Category Archives: Handbills & Flyers

Trips Festival 1966 Handbill – San Francisco Flyer Handout

Posted on May 1, 2011 by

A January 1966 handbill for the seminal Trips Festival in San Francisco, designed (and later autographed) by Wes Wilson, the man who also designed 45 of the first 50 posters in Bill Graham’s numbered poster series (and the first 10 … Continue reading →

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Billie Holiday Concert Flyer – Jazz & Blues Show Handbill

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

A stellar jazz handbill advertising a Carnegie Hall benefit concert on Thanksgiving weekend 1957 that featured Lady Day herself, Billie Holiday, plus the star-studded line-up of Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker, Zoot Sims, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane and “Introducing… the brilliant … Continue reading →

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Elvis Presley Concert Ticket 1950s & Concert Handbill 1960s

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

Nearly the size of a dollar bill, this 1956 Elvis Presley concert ticket from Miami, Florida is about as big as rock-concert tickets come. It’s a lovely, huge specimen from the exact moment that Elvis’s biggest two-sided hit ever, “Don’t … Continue reading →

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Jimi Hendrix Concert Fliers with Grateful Dead 1968, 1970

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

Two fun Jimi Hendrix Experience handbills from 1968 and 1970, from Boston and the Philadelphia area. One has the added attraction of the Grateful Dead, during a great year for them, 1970. Enthusiastically discussed by collector Pete Howard of PosterCentral.com … Continue reading →

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Joan Baez Bob Dylan Concert Poster 1965 Eric Von Schmidt Artwork

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

A Bob Dylan concert poster dating to 1965 with Joan Baez, designed by fellow folkie Eric Von Schmidt. Folk musician Eric Von Schmidt designed this poster specifically for Dylan and Baez, as well as identical-looking, smaller flyers & handbills. This … Continue reading →

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