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#TY868 - James M. Cole Circus Complimentary Ticket - Clown

Vintage 5 3/4" wide complimentary ticket to the James M. Cole Circus from the late 1950s. These are perforated paper tickets that were given away free if you signed a contract to let them put a sign in your yard or business window. Nice clown image. Unused excellent condition. We have some of the actual contracts available in another listing.

These came from a fellow whose job it was to run ahead of the circus to prime the town they were going to. He would put up signs in yards in exchange for tickets. Give tickets to the local stores to sell, and take proofs to the local newspapers. He did this from about 1958 till 1962 for several circuses. This paper and a lot of other stuff we bought came from leftovers in his garage. The Cole Circus was one of the majors. It was equal to Ringling Brothers in the 1930s. When TV came around in the 1950s and 60s, many of these circuses had trouble. People got glued to the TV. The New Cole Brothers Circus was formed in the 1980s and it is still around today.

$1.00 -+

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##MUSICGD2030 - Grateful Dead Car Window Tour Sticker/Decal - Bear and VW Symbol

Click the picture to see a larger more detailed image. Vintage 4 1/2" tall Grateful Dead sticker/decal. This one has a lot going on. There is a Grateful Dead bear wearing a necklace with a VW (Volkswagen) pendant hanging onto a ball which is landing in the ocean. The Volkswagen bus was considered part of the Grateful Dead mystique and "VW" showed up in a lot of the artwork. Circa 1992. These are high quality art decals that were made for car windows. I peeled the cover off for the picture. They are in mint condition and can still be used.

These Grateful Dead stickers/decals are old tour merchandise. I found them wrapped in plastic in boxes in master cases. They came from a distributor who sold them to tour vendors. The condition is pristine and they still will work as a car decal or window/mirror sticker. We found them packed away in storage boxes dated 1992 (many are older than that) and 1995 (year Jerry Garcia died). They are high quality artist renderings of Grateful Dead themes. Back in the day, the Dead did not monitor copyrights and that sort of thing, and in fact, at one point encouraged artists to do designs. The LA times explained it well “The Grateful Dead was famously lax in enforcing it’s intellectual property rights and trademarks, allowing fans to create their own designs using the band’s expansive iconography”. Since there was no serious monitoring or much concern back then, a lot of up and coming artists got involved in designing them. This is how some of them got their starts. Some of the sticker artists who designed these stickers went on to produce official licensed works for the Grateful Dead and other famous groups. These stickers include some by now famous designers including David Opie, and others. These 1995 and older stickers are very hard to find anymore.

$2.00 -+

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##MUSICGD2011 - Large Grateful Dead Car Window Tour Sticker/Decal - Flag, Bertha, Moon, and Roses

Click the picture to see a larger more detailed image. Vintage large 6 1/2" wide Grateful Dead sticker/decal. These are high quality art decals that were made for car windows (this would have went on a rear window. I peeled the cover off for the picture. They are in mint condition and can still be used. This is an older one from some time in the 1980s. It has various Grateful Dead themes including Bertha in a half moon with roses against and American flag. Excellent unused condition.

These Grateful Dead stickers/decals are old tour merchandise. I found them wrapped in plastic in boxes in master cases. They came from a distributor who sold them to tour vendors. The condition is pristine and they still will work as a car decal or window/mirror sticker. We found them packed away in storage boxes dated 1992 (many are older than that) and 1995 (year Jerry Garcia died). They are high quality artist renderings of Grateful Dead themes. Back in the day, the Dead did not monitor copyrights and that sort of thing, and in fact, at one point encouraged artists to do designs. The LA times explained it well "The Grateful Dead was famously lax in enforcing it’s intellectual property rights and trademarks, allowing fans to create their own designs using the band’s expansive iconography”. Since there was no serious monitoring or much concern back then, a lot of up and coming artists got involved in designing them. This is how some of them got their starts. Some of the sticker artists who designed these stickers went on to produce official licensed works for the Grateful Dead and other famous groups. These stickers include some by now famous designers including David Opie, and others. These 1995 and older stickers are very hard to find anymore.

$3.50 -+

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##MUSICBQ0221 - 1986 The Doors Licensed Pinback Button from "Button-Up"

Click the picture to see a larger more detailed image. Vintage colorful picture of The Doors with Jim Morrison. Marked "Copyright 1986 Doors" around the rim, and from the late 1980s. It also says "Button-Up Co. 2011 Austin" (Please note - 2011 Austin Drive, Troy MI was their address, and the "2011" is often mistaken for the date - they are substantially older than that). These licensed types are very scarce, yet easy to identify by the licensing info on the side of the button. Most of the musical pinbacks that you see for sale on Ebay or other online sites are reproductions. These licensed types retail for much higher prices. We uncovered them very recently in an old vending warehouse here locally. Jim Morrison and the Doors, were of course, one of the most famous groups of all time. Excellent unused condition.

Group/Artist Name: The Doors

Years Active: 1965 - 73

Genre: Rock

Condition: Unused

$2.00 -+

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##MUSICBQ0203 - 1989 Richard Marx Pinback Button from "Button-Up"

Click the picture to see a larger more detailed image. Marked "Button-up" and "Copyright 1989 Don't Mean Nothing Tours." around the rim. These licensed types are very scarce, yet easy to identify by the licensing info on the side of the button. Most of the musical pinbacks that you see for sale on Ebay or other online sites are reproductions. These licensed types retail for much higher prices. We uncovered them very recently in an old vending warehouse here locally. Excellent unused condition.

Group/Artist Name: Richard Marx

Origin: Chicago, Illinois

Years Active: 1980-present

Genre: Pop Rock

Size: 1 1/2" Tall

Album Sales: 30 Million Plus

Grammy Awards: He has been nominated 5 times, and has won 1 time.

$2.00 -+

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##MUSICBP2221 - Bon Jovi / Skid Row Cloth OTTO Backstage Pass 1989 Concert

Click the image to see a larger more detailed image of both sides of the pass. This 1989 Bon Jovi / Skid Row radio Y95 backstage pass is unused and in great condition. This cloth backstage pass is from the concert on September 12th at Veterans Memorial Coliseum during Bon Jovi's New Jersey Syndicate Tour and Skid Row's self titled Skid Row Tour. The front of the pass includes an image of Jon Bon Jovi, concert and radio station information and a "TeenLink" logo. The back of the the pass is an advertisement for TeenLink and the OTTO Manufacturing mark. The pass is 3-1/4" square.

Bon Jovi is an American rock band that formed in New Jersey in 1983. The band has been credited with bridging the gap between heavy metal, rock and pop. Bon Jovi has sold more that 120 million records worldwide, making them one of the best selling rock bands. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Bon Jovi has won 2 American Music Awards and 1 Grammy Award.

Skid Row is an American rock band formed in 1986 in New Jersey. The band had sold 20 million albums worldwide by the end of 1996. Skid Row won an American Music Award in 1990 for Favorite Heavy Metal / Hard Rock New Artist.

$2.00 -+

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##MUSICBP2148 - Brooks and Dunn OTTO Radio Patch from the 1995 Show with Faith Hill and Wade Hayes

Click the picture to see a more detailed image of both sides of the pass. Did you know that Brooks and Dunn were pursuing solo careers until a record executive set them up to sing together because he thought they would do well together?

Group/Artist Name: Brooks & Dunn

Origin: 1990 in Nashville, Tennessee

Genre: Country

Manufacturer: OTTO

OTTO Mark Location: Unmarked*

Material: Cloth

Type of Pass: Radio Patch - Z-107 Continuous Country

Location and Date(s): Hershey Park Arena on June 23, 1995

Size: 4 3/4” tall

Condition: Unused

Album Sales: 15 Million Plus

Date of Induction to Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: 2019

Grammy Awards: They have been nominated 16 times, and won 2 times.

Other: Brooks & Dunn is the most successful country music duo.

$1.50 -+

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