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 #3, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, 3/25-27/66, Fillmore; black & white image by Wes Wilson with photo of shirtless man holding hands on forehead; scarce original handbill; slight paper age; has a piece of removable type tape in each corner, all outside image. No pinholes or other problems. I'm thinking about removing the tape but am putting it out now as is for $300; price goes up once the tape is off it! ***ITEM ON HOLD***
FD #8, Blues Project, Sons of Adam, Quicksilver Messenger Service, 5/13-14/66; FIRST PRINTING "Laugh Cure" handbill, 5.5" x 8.5", B & W image; nice NM-/VG+ copy (VERY conservatively graded) of this very rare handbill; no pinholes, tiny light stain in very edge of lower LH margin well outside image; the smallest hint of paper age; a really nice copy overall, $600. ***ITEM ON HOLD***
FD #11, Grassroots, Big Brother & the Holding Co., Buddha from Muir Beach, 6/3-4/66, Avalon; "Stone Facade" poster; Victor Moscoso's first psychedelic poster image; atypical B & W with photo of gargoyle from the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, here is an original B & W 8.5 x 11" handbill; this is a fairly rare one, but sadly this is a badly damaged copy, tape stains and missing paper in the cornrs outside the image; some brown staining and significant overall age. Would grade it about G or so overall--asking $75 for it; this is an item for someone who wants a filler copy of this rare handbill and is not up for paying several hundred dollars for a clean copy.
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; second copy, ***ITEM ON HOLD*** VG or so, tack holes in corners and light overall discoloration, filler copy $50. (*)
FD #18, Bo Diddley, Quicksilver Messenger Service, 7/28-30/66, Avalon; "His Master's Voice" with Nipper listening to gramophone emitting the lettering for the bands; cute. Original 8.5" x 11" handbill with red and orange printing on while paper; clean and no pinholes; small wrinkle in lower RH corner and some general age, would grade VG+/NM- overall, $150. ***ITEM ON HOLD***
FD #19, Big Brother & the Holding Co., Bo Diddley, Oxford Circle, Sons of Adam, 8/5-6/66; Avalon; Mouse's "5 Dollar Bill" handbill with Family Dog Indian in center. This one is about the size of a real 5-dollar bill, very cool item, everybody oughta have one, lovely NM $100. ***ITEM ON HOLD***
FD #23, Captain Beefheart, The Charlatans, 8/26-27/66, Avalon; 8.5 x 11" solid blue on yellow paper version, has image of 3 singing friars with typical early Mouse lettering, VG- filler copy; intact but with tape and age stains, decent copy for someone who doesn't want to pay a lot for a clean one, $30.
FD #25, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Great Society, 9/9-10/66, Avalon; photo of an old Indian with odd hair style; Mouse Studios art. VG/VG- with slight overall age, tape stains/pulls & some staining in corners, light overall age. Decent filler copy, $45. ***ITEM ON HOLD***
FD #29, Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Big Brother & the Holding Co, Electric Train, 10/7-8/66, Avalon; Mouse's classic "Girl With Green Hair"; based on famous Alphonse Mucha Art Nouveau posted. Very nice NM/NM- original 8.5" x 11" handbill on thin paper, this is the variant with the same colors as the poster ; couple teeny dark spots at very edge of LH margin, way outside image, very popular and attractive handbill, $175.
FD #30, Big Brother & the Holding Co., Sir Douglas Quintet, 10/15-16/66, Avalon; beautiful classic Mouse in red and purple on white background with center photo of actress Gloria Swanson. Original plain back color handbill, this one has some age on it with a little bit of age browning in the paper, and a 1/2" or so brown tape removal stain in each of the corners, other bits of wear and tear but a decent filler copy, putting it out at $45, fair price for a copy in this condition.
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. Second copy of the same variant, VG+ with minor corner pinholes and a bit of paper age, $165.00. 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 two "normal" versions (grey background, black lettering at bottom), also NM $100. Lastly, I have one copy of the all black version with the 10/21-10/22 dates, also NM/NM1, $50. ***ITEM ON HOLD*** (*)
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; 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, 8.5" x 11" Mouse design with blue background,black and white vertical stripes, and center image with old-time engraving of balloon decked out in American flags. This is a folded original mailer addressed and postmarked back in 1966, with the stamp and lettering. Folded twice horizontally for mailing but otherwise clean. There's a bit of history here too: the addressee was a person associated with the Family Dog back in the day; will give some info about him on request. Scarce as mailer, especially so since this copy has a history, $145.00.***ITEM ON HOLD***
FD #36, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Big Brother & the Holding Co., Country Joe & Fish, 11/25-26/66, Avalon; nice early Moscoso design with purple background and red floral design. This is a folded original mailer addressed and postmarked back in 1966, with the stamp and lettering. Folded twice horizontally for mailing; the address came through to create a ghost image of the address lettering in orange and purple on the front side! Otherwise clean. There's a bit of history here too: the addressee was a person associated with the Family Dog back in the day; will give some info about him on request. Scarce as mailer, especially so since this copy has a history, $115.00. ***ITEM ON HOLD***
FD #37, Buffalo Springfield, Daily Flash, Congress of Wonders, 12/2-3/66, Avalon, San Francisco; pale blue background with yellow lettering, forming 3 stylized mountains (I think), one for each band, with a dancer on tip. Artwork by Ned Lamont. NM-/VG+ original handbill; 1 noticeable crease or paper flaw across image, a hint of minor wear; no pinholes and basically clean, $55.00.
FD #41, Country Joe & the Fish, Moby Grape, Lee Michaels, 12/30-31/66, Stanley Mouse's poster with a beautiful drawing of a ship, 8.5" x 11" black on brown paper. First Family Dog New Years show; difficult handbill to locate; condition VG-; has two unsightly tape stains in each lower corner, one in upper LH corner, tack holes in center top and bottom. A more or less passable but worn filler copy of this handbill, $150. ***ITEM ON HOLD***
FD #42, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Miller Blues Band, The Other Half, 1/6-7/67, Avalon; great early Moscoso image with image of mercury against a khaki and yellow background. First image produced in small-sized postcard format, hard to find card; nice NM card $125.
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.
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, 4 nice NM/NM- copies, $125. (*).
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. NM card, $20; 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. One 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. 5 NM cards, $25 each. (*) ***1 COPY ON HOLD***
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; 3 NM cards, $16; 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; 1 copy NM-/VG+; clean but with one small spot on reverse and a little bit of general age, $10.00; 2 copies, basically NM-/VG+ but have some small bits of tape on them that are probably removable., $8.00 each. (*)
FD #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. 3 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; 1 NM- copies $16.00; 1 with teeny clear bits of tape in corners, probably removable $10(*).
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. 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). 3 cards 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. 1 NM copy $75; 1 copy VG+ with teeny pinholes and tape stains on back, $25; 1 copy with clean front but some tape stains on the back, $30. (*) ***1 COPY ON HOLD***
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. 7 NM/NM- cards, $17 each. (*)
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. 3 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, NM $25; 1 filler copy with significant tape pull, $4.00. (*) ***1 COPY ON HOLD***
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; 5 nice NM cards, $15 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; NM-/vg+ card (clean, slight overall age), $10. (*)
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. 5 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; 1 VG+ (diagonal corner crease), $12.00. (*)
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! 11 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. 1 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 $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. 5 copies NM $17.50 each. 1 mailer with stains on back, snowing through, VG overall, interestingly the addressee is in New York which is higly unusual, $10. (*)
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, this one is clean on the front but has some age on the back, $10.
FD #74, Charles Lloyd, West Coast Natural Gas Co., 8/3-6/67, Avalon Ballroom; Moscoso design with red sky, pink and blue border, and image of the Family Dog Indian standing in front of the Taj Mahal. 1 VG+ copy with small bit of removable tape at top, $10.
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; 14NM copies available, $5.00 each (*)
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. 7 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, 2 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...NM front/tape pull on back $8.00; VG+ with one small bit of removable tape at top, $6.75; 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. 4 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; 1 beater copy with tape on back, $2.00. (*)
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 2 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 #86, Blue Cheer, Lee Michaels, Clifton Chenier, 10/6-8/68, Avalon Ballroom, psychedelic vase design by Victor Moscoso, with lettering in a bunch of flowers emerging from a psychedelic vase; black and red background. Well executed. VG+; front is clean but has some old tape pulls in corners on back, $7.50
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.VG card--front clean but tape stains and pulls on back, $15. (*)
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; 1 NM card, $15; 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. 6 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. VG- with tape stain on back, $3.00.
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, 12 copies now available NM $10 each. Also have 1 NM-/VG+ mailing list card with name on back, $12. (*)
FD #100, Youngbloods, Ace of Cups, 1/5-7/66, Avalon; nice color tree/mushroom cloud with photos of the Youngbloods in the center, 1 VG+ card, $10.
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. 4 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. 6 NM cards, $10.00 each. (*)
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; 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. 2 NM cards, $10 each. (*)
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-/VG+ mailer with name on back, $15.
FD #112, Jeremy Steig & the Satyrs, Sons of Champlin, Fourth Way, 3/29-31/68, Avalon; brick red background with cherubs in front. 1 VG mailer with address on back; front clean but with some old tape stains & a bit of general age on the reverse, $8.75.
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; 7 NM copies, $10 each. (*)
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. 1 NM card $15, 1 NM-/VG+ copy (teeny scuff in image) $8.00; 1 copy with light crease mark, $5.00, 1 dirty copy with tape pulls, $3.50. (*)
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. 1 NM card $17.50.
FD #117, Junior Wells, Canned Heat, Solid Muldoon, 5/3-5/68, Avalon; color Carl Lundgren drawing of nude woman riding small dinosaur. 1 copy, NM $10; 1 mailer with name on back, $13. (*)
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 card with bulk rate back $25, NM- card with card number written in ink on reverse, $17.50. (*).
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 with bulk rate stamp, $14; NM- mailer with name on back, $15.50. (*)
FD ##125-126, uncug double card; #125 is 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; #126 is Iron Butterfly, Indian Head Band, The Collectors, 7/4-7/68, Avalon; color flowers, little girl, and fantasy creature on white background. VG+; no pinholes but slight corner wrinkles, $15.
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; 2 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. 3 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; 2 VG+ mailers with name on back, $10.00. Also have a NM plain back version, $15, and 1 NM card 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 image 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, $15. Also have a NM standard card $10, slightly off center as are a lot of these. (*)
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!. 5 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. 4 copies "place stamp here" back NM $10.00 each; 1 copy with bulk rate back NM $11.00; 1 NM-/VG+ mailer with name on back, $12.00; 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. 7 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"; 2 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; second copy NM- $20. (*)
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; 1 NM with number written on back, $7.00; 2 VG+/VG cards, $ 5.50 each. (*)
FD ## 137-138, uncut double card; #137 is John Mayall, Big Mama Thornton, Black Pearl, 9/13-15/68, Avalon; B & W photo of old-time steam locomotive; #138 is 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 borders and typeset lettering in the upper corner. Mailer with name on back, irregular folds across card as is typical for these mailers; pinholes in corners and moderate overall paper age, VG $12.00.
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 "place stamp here" back, $20; 1 NM bulk rate stamp stamp on back $20; 1 NM-/VG+ bulk rate back, $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. 1 NM- copy, $14; 4 NM-/VG+ copies (minor paper age), $10 each. (*)
FD ## 139-140, uncut double card, #139 is Flatt & Scruggs, Jack Elliot, Sons of Champlin, Country Weather, 9/27-29/68, Avalon; B & W photo of old dilapidated gas station; #140 is 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. This is a mailer with name on back, folded between the cards, minor pinholes in corners, otherwise clean. $12.85.
FD #139, Flatt & Scruggs, Jack Elliot, Sons of Champlin, Country Weather, 9/27-29/68, Avalon; B & W photo of old dilapidated gas station. 1 VG+ copy (slight paper rippling), $7.50.
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 ##141-142, Uncut double card, FD #141 is Grateful Dead, Lee Michaels, Linn County, Mance Lipscomb, 10/11-13/68, Avalon; B & W card with center photo of man with outstretched arms who looks vaguely like Jerry Garcia but probably isn't; FD #142 is Velvet Underground, Charlie Musselwhite, Initial Shock, 10/18-20/68, Avalon; B & W card with artsy photo of beautiful woman's face. Nice card combination; bulk rate stamp on back crossed out in pen (unmailed mailer), NM-, $27.50.
FD #142, Velvet Underground, Charlie Musselwhite, Initial Shock, 10/18-20/68, Avalon; B & W card with artsy photo of beautiful woman's face. NM card $20.
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; 2 NM cards, $12.50 each. (*)
FD # 147, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Sons of Champlin, Initial Shock, 11/28-30/68, Avalon; B & W card with 3 photos of a guy with half his beard shaved off, so from the profile views he looks like 2 different prople, or something... postcard back, $12.50.
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. 4 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. 7 copies purple "place stamp here" back, NM $6.00 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. 6 NM "place stamp here" cards, $12.50 each; 1 "bulk rate" card NM $15. (*)
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. 3 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; 2 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"; NM-/VG+ (very minor smudges), $12.
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." nice NM $28; NM-, $22; NM/NM- card slightly off center but otherwise OK, partially addressed on reverse, $15.
FD #W-2, The Mothers, Sir Douglas Quintet, 1/17-18/69, Winterland, long red, white and blue card with lettering by San Andreas fault and center image featuring silly photo of 2 dogs dressed up like people. NM $16.
FD #W-3, Moby Grape, It's A Beautiful Day, Tim Hardin, The Other Half, 1/24-25/69, Winterland, 8 1/8" x 3 1/4" card in bright red and blue with reverse image photo of woman who looks a bit like Janis Joplin but it is hard to tell. Design by San Andreas Fault; very psychedelic. Reverse has a typewritten message about how the Family Dog is no longer conducting dances at the Avalon and is relocating to Winterland Arena, and info on buying a set of 140 Avalon posters for $50 (or $1 a poster individually)! 1 copy grading basically VG or so; fairly clean but looks like it was stored in damp conditions so it shoes some age from the storage; adequate filler copy, $12.50 each. (*)
No # (Eric King's #FD-700403), Eric Burdon & War, Ballin' Jack, 4/3-5/1970, Family Dog, Great Highway, San Francisco; 8.5" x 11" black & gray on thin white paper with Randy Tuten lettering and photo of crashed WWII vintage bomber with a bunch of people standing around it & collage of city photos in the background; nice NM $60.
No # (Eric King's #FD-700501), Big Brother & the Holding Co., Aum, Back Yard Mamas, Nuttycombe & Lambert, 5/1-3/70, Family Dog, Great Highway, San Francisco; another Randy Tuten handbill with black ink on white paper photo of woman with head tilted back. This one has significant irregular discoloration in the form of paper browning o er most of the image except at the top where another piece of paper apparently was on top of this one for a long time and kept it out of the sun (I think I'll call these "tan lines" from now on--that's what comes of growing up at the beach...). I'll price this one lower, at only $25 due to the condition which should still be a good deal for somebody.
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)