FD-26 Grateful Dead 1966 "Skeleton & Roses" Restored First-Printing Avalon Ballroom Concert Poster. ...

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FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO FEEL THE PAPER IN THEIR HANDS

FD-26 Grateful Dead 1966 "Skeleton & Roses" Restored First-Printing Avalon Ballroom Concert Poster. An original first-printing specimen of the famed FD-26 "Skeleton & Roses" concert poster that has had its pinholes professionally eradicated and edges touched up to present as the beautiful artifact of this famous poster that it is. This poster is for those who are not as taken with the CGC grading chase as so many other collectors are. It's a simply near-perfect specimen that was absolutely printed in the summer of 1966 to sell tickets to the Avalon ballroom.

Please see the lot prior, the 9.6 CGC-graded and signed specimen, for details and specifics on the history of this beautiful poster. Measures 14 1/8" x 19 7/8" and grades to repaired Near Mint Minus condition. Restoration work by Chameleon. COA from Heritage Auctions.

More Information: Chameleon Restoration addressed a few edge and corner issues, plus one ding the poster took inside the artwork, mending pinholes, eradicating surface blemishes and greatly reducing any creasing it might have had. The result is a spellbinding piece with no evidence of past damage. The winner of this poster will receive it and say, "Wow," and we've never said that before.


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