpostergallery.com/), 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 (https://auctions.concertpostergallery.com/Catalog.aspx).
Follow Buzz on Twitter @BlowoutBuzz (http://www.twitter.com/blowoutbuzz) or send email to BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.
>> Click here to buy non-sports cards on BlowoutCards.com (http://www.blowoutcards.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=22&utm_source=Blowout%20Buzz&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=Blowout%20Buzz)
<figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3255a_lg1.jpeg?w=74&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3255a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53807"> 1966–AOR 3.56-Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground Concert Poster-POSSIBLE FINEST KNOWN-CGC Graded 9.6 — $23,575 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3252a_lg1.jpeg?w=82&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3252a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53805"> 1968-Notice-Southern Oregon College Gym Concert Poster-Grateful Dead–POSSIBLE FINEST KNOWN-CGC Graded 9.8 — $17,262 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3179a_lg1.jpeg?w=82&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3179a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53796"> 1970-BG-222-OP-1-Jefferson Airplane Concert Poster-Winterland-MONOCHROME-SIGNED- POSSIBLE FINEST KNOWN- CGC Graded 9.6 — $13,812 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3253a_lg1.jpeg?w=75&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3253a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53806"> 1967-Grande Ballroom-Cream Concert Poster-POSSIBLE FINEST KNOWN-CGC Graded 9.6 — $9,212 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3246a_lg1.jpeg?w=118&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3246a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53803"> 1966–PNE Garden Auditorium-Vancouver Trips Festival and Acid Test Poster-POSSIBLE FINEST KNOWN-CGC Graded 9.6 — $8,637 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3250a_lg1.jpeg?w=75&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3250a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53804"> 1968-Kings Beach Bowl Concert Poster-Grateful Dead-CGC Graded 9.4 — $1,852 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3194a_lg1.jpeg?w=77&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3194a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53797"> 1968–BG-105-RP-2-Fillmore West and Winterland-Jimi Hendrix Flying Eyeball Concert Poster-CGC Graded 9.8 — $1,737 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3235a_lg1.jpeg?w=97&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3235a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53800"> 1967-FD-45-RP-2-Avalon Ballroom-Grateful Dead Concert Poster-PAE Graded CGC 9.4 — $1,737 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3239a_lg1.jpeg?w=75&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3239a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53801"> 1967-FD-D18-OP-1-The Doors Concert Poster-CGC Graded 9.8 — $1,622 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3241a_lg1.jpeg?w=89&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3241a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53802"> 1965-East Coast Tour-Bob Dylan and Joan Baez Concert Handbill-CGC Graded 8.5 — $874 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3202a_lg1.jpeg?w=81&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3202a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53798"> 1969-BG-170-OP-1-Fillmore West/Winterland-Led Zeppelin Concert Poster–SIGNED-CGC Graded 9.6 — $817 </figcaption></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> https://blowoutbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3206a_lg1.jpeg?w=77&h=125 (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/graded-vintage-concert-posters-are-big-business-but-may-not-be-as-pricey-as-you-might-think-gallery/3206a_lg/)
<figcaption class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-53783-6-53799"> 1969-BG-186-RP-2-Cow Palace-The Doors Concert Poster-SIGNED-CGC Graded 9.6 — $587 </figcaption></figure>