QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE

The Grateful Dead / Quicksilver Messenger Service / PH Phactor Jug Band - Tues., Jan 29, 1968 at PSC College Center Ballroom (Portland, Oregon) - First / Only printing handbill - 6" x 10" - From the famous Notice! Tour of the Great Pacific Northwest (See The Art of Rock for other pieces from this series). Ultra Mega Rare (I've seen three or four copies in the 9+ years I spent hunting concert posters and handbills in the Pacific Northwest!) This copy has a few problems, see scan below. B- / C+ shape 800.00

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Festival of Growing Things - Quicksilver - Blue Cheer - Big Brother & The Holding Co. (w/ Janis) - Country Joe & The Fish - Congress of Wonders - Charlatans - Sandy Bull - Wildflower - The Phoenix - Mt. Rushmore - Hugh Masekela - Ace of Cups - Sat, July 1 and Sun, July 2, 1967 at Mt. Tamalpias Outdoor Theatre (Northern California). First / Only Printing handbill on thick paper (or thin card stock) features artwork by GUT. 1/4" clean rip at top edge, tackhole at top center and bottom center edge of image area, one at upper left corner and bottom right side of image area along with a couple of tiny ink stains. Also has a fair amount of handling bends. A good photo book copy! B- to B / B- 55.00

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Jefferson Airplane / Quicksilver STRIKE BENEFIT handbill for the Fillmore Auditorium (see Art of Rock for image) A- / B+ shape 135.00 (8 l/2 x 11)(See page 156 in the Art Of Rock or scan below)

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Quicksilver Messenger Service / Country Weather / Mineral Water Fri Feb 12, 1971 at Seattle Center Arena. Great artwork and lettering (imitation Griffin) by Northwest Poster artist great Bruce Weber features man smoking cigarette in middle of rays of stars and spherical objects (psychedelic). Benefit for Sky River IV. ULTRA RARE (I've seen about 9 total in the 9+ years I spent in the Portland area) (Most of which came from a friend of Bruce's). 5 l/2 x 8 l/2 Black on Green variant is in A- shape (two minor bends) 100.00 Black on yellow (rarest) is in B+ (very small stain at bottom edge) 125.00 (scan posted below...)

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Quicksilver Messenger Service Sun, Dec 30, 1973 at Paramount Northwest (Portland, Oregon) 13 1/2" x 22" dark brown, orange and light yellow lettering on Window Card stock (grey cardboard like material) - Only 200 copies printed due to expense of stock - First / Only printing, Ultra Mega Rare Beautiful A- / B+ to A- copy 350.00

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Quicksilver ticket stub for the Portland, Oregon show (Dec 30, 1973) - see poster description above - Amusement park type ticket printed black on dark red stock, l/2 ticket torn through the R in Quicksilver. Only one I found in the 9+ years of skulking music paper in the area. 27.50 Tower of Power with Quicksilver - Mon, July 1, 1974 at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon First / Only printing handbill, black typesetting on light yellow paper - 12 11/16" x 8 1/2" - Simple art deco style border surrounds lettering - I've only seen 7 copies in the 9+ years I spent extensively hunting concert posters in the Portland area! - Beautiful B+ copy 65.00

BG 24-RPC-C Young Rascals / Quicksilver August 19 & 20, 1966 at the Fillmore postcard (common version) See Art of the Fillmore or The Art of Rock for image A- 10.00 2nd copy as a little aging at the left side and top edge 7.50

BG-35-OHB-A Muddy Waters / Quicksilver / Andrew Staples Nov 4-6, 1966 at the Fillmore First printing handbill. See Art of the Fillmore or The Art of Rock for image. 6 clean tackholes, 3 at each side of handbill. Beautiful B+ / A- to B+ copy 85.00

BG-37-OHB-A NEW YEAR BASH - Jefferson Airplane - Grateful Dead - Quicksilver - December 30, 31, 1967 at the Fillmore - First printing handbill - See Art of The Fillmore or The Art of Rock for image - 4 3/8" x 8" - Beautiful A / A- to A- condition! 225.00 2nd copy has three clean pin or tack holes, minor aging, Beautiful B+ / A- to B+ condition 200.00

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BG-58-PC-A Chambers Bros / Quicksilver / Sandy Bull - April 7-9, 1967 at the Fillmore Auditorium - Postcard, First / Only printing - 4 23 / 32" x 8" - See Art of the Fillmore or The Art of Rock for a full color view of this beautiful nude design by Wes Wilson - Clean pinhole at each corner - a few bends at upper left corner, one small 3/8" bend flakes tiny bits of color. Beautiful B+ condition 25.00

BG-87-PC Quicksilver / Grass Roots / Mad River - Oct 5-7, 1967 at the Fillmore Auditorium - First printing postcard cut from a double card, has blank backside - See Art of the Fillmore or The Art of Rock for image - Tape peel at each of three corners on back only, does not affect frontside except minor, difficult to detect, tiny glue stains in a few spots at lower right and lower left corners. Beautiful B+ condition 100.00

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BG-99-RP-2 Doors / Chuck Berry / Big Brother & the Holding Co. (w/Janis) / Quicksilver / Jefferson Airplane / Freedom Highway / Salvation - Dec. 26-31, 1967 at Winterland - 1993 reprint poster printed on glossy, coated stock, has "The Fillmore Poster Ties" word balloon at the lower right corner - Very rare, small print run poster produced to promote the Fillmore Ties that were produced in the early '90's by the Bill Graham organization. Nice B+ / A- copy Inquire (Poor digital photo below)

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BG-114-PC-D Eric Burdon & the Animals / Quicksilver Messenger Service / Sons of Champlin April 4 & 5, 1968 at the Fillmore and Winterland - This card was originally part of a double card and was cut to separate it from BG-113 - See Art of the Fillmore or The Art of Rock for image - Mailer backside (machine plate addressed) with bulk rate box - 4 1/2" x 7 1/8" - Slightly uneven cut along bottom edge - Beautiful B+ shape! 45.00

BG 133-PC-B Who / Grateful Dead / Quicksilver / Kaleidoscope / Creedence Clearwater Revival / It's a Beautiful Day / Albert Collins / James Cotton / Magic Sam / Spooky Tooth / Cold Blood August 13-25,1968 at Fillmore West - See Art of the Fillmore or The Art of Rock for image, or scan below - double size postcard, 7" x 8 31/32", has upcoming events listed on backside, blank "place stamp here" box. Beautiful A/A- shape! (common version) 75.00

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I also have a double size poster for this event, inquire for details (Beautiful copy, fairly spendy).

BG-239-PC-A Quicksilver / Don Ellis & his Orchestra / Rockwell at Fillmore West June 18-21, 1970 - First printing postcard with schedule of coming events printed on backside - See The Art of the Fillmore or The Art of Rock for image - SIGNED by the artist, David Singer, in gold ink at the lower right corner - Beautiful A- shape 50.00 (colors on scan are altered)

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Winterland Booklet / October 1970 - Features info and photos of upcoming acts at Winterland, presented by Paul Baratta. An illustration page is devoted to Quicksilver Messenger Service and text and photos of Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, NRPS, Spirit, Ike & Tina Turner, Bread, Dave Mason and Mama Cass Elliot, John Fahey, Joy of Cooking along with a black and white back cover photo of Jimi Hendrix, in memoriam, following on the heels of his untimely death. 16 pages, black and white with a bit of orange on the front cover and centerfold. 8 15/16" x 5 31/32" Beautiful A- shape! 85.00

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FD-14-OHB-A Big Brother & the Holding Co. (w/ Janis) / Quicksilver June 24 & 25, 1966 at the Avalon Ballroom (Family Dog event) - First printing handbill with gold FD logo - 5 5/8" x 7 5/8" - Staple hole at top center edge and bottom center edge, a little stain at that location at bottom, some blue ink at "I" at top of image (possibly an artifact of the printing process), small green felt tip mark at B below image, minor bumps. See scan to see this is a beautiful B / B- to B copy 275.00

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FD-35-OP-A Quicksilver / Country Joe & The Fish / Daily Flash Nov 28 & 19, 1966 at the Avalon Ballroom (Family Dog event) - First printing, Bindweed Press poster printed on vellum stock - See The Art of Rock for image - Beautiful A / A- 125.00 Also have a B or so copy for 65.00

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FD 42-OPC-A Quicksilver / Miller Blues Band / Other Half January 6 & 7, 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom (Family Dog Productions event) - First / Only printing handbill printed on thick card stock with blank backside, 4 7/16" x 6 17/32", Beautiful A / A- copy (very slightly off register) Inquire Copy B) Has writing on back, has been mailed, though the printing is dead on register figure in the middle of the design. B+ / A- otherwise 85.00

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FD-68-OPC-A Quicksilver / Mt. Rushmore / Big Brother & the Holding Company June 29 through July 2, 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom (Family Dog event) - First / Only printing postcard features artwork by Victor Moscoso - Beautiful A / A- shape Inquire for availability

FD-69-OP-1 Quicksilver / Siegal Schwall / Phoenix July 4, 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom (Family Dog event) - See The Art of Rock for image - Rick Griffin artwork - First Printing poster in beautiful A / A- shape 150.00 First printing postcard 5" x 7 1/32" Beautiful A- shape 20.00 Stock Certificate version produced by Rick Griffin in 1974 (see scan below) beautiful A- shape 150.00

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FD-89-OP-1 Quicksilver / Sons of Champlin / Taj Mahal Oct 27-29, 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom (Family Dog event) - Rick Griffin "comic strip" artwork, see Art of Rock for image - Beautiful A- copy Inquire Also have the postcard, FD-89-OPC-A in A / A- shape, 40.00

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FD-101-RP-2 Quicksilver / Kaleidoscope / Charley Musselwhite Jan 12-14, 1968 at the Avalon Ballroom (Family Dog event) - Rick Griffin artwork "The Source", see The Art of Rock for image - There were two printings of the poster and this may end up being classified as the 2nd printing - Beautiful A / A- shape Inquire Also have a beautiful A / A- copy of the card Inquire.

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FD-140-OP-1 Quicksilver / Black Pearl / Ace of Cups Oct 4-6, 1968 at the Avalon Ballroom (Family Dog event) - Black and white First / Only printing poster by Wes Wilson & Dean Cail - 14" x 20 1/16" - Has three vertical bends with light creasing (hard to see the creases, except when viewed from an angle), multiple tackholes at each corner, couple of tape peels on the backside, etc. - Would look good in a frame as is! B- condition 20.00 See The Art of Rock for image.

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FD-D-2-OPC-A Quicksilver Messenger Service / Charlatans / Superband Sept 15-127, 1967 at The Avalon Ballroom (Family Dog event held in Denver Colorado) - First / Only printing blankback handbill on card stock, artwork by George Hunter and Michael Ferguson of the Charlatans (see The Art of Rock for image) - 4 15/32" x 6 23/32" - Features small illustration of cowboy and waving woman from the Quicksilver Happy Trails LP and illos of the Charlatans - Beautiful A / A- copy 30.00

John Chippolena & Nick Gravenites ("Former Members of Quicksilver, Paul Butterfield and Commander Cody") - Sun August 25th, 1985 (?, most likely year) at Big Chief Lodge near Tahoe City & Truckee Nevada - First / Only printing handbill, 4 7/32" x 5 15/32" - Black printing features two illustrations of a side view of a chief with headress and typeset lettering, fairly simple design - Only copy I've seen! This copy has been folded several times and has a couple of tiny clean edge rips - B- or so 25.00