The earliest numbered Family Dog handbills (#1 -- #10) were printed on 5 x 7 stock; with a variety of color variants. Most of these handbills are very rare and, in some cases, can command asking prices in the thousands of dollars. Handbills from FD #11 through FD #20 varied between 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and 8 1/2 x 11 stock. From FD #21 through FD #41, handbills were printed on 8 « x 11 stock (except for #28, which is 5 x 7). The later ones (from #26 on) are in color but some have color variations from the corresponding posters. None of these early handbills were ever reprinted, though there are different color and print variants for some numbers among the originals. Bootlegs of several early numbers also exist. The challenge for serious collectors is to assemble a complete set of these first 41 handbills. Beginning with FD#42, all FD cards were printed in postcard size like the Bill Graham cards, and numerous printing variations exist among these, as well as different types of card backs. The standard back is the postcard back with a swirly drawing and place to put a stamp. Bulk rate card backs were also printed and these were intended for mailing to the Family Dog mailing list. Many different reverses exist and these don't have a huge impact on the value at this point in time.
The Family Dog also produced shows in Denver, Colorado, and these shows have a "D" prefix. Some have dual numbers, e.g., FD #84 = FD#D-4. After the Family Dog left the Avalon Ballroom, they continued to produce shows on the Great Highway. While the latter bear the Family Dog logo, they are not part of the numbered series.
FD #6, Grass Roots, Sons of Adam, Big Brother & the Holding Co., 4/29-30/66, Avalon; "Sin Dance" poster by Wes Wilson for canceled concert,original 5.5" 8.5" B & W handbill on thin paper; scarce. Very nice NM copy, $350.
FD #7, Daily Flash, Rising Sons, Big Brother & the Holding Co., The Charlatans, 5/6-7/66, Avalon; "Euphoria" handbill by Wes Wilson with odd dancing figure; original 5.5" 8.5" B & W handbill on thin paper; rare. VG+; 1-2 very minor pinholes in corners, very light age overall, an attractive, clean example of this very rare handbill, $850.
FD #17A, Love, Big Brother & the Holding Co., 7/15-16/66, Avalon; canceled concert, first version of the Mouse "snake lady" design with reduced image photo; purple ink on white stock; original 8.5 x 11 handbill, $125.00.
FD #20, Bo Diddley, Sons of Adam, Little Walter, 8/5 & 7/66, Avalon; the scarce "5 Men in A Boat" image; 6.25" x 9.5" handbill; black on thin bright pink dayglo paper, beautiful NM copy $275.
FD #24, 13th Floor Elevators, Sir Douglas Quintet, 9/2-3/66, Avalon, S.F.; 10 x 14 original flyer/handbill; pink on thin paper; Mouse Studios image with tree-shaped hawk talon holding treehouse; "I.D. Magazine" ad on reverse side. VG+ with no pinholes, clean, slightly more wrinkling, $75.
FD #31, Daily Flash, Country Joe & the Fish, 10/20-21/66, Avalon; Stanley Mouse's "Edgar Allen Poe" image; uncommon version with gray image and yellow lettering; much more attractive than the standard black/white/gray copies. Very strong VG+; 1 staple carefully removed from upper LH corner, outside image; otherwise clean. This version of this handbill is very tough to find in nice condition. $225. Also have one beautiful NM copy of the rare version with the salmon colored lettering; scarcest version of this handbill, extremely nice copy $295. And one "normal" version (grey background, black lettering at bottom), also NM $100. (*)
FD #32, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Sons of Champlin, Blackburn & Snow, 10/28-29/66, Avalon; Victor Moscoso's "chicken" poster; pink and black with chicken on unicycle. Original 8.5 x 11 handbill; beautiful NM $225.
FD #34, 13th Floor Elevators, Moby Grape, 11/11-12/66, Avalon; purple grape-colored background with olive green swirl and eye in a triangle in the center. Original 8.5 x 11 handbill; have 2 copies available, all approximately VG+ condition; copy 1 has 4 very teeny pinholes in the lower area, look like tiny spots, otherwise clean $65; copy 2 has a small unobtrusive crease and small pinholes in the center area, grades lower end of VG+ overall, $45.00. (*)
FD #35, Daily Flash, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Country Joe & the Fish, 11/18-19/66, Mouse poster with blue background, red and white vertical stripes, and center image with old-time engraving of balloon decked out in American flags. NM/NM- original 8.5 x 11 handbill, $55.
FD #39, Youngbloods, Sparrow, Sons of Champlin, 12/16-17/66, Avalon; Mouse design with drawing of Indian against red and blue background; yellow accents. NM/NM- original 8.5 x 11 handbill, $60.
FD #43, Moby Grape, Sparrow, Charlatans, 1/13-14/67, Avalon; beautiful classic Mouse poster with red border and old blue-gray photo of old-time movie actress, I think maybe Greta Garbo, forget who for sure now. 1 VG+ copy; 2 minor upper corner pinholes, $60; also have one very nice mailer with original name on back; very solid VG+; no pinholes; couple of minor discoloration spots keep it out of the NM category, but not by much; very nice copy for a mailer; $65. (*)
FD #44, Miller Blues Band, Lee Michaels, Congress of Wonders, 1/20-21/67, Avalon; odd atypical Moscoso poster with center mandala image of man pouring out jug of liquid; purple background, yellow-red-purple art; plain back NM $12.
FD #45, Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, 1/27-28/67, Avalon; gold background with green and red image of woman with flowing hair standing beside a jug or amphora or something; has sort of a Biblical look to it; beautiful image by Stanley Mouse. Scarce card, 5 nice NM/NM- copies, $125. (*); 1 VG+/VG with tape stains on back, nice filler copy $20.
FD #46, Country Joe & the Fish, Sparrow, Kaleidoscope, 2/3-4/67, Avalon; "Dance of the 5 moons"; beautiful design by Victor Moscoso with blue background & green moon figures surrounded by orange lettering. 2 NM cards, $20 each; 4 cards, VG/VG+; very minor light residual tape marks in corners, no pinholes; otherwise clean, only $7.50 each. 1 with a water stain at top and tape pull in the back, $3.75 (*).
FD #47, Miller Blues Band, Lee Michaels, Peanut Butter Conspiracy, 2/10-11/67, Avalon; Sphinxdance image by Moscoso with sphinx head, orange background. VG copy with a corner scuff and couple light residual tape stains at bottom, $15; second copy with large tape pull or scuff mark in upper LH corner, $10; another copy with scuff marks in 3 corners, filler copy $10. (*)
FD #48, Big Brother & the Holding Co., Quicksilver Messenger Service. Oxford Circle, 2/17-18/67, Avalon; 2d annual Tribal Stomp; classic brown & black poster with lettering by Stanley Mouse and photo of James Gurley with feather in hair in center. 16 NM copies, $20.00 each; 1 VG/V+ card with tape stain on back, $10; 3 VG- cards with tape pull damage, only $5 each. (*)
FD #50, The Doors, Sparrow, Country Joe & the Fish, 3/3-4/68, Avalon; green background with red/orange lettering, blue accents, photo of upper portion of face with caption "Break On Through to The Other Side"; Moscoso art. NM $25.00
FD #51, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Steve Miller Blues Band, Daily Flash, 3/10-11/67, Avalon; Victor Moscoso's "Peacock Dance" poster with pink, blue & green peacock against dark background;1 NM; $18.00; 1 NM- $15; 1VG+ minor tape in corners, $6.00. (*)
FD #52, Big Brother & the Holding Co., Charles Lloyd, Sir Douglas Quintet, 3/7-8/67, Avalon; brown image of Michelangelo's figure of Adam receiving life from the finger of God; early Rick Griffin lettering in green and pink; 3 copies, basically NM-/VG+ but have some small bits of tape on them that are probably removable., $8.00 each. (*)
BG #53, Quicksilver Messenger Service, John Lee Hooker, Steve Miller Blues Band, 3/22-23/67, orange, pink, and green Moscoso poster; typical early period Moscoso design with circular lettering in the center and photo of Quicksilver Messenger Service. 2 NM $15.00; 1 VG with tape pull at top center, $5. (*)
FD #54, Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Johnny Hammond and His Screaming Nighthawks, Robert Baker, 3/24-26/67, Avalon; early Rick Griffin design with photo of Cossacks and western-style lettering; popular early Dead card; 2 NM cards $20 each; 2 NM- copies $16.00; 2 copies with teeny clear bits of tape in corners, probably removable $10 each (*).
FD #55, Big Brother & the Holding Co., Charlatans, Blue Cheer, 3/31-4/1/67, Avalon; Moscoso design with blue border, green/black center background, and lettering in pink, blue , red, and yellow in "gods eye" shape that was Big Brother's early logo. ; NM $17.50; 3 NM- cards $15; 2 copies with teeny weeny clear bits of tape in corners, probably removable $10.(*)
FD #56, Charlatans, Sparrow, Canned Heat, 4/7-8/67; early Rick Griffin western-style design with photo of the Charlatans standing on a front porch in cool western garb, drawing of can at bottom (canned heat). 1 NM- card slightly off register $8.00; 3 with minor bits of clear tape $8.00; 1VG with age discoloration $3.50. (*)
FD #57, The Doors, Steve Miller Blues Band, 4/14-15/67, Avalon; Moscoso design with yellow border. blue diagonal lettering at top and bottom, and swirly center focusing on breast of very faint image of nude dancer in the background. NM $75; 1 copy of this scarce card now available NM/NM-; very nice; priced reduced to $70; 1 copy with scuff in lower LH corner, $25; another VG+ with teeny pinholes and tape stains on back, $25. (*) *-
FD #58, Quicksilver Messenger Service, John Hammond, Charles Lloyd, 4/21-22/67, Avalon; Rick Griffin's "Gold Rush" card with image of Family Dog Indian's head sticking out of huge kettle with wings. 8 NM/NM- cards, $17 each. (*)
FD #59, Chambers Brothers, Iron Butterfly, 4/28-29/67, Avalon; typical Victor Moscoso image with old photo of twins or sisters; pink, blue, and orange, 3 NM cards, $10 each; 1 VG+ (no pinholes, tape marks on back), $6.50. (*)
FD #60, Big Brother & the Holding Co., Sir Douglas Quintet, The Orkustra, 5/5-7/67, "Motherload" dance, Avalon; early Rick Griffin poster with blue background; orange and khaki Western-style lettering, photo of Janis Joplin/Big Brother in the middle. 4 copies, NM $12.50 each; 1 OK on front but significant tape pull on back, $4.00. (*).
FD #61, The Doors, The Sparrow, 5/12-13/67, Avalon; typical Moscoso design with image of woman with wings or something, orange & pink fill between letters, 3 NM cards $25 each; 1 VG+ with tape stain on back, $15; 1 filler copy with significant tape pull, $4.00. (*)
FD #62, Quicksilver Messenger Service; Country Joe & the Fish, 5/19-21/68, Avalon; "Sutter's Mill" poster; classic Rick Griffin image featuring a hippie prospector panning for a different kind of gold at the corner of Sutter and Van Ness in SF; 6 nice NM cards, $15 each. (*)
FD #64, The Doors, Steve Miller Band, Daily Flash, 7/1-4/67, Avalon; Moscoso image with blue background, central image of cat's eyes and snout in pink and green; a somewhat scarcer card that doesn't turn up as often as those around it; 4 beautiful NM cards, $40 each (*)
FD #65, Big Brother & the Holding Co., Canned Heat, 6/8-11/67, Avalon; color Rick Griffin "Magic Show" card; great image. 5 copies, NM $12.50 each. (*)
FD #66, The Youngbloods, Siegel-Schwall Band, 6/15-18/67, Avalon Ballroom, Moscoso image with man in leopard skin trunks flexing muscles while female onlooker reclines on a couch or something. 7 copies, NM $10 each; 1 VG/VG+ with tape mark on back, $5.00. (*)
FD #67, Charlatans, 13th Floor Elevators, 6/22-25/67, Avalon; 2d poster of the Charlatans trio with the lettering "RLA", brown image by Rick Griffin, with Herb Greene photo; 2 NM cards, $17.50 each. (*)
FD #68, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Mt. Rushmore, Big Brother & the Holding Co., 6/29-7/2/67, Avalon; Moscoso design with swirly designs and lettering in blue, green and red, almost impossible to read! 5 NM cards, $10.00 each. (*)
FD #69, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Siegel-Schwall, The Phoenix, 7/4/67; Rick Griffin's "Independence" design with old-style US shield topped by an eagle holding lightning bolts, olive branches, and alpha & omega figures, rendered as only Rick could. The eagle holds a ribbon which, instead of the usual patriotic slogan, contains the following quotation from Revelations: "I am the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the ending." Heavy stuff. VG+/VG card with tape stain on back; otherwise OK. $13.50.
FD #70, Miller Blues Band, Siegel-Schwall Band, 7/6-9/67, Avalon; typical purple and blue Moscoso design and lettering; central image of dandelion that looks like fireworks and photo of Steve Miller band carrying their instruments. 5 copies NM $5.00 each.
FD #70, Miller Blues Band, Siegel-Schwall Band, 7/6-9/67, Avalon; typical purple and blue Moscoso design and lettering; central image of dandelion that looks like fireworks and photo of Steve Miller band carrying their instruments. 6 copies NM $6.00 each. (*)
FD #71, Charlatans, Youngbloods, Other Half, 7/13-16/67, Avalon, third and final image in the "Charlatans" series, spells out "TANS" with photo of Richard Olsen. 6 copies NM $17.50 each. (*)
FD #72, Big Brother & the Holding Co., Mount Rushmore, Canned Heat, Mother Earth, 7/20-23/67, Avalon; Dennis Nolan image with goldish ink background; red center circle and drawings of each band member including Janis Joplin, one in each corner and one in the center. Nice popular card, NM $17.50
FD #75, Moby Grape, Canned Heat, Vanilla Fudge, 8/12-13/68, Avalon; Moscoso collage with bikini-clad women and butterfly wings and giant hand; turquoise, khaki & black; 14 NM copies available, $5.00 each (*)
FD #76, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Other Half, Melvyn Q, 8/17-20/67, Avalon; odd silver-gray, blue, and red design by Jack Hatfield with sort of a shadow figure design with outstretched arms and what looks like some trees or something in the background; NM $12.50.
FD #77, Big Brother & the Holding Co., Bo Diddley, Bukka White, 8/24-27/67, Avalon; Bob Fried design with orange and silver/gray background, blue 6-pointed stars in background, photo of disreputable-looking old man in center. 6 NM cards, $12.00 each, 2 NM- cards, $3.75 each. (*)
FD #79 (#D-1), Big Brother & the Holding Co., Blue Cheer, 9/8-9/67, Denver, CO; opening poster for the Family Dog's Denver operation; Rick Griffin image with blue background, typical lettering, and collage of familiar advertising/hippie images. Better card, 4 basically NM copies $25 each. (*)
FD #80, South Side Sound System, The Phoenix, Freedom Highway, 9/8-10/67, Avalon; black, yellow & pink Greg Irons design with drawing of what looks like a very strange tea party...1 NM/NM- cards $7.00 each, VG/VG+ with tape marks on back, $5.00. (*)
FD #83, Charlatans, Buddy Guy, 9/22-24/67, Avalon; interesting art by Bob Fried with background of orange and yellow lines, center yellow circle like a sun, and image of man in old-time ornithopter glider; lettering at bottom in orange on turquoise waves; striking. 5 NM copies, $12 each; 2 VG + copies (very minor discoloration in margins), $7.50 each. 1 filler copy, OK on front but with tape marks on back, $4. (*)
FD #84 (D-4), Lothar & the Hand People, The Doors, Captain Beefheart, 9/29-30/67, Family Dog, Denver, CO.; great classic design by Bob Fried; background in 2 shades of blue, lettering in green and bright red, and center image in bright yellow and orange/red of dancers with tambourines, horn, sort of a Biblical feel to it; combines important groups and great artwork. Have 1 NM/NM- card with bulk rate stamp, $30; 3 strong VG+ cards with very small unobtrusive staple holes in upper RH corner, like they were all stapled together at one time or something....virtually mint other than that, $20 each. (*)
FD #85, Vanilla Fudge, Charles Lloyd, 9/29-20/1/67, Avalon; very nice green image of shrouded nude woman against red background; black lettering; Kelley-Mouse art, 2 NM copies, $15 each. (*)
FD #87, Captain Beefheart, Blue Cheer, 10/13-15/67, Avalon; very nice, somewhat unusual color design by Jack Hatfield featuring lion and snow-capped mountain in background; NM- $10.
FD #88, Van Morrison, Daily Flash, Hair, 10/20-22/67, Avalon; Wes Wilson returns to the Family Dog with this "flames" design in red, light green, and purple that is somewhat reminiscent of the image he used in BG #18. NM/NM- card $12.50.
FD #89, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Sons of Champlin, Taj Mahal & the Blue Flames, 10/27-29/68, Avalon; Rick Griffin's psychedelic comic strip poster featuring individual panels featuring Griffin's Murphy character intermingled with impossible to decipher psychedelic drawings, all in full color. NM card , $65.00; VG card--front clean but tape stains and pulls on back, $15. (*)
FD #90, Canned Heat, Lothar and the Hand People, Allmen Joy, Super Ball, 11/3-7/67, Avalon Ballroom; very attractive design by Bob Fried with an olive green background, orange border, black checkerboard design, a large cat, and photo of several nude young girls playing ball with a mirror ball. 2 NM cards, $12 each. (*)
FD #91, Youngbloods, Mad River, 11/10-12/67, Avalon; brown background with black image of man who resembles John Lennon revealing ribs and sun. 2 NM cards; $8.00 each; 1 mailer VG+ also $8.00. (*)
FD #92, Bo Diddley, Lee Michaels, 11/17-19/67, Avalon; intricate drawing sort of in the hippie-east Indian motif; women's faces looking forward & sideways; artist is one W.S. Henry; NM- $8.00; VG+ mailer with name on back, $8.00 (*)
FD #93, Big Brother & the Holding Co., Mt. Rushmore, 11/23-25/67, Avalon; blue background with pink op-art designs and center image of woman's face; somewhat reminiscent of a Moscoso image but isn't. 5 NM cards, $13 each; 1 mailer, VG+ with name of back, $13.00. (*).
FD #95, Jim Kweskin, Sons of Champlin, 12/8-10/67, Avalon; half of the "rainbow" poster (see #D-13 below); great color image by Rick Griffin and Victor Moscoso; 4 NM cards, $15 each; 2 clean but with a bit more age, $8.75 each. (*)
FD #96, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Charlatans, Congress of Wonders, 12/15-17/67, Avalon; classic Kelley/Mouse image with purple background, Word "Dance" in pink and blue at top, center photo of an old-time couple dancing, and delicate, intricate lettering in the style of Mouse's 1966 work. 7 copies, NM $15; VG+ mailer with name on back, also $15. (*)
FD #97, Siegel-Schwall, Blue Cheer, Soul Survivors, 12/21-23/67, Avalon; ugly collage with background photo of Yosemite Nat'l Park, moon, dressed-up cat, snarling black panther. Real meaningful. NM/NM- $12.
FD #98, Jim Kweskin, Country Joe & the Fish, Lee Michaels, Blue Cheer, 12/28-30/67, Avalon; image by Bob Schnepf featuring photo of nude woman in frog stance; green border, purple center with figure and lettering in orange and yellow. Found a small stash of these recently, 17 copies now available NM $10 each. Also have 1 NM-/VG+ mailing list card with name on back, $12. (*)
FD #99, Blue Cheer, Country Joe & the Fish, Flamin' Groovies, Mad River, Mt. Rushmore, 12/31/67, Avalon; image by Bob Schnepf, bright green background, pink and purple circular lettering, center photo of nude woman in forest. 1 NM- mailer with name on back, $15.
FD #100, Youngbloods, Ace of Cups, 1/5-7/66, Avalon; nice color tree/mushroom cloud with photos of the Youngbloods in the center, 3 NM cards, $12 each. (*)
FD #102, Dance-Genesis, Siegel-Schwall, Mother Earth, 1/19-21/68, Avalon; nice color Bob Fried image with smiling woman in rocking chair; Family Dog Indian looking though window. 2 NM cards, $10 each (*).
FD #103, Country Joe & the Fish, Charlatans, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, 1/26-28/68, Avalon; Kelley's "Heavy" poster with photo of writer (don't remember who) sitting at his desk with pen in hand; red black and yellow with very striking lettering. 2 NM cards $15.00 each (*).
FD #104, Electric Flag, the Fugs, Mad River, 13th Floor Elevators; 2/2-4/68, Avalon; great atypical psychedelic Moscoso poster with eagle in clouds, lightning bolts, and hand giving "the bird" (finger) at the bottom. Colorful, powerful image. 6 NM copies, $15 each. (*)
FD #105, Siegel-Schwall, Buddy Guy, Hourglass, Mance Lipscomb, 2/9-11/68, Avalon; color card in blue, yellow, black, and red; Joel Beck drawing with fantasy drawing of dinosaur etc. NM- mailer with name on back; nice in this condition. 4 NM copies, $10.00 each.(*)
FD #106, Youngbloods, Mount Rushmore, Phoenix, 2/16-18/68, Avalon; perhaps the brightest "op-art" poster in the whole series; orange-blue-purple color scheme with angular block lettering that is difficult to read; in fact; it is impossible to stare at this poster for more than a few seconds without experiencing eye strain! Color scheme very reminiscent of Victor Moscoso, but the style is a bit different. Artist is Bill Henry. 8 NM cards, $10.00 each. Also have 1 VG mailer with name on back, $5.00. (*)
FD #107, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Buddy Guy, Son House, 2/23-25./68; cartoonish drawing of lots of figures in front of mountain, sky and colors in background; so-so design; 4 copies, NM $10 each; 1 NM- mailer with name on back, $12.00. (*)
FD #108, Blues Project, Taj Mahal, Genesis, 3/1-3/68, Avalon; yellow, green, & blue art by Neon Park with floating cloud-like images. 3 NM cards, $10 each. (*)
FD #109, Love, Congress of Wonders, Sons of Champlin, 3/8-10/68, Avalon; green background, purple image of sleeping woman wrapped in her own hair, Stanley Mouse art but very atypical; interesting. NM $12.50
FD #110, Blood, Sweat, and Tears, John Handy, Son House, 3/15-17/97; one of my personal favorites of the later Family Dog posters; Stanley Mouse image with dark red/black background, red & orange center with low-contrast lettering, and central image of the Statue of Liberty shedding one white tear...very powerful. NM $17.50; NM-/VG+ mailer with name on back, $15.
FD #111, Siegel/Schwall, Kaleidoscope, Savage Resurrection, 3/22-24/68, Avalon; brightly colored art by San Andreas fault with red, pink background, face in blue dots,. palm trees and reclining woman at bottom in yellow and green; decent art. VG+ $5.00
FD #112, Jeremy Steig & the Satyrs, Sons of Champlin, Fourth Way, 3/29-31/68, Avalon; brick red background with cherubs in front. 4 NM cards, $10.00 each; 1 NM- card, $7.00. (*)
FD #113, Blues Project, It's A Beautiful Day, Nazz-Are Blues Band, 4/5-7/2000; black mandala, fiery orange mandala in center, flower-like letters in orange and yellow; atypical design by Wes Wilson; 10 NM copies, $10 each. (*)
FD #114, The Fugs, Ace of Cups, Allman Joy, 4/12-14/68, Avalon; odd "heaven and hell theme"; top have with green background and drawing of Jesus holding a rose, lower half yellow background with a purple image of a demon (the devil?) with lots of teeny skull-like faces (presumably, the damned). NM postcard. $12.50.
FD #115, Steppenwolf, Charlie Musselwhite, Indian Head Band, the Fourth Way, 4/19-21/68, Avalon; beautiful design by Bob Fried with yellow border, green background, center face with hair area like sky with stars, pink center background; hard to describe but very well executed. 5 NM cards $15 each, 1 NM-/VG+ copy (teeny scuff in image) $8.00; 1 copy with light crease mark, $5.00. (*)
FD #116, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Charlatans, It's A Beautiful Day, 4/26-28/68, Avalon; Kelley's "It's A Gas" image with photo of a bunch of men wearing gas masks; great colors. 2 NM copies, $17.50 each. (*)
FD #117, Junior Wells, Canned Heat, Solid Muldoon, 5/3-5/68, Avalon; color Carl Lundgren drawing of nude woman riding small dinosaur. 3 copies, NM $10; 1 mailer with name on back, $13. (*)
FD #118, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Ace of Cups, Flamin' Groovies, 5/10-12/68, Avalon; Bob Fried design with light blue border, image of a bear standing in a meadow, while holding up a purple tapestry containing the information for the show; nice image. NM $15.00.
FD #120, Youngbloods, Kaleidoscope, Hour Glass, 5/24-26/68, Avalon; John Thompson design featuring top half of topless woman; blue building made out of bricks and columns in the background; psychedelic sky. Overall a very well-executed image. VG+ mailer, #12.00.
FD #122, Iron Butterfly, Velvet Underground, Chrome Cyrcus, 6/7-9/68, Avalon; Bob Schnepf's design featuring purple butterfly with a woman's body against a green background that looks like a photo of a blanket. Lettering appears as part of the pattern in the butterfly's wings. NM original mailer with name on back, $25.00; second mailer VG+ with creases, etc--cheap filler copy of this popular card, $4.00. (*).
FD #123, Frumious Bandersnatch, Buddy Guy, Clear Light, 6/14-15/68, Avalon; unattractive B & W image with photo of woman superimposed over mandala. NM/NM- card $10.
FD #124, Kaleidoscope, Mother Earth, Country Weather, 6/21-23/68, Avalon; pink & blue lettering against black background, with grey drawing of dancing figures. NM card, $14. NM- mailer with name on back, $12.50. (*)
FD #125, Youngbloods, Santana Blues Band, Its A Beautiful Day, 6/28-30/68, Avalon; nice color design with drawing of Jesse Colin Young against red background. NM- card $12.00.
FD ##127-128, uncut double card, #127 is Steve Miller Band, Howlin' Wolf, Conqueroo, 7/12-14/68, Avalon; blue, pink, and black photo of bare trees/winter scene superimposed over nude couple making out; western-style typeset lettering; #128 is Tim Buckley, Velvet Underground, Allmen Joy, 7/19-21/68, Avalon; black photo of couple kissing in woods; purple-pink background. 2 uncut double cards, both basically VG+; $30 each. (*)
FD #127, Steve Miller Band, Howlin' Wolf, Conqueroo, 7/12-14/68, Avalon; blue, pink, and black photo of bare trees/winter scene superimposed over nude couple making out; western-style typeset lettering; 4 copies, NM/NM- $14.00 each. (*)
FD #128, Tim Buckley, Velvet Underground, Allmen Joy, 7/19-21/68, Avalon; black photo of couple kissing in woods; purple-pink background. Early Velvet Underground card. 4 copies NM/NM- $20 each. (*)
FD #129, Country Joe & the Fish, Pacific Gas & Electric, Boogie, 7/23-25/68, Avalon; appealing B & W design with photo of nude woman in lotus position, with strategically placed rose. 2 NM cards, $15.00 each. (*)
FD #130, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Howlin Wolf, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, 7/26-28/68, Avalon, B & W card featuring a negative-image photo of a hippie dude havin' a smoke; VG+ mailer with name on back, $8.00. Also have a NM plain back version, $15, and 3 NM cards with black postcard back, $10 each. (*).
FD ##131-132, uncut double card, #131 is Pink Floyd, Holy Modal Rounders, Chrome Syrcus, 8/2-4/68; B & W with collage of finger and spiraling sequence of globes; #132 is Steppenwolf, Siegel-Schwall, Santana, 8/9-11/68, Avalon; yucko B & W poster with photo of cross in graveyard. Card is mailer with name on back; has one horizontal wrinkle across image and come corner wrinkling, but no pinholes; VG+ overall, $20.
FD #131, Pink Floyd, Holy Modal Rounders, Chrome Syrcus, 8/2-4/68; B & W with collage of finger and spiraling sequence of globes. Early Pink Floyd card!. 4 copies NM $25 each; 1 with teeny ding in corner $15.00 (*).
FD #132, Steppenwolf, Siegel-Schwall, Santana, 8/9-11/68, Avalon; yucko B & W poster with photo of cross in graveyard. 3copies NM $10.00 each; 3 NM-VG+ (minor paper age/reverse side smudges) $6.00 (*).
FD #133, Bill Haley & the Comets, the Drifters, Flamin' Groovies, 8/16-18/68, Avalon; photo of DJ Tom Donahue standing by an old gramophone with a poster on it showing the show info. 8 NM/NM- copies, $15.00 each. (*)
FD #134, Spirit, Sir Douglas Quintet + 2, Notes From the Underground, 8/23-25/68, Avalon; Stanley Mouse design with light brown paper, art-nouveau type photo of woman holding up lettering reading "Spirit"; 4 NM cards $17.50 each; 1 NM- minor age $14. (*)
FD ##135-136, uncut double card; #135 is Youngbloods, It's A Beautiful Day, Initial Shock, 8/29-31/68, Avalon; #136 is James Cotton Blues Band, Sir Douglas Quintet + 2, Pulse, Womb, 9/6-8/68, Avalon; B & W photo card with hard-to-figure-out photo collage in center. Mailing list card with name on back; no pinholes, vertical fold between 2 card images, otherwise clean $18.
FD #136, James Cotton Blues Band, Sir Douglas Quintet + 2, Pulse, Womb, 9/6-8/68, Avalon; B & W photo card with hard-to-figure-out photo collage in center, 5 NM cards, $10; 2 VG+/VG cards, $ 5.50 each. (*)
FD #137, John Mayall, Big Mama Thornton, Black Pearl, 9/13-15/68, Avalon; B & W photo of old-time steam locomotive. Stashes of this one apparently have been depleted and it is now harder to get, though it does come up with some frequency in older stashes and collections. 13 NM/NM- copies with bulk rate stamp on back NM- $20, NM-/VG+ $15. (*)
FD #138, Steve Miller Band, Muddy Waters, A.B. Sky Blues Band, 9/20-22/68, Avalon; B & W horizontal image with distorted photo of face, slightly off centered, a lot of white in the bordersn and typeset lettering in the upper corner. 2 NM- copies, $14 each; 4 NM-/VG+ copies (minor paper age), $10 each. (*)
FD #139, Flatt & Scruggs, Jack Elliot, Sons of Champlin, Country Weather, 9/27-29/68, Avalon; B & W photo of old dilapidated gas station. 3 NM/NM- copies, $10 each. (*)
FD #140, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Black Pearl, Ace of Cups, 10/4-6/68, Avalon; B & W photo of old TV set cabinet sitting in on a bare patch of dirt. NM card $12.50.
FD #142, Velvet Underground, Charlie Musselwhite, Initial Shock, 10/18-20/68, Avalon; B & W card with artsy photo of beautiful woman's face. 2 NM cards $20 each, (*).
FD #143, Buddy Miles, Dino Valente, Country Weather, 10/25-27/68, Avalon; reverse image photos of dancing nude and bowl of apples and bananas; hmmmm. NM $12.50; Cut double, $5.00.
FD #146, Love Lee Michaels, Saloon, Sinclair & Mother Bear, 11/15-17/68, Avalon; B & W card with photo of nude woman's torso; NM card, $10.
FD #D-2, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Charlatans, Superband, 9/15-16/67, Denver, CO; brown antique textured type paper with Quicksilver "Happy Trails" cowboy, drawing of the Charlatans by Michael Ferguson, blue and yellow accents. 5 nice NM copies, $25 each. (*)
FD #D-6, Van Morrison, Daily Flash, 1-/13-14/67, Denver, CO; Kelley-Mouse design with orange-red background design and center photo of Indian wearing medals. 14 NM copies available, $7.50 each. (*)
FD #D-7, Canned Heat, Allmen Joy, 10/20-21/67, Denver, CO; Kelley-Mouse design with pink background, red & yellow shadowed face in center, olive drab lettering. 8 copies purple "place stamp here" back, NM $5.00 each; 1 copy NM with black "bulk rate" stamp on back, $6.50. (*)
FD #D-8, Allmen Joy, Lothar & the Hand People, 10/27-28/67, Denver, CO; brown poster with ankh-like symbol in the center, Stanley Mouse art, 14 copies, NM $9.50 each. (*)
FD #D-10, Blue Cheer, Superfine Dandelion, 11/3-4/67, Denver, CO; Bob Fried image with dark blue sky background, orange moon, and naked woman riding owl. 9 copies NM $10 each (*).
FD #D-11, The Other Half, Sons of Champlin, 11/10-11/67, Denver, CO; Stanley Mouse poster with central portrait of Alfred E. Newman flanked by a mushroom on one side and a mushroom cloud on the other. 7 NM cards, $12.50 each. (*)
FD #D-12, Chuck Berry, Sons of Champlin, 11/17-18/67, Denver; great Rick Griffin-Victor Moscoso collaboration with face full of stars in the center and fake intentionally illegible nonsense lettering around the border; real show info is in a tiny balloon at the bottom of the image; very attractive image. 8 NM cards, $12.50 each. (*)
FD #D-13, Jim Kweskin, Solid Muldoon, 12/1-2/67; Denver, CO; the other half of the "rainbow" posters (see FD #95, above); beautiful Griffin/Moscoso image. 5 cards NM $15 each; 1 NM- $12. (has card # written in small letters on back) (*)
FD #D-14, Canned Heat, Siegel-Schwall, 12/8-9/67, Denver; beautiful Bob Fried drawing of two women being pulled through the waves in a chariot pulled by dolphins; 3 NM cards, $10 each. (*)
FD #D-15, Soul Survivors, Box Tops, 12/15-16/68, Avalon; Kelley design featuring photo of giant supercharged motorcycle labeled "truth"; 2 copies NM-/VG+ (very minor smudges), $12 each (*).
FD #D-18, The Doors, Allmen Joy, 12/29-31/67, Denver; the classic Rick Griffin poster wherein a strange alien monster offers you a large white pill labeled "Pay Attention." NM copy $30; NM/NM- card slightly off center but otherwise OK, partially addressed on reverse, $15.
FD #W-1, John Mayall, Canned Heat, Sir Douglas Quintet +2, 10/31/68, Winterland; bright orange & black poster by Randy Tuten that has sort of Dali-esque effect; very nice; I believe this was Tuten's first poster, 3 nice NM cards, $16.00 each. (*)
Original Artwork by famous rock and roll/psychedelic artists
Posters--Bill Graham and Miscellaneous Fillmore Auditorium
Posters--Family Dog and Related
Posters--Miscellaneous California (1960's and early '70's)
Posters--Miscellaneous Non-California (1960's and early '70's)
Posters --More Recent Stuff (late 1970's to the present)
Handbills--Bill Graham and Miscellaneous Fillmore Auditorium
Handbills--Miscellaneous California (1960's and early '70's)
Handbills--Miscellaneous Non-California (1960's and early '70's)