Auction Reports

Rago Arts and Auctions

Auction Info

Auction Name
Rare Art Posters from a Private Collection
Auction Date
12/17/2025 - 12/17/2025
Sale Number
#121725a
Total Lots
68
Sold Lots
68.0
Lots Sold
100.00%
Unsold Lots
0
Total Sales (USD)
129,966.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
83,600.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
123,700.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
83,600.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
123,700.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
105.07%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
108

FD-26-OP-1 Grateful Dead 1966 Avalon Ballroom CGC 9.0

1966 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 27,940.00
109

BG-38-OP-3 Grateful Dead 1966 Fillmore Auditorium CGC 9.8

1966 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,890.00
149

VG-IV-OP-1 13th Floor Elevators 1967 Houston Music Theatre CGC 6.0

1967 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 7,620.00
123

BG-8-OP-1 Andy Warhol & The Velvet Underground & Nico 1966 Fillmore Auditorium CGC 9.4

1966 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,985.00
106

AOR-2.325-OP-1 Joan Baez & Grateful Dead 1966 Mt. Tamalpais Outdoor Theatre CGC 9.8

1966 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,350.00
148

BG-25-OP-1 13th Floor Elevators 1966 Fillmore Auditorium CGC 8.0

1966 USD 3,000.00 - 3,500.00 USD 5,080.00
134

NR-2-OP-1 The Miller Blues Band 1967 The Matrix CGC 9.8

1967 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 4,445.00
107

FD-22-OP-1 Grateful Dead & Sopwith Camel 1966 Avalon Ballroom CGC 9.8

1966 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,445.00
114

BG-26-OP-1 Jefferson Airplane & Grateful Dead 1966 Fillmore Auditorium CGC 9.4

1966 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,064.00
121

BG-33-OP-1 The Yardbirds 1966 Fillmore Auditorium CGC 9.6

1966 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,810.00
155

BG-18-OP-1A The Association 1966 Fillmore Auditorium CGC 9.8

1966 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,048.00
122

BG-13-OP-1 Lenny Bruce 1966 Fillmore Auditorium CGC 9.8

1966 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,540.00
165

BG-15-OP-1 The Turtles 1966 Fillmore Auditorium CGC 9.6

1966 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,286.00
113

BG-23-OP-1-A Jefferson Airplane & Grateful Dead 1966 Fillmore Auditorium CGC 9.2

1966 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,286.00
132

FD-5-OP-1 Blues Project 1966 Avalon Ballroom CGC 9.4

1966 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,159.00
120

BG-37-OP-1 Grateful Dead & Jefferson Airplane 1966 Fillmore Auditorium CGC 8.5

1966 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 2,112.00
112

FD-33-OP-1 Grateful Dead & Oxford Circle 1966 Avalon Ballroom CGC 9.0

1966 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,032.00
166

BG-27-OP-1 The Mothers 1966 Fillmore and Scottish Rites Temple CGC 9.4

1966 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,905.00
146

FD-28-OP-1 13th Floor Elevators 1966 Avalon Ballroom CGC 9.6

1966 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,524.00
167

President Johnson Funeral Motorcade 1967

1967 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,524.00

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    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
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  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000