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In the days after Garcia's death, grief in the Deadhead world turned almost instantly into art — hand-drawn, photocopied, and stuck to guitar cases and van bumpers from coast to coast. These fan-made “Thank You Jerry...” stickers come from the August 13, 1995 memorial in Golden Gate Park: three copies of a spontaneous, communal act of mourning. Ephemeral by nature, which is exactly why surviving examples are worth keeping. Mint.

“Thank You Jerry” Fan Sticker — Garcia Memorial, Golden Gate Park, 8/13/1995 (Set of 3)

"The Days Between," the Hunter/Garcia song that most poignantly evokes the promise the pair felt when they began to imagine the future in the early 1960s together, now means the nine-day stretch from August 1, Garcia's birthday, to August 9, the anniversary of his passing. It's become the Dead Head's high holy days, the community's quiet, sacred time in the Grateful Dead calendar year.Relix presents a curated sale honoring Jerry Garcia, not only as a musician, but as an icon whose image became folk art for a generation. These lots trace Garcia's cultural afterlife through the objects fans made, mailed, wore, and kept, the tributes that commemorate the guitarist who became a legend and trace that remarkable path.Leading the sale is a rare color lithograph of Garcia by noted 1960s photographer Gene Anthony, depicting Garcia in 1967 at the peak of his "Captain Trips" Haight-Ashbury guise. Signed by the artist and mounted on archival board, it is unbelievably rare, a genuine standout for any serious collection. Even more rare is a Lithuanian Olympic basketball jersey bearing "Garcia" on the back. Other standouts include a life-size poster of Garcia's signature axe Rosebud, Robert Hunter's haunting poetic broadside "An Elegy for Jerry," one of the official copies mailed to Dead Heads after Garcia's passing, along with volunteer laminates from the 8/13/95 Golden Gate Park memorial, the Montserrat "Dancing Bear" Memorial Stamp Project sets, and the rare Bill Graham Presents "Jerry Garcia on Broadway" marquee mugs.Nine days. A lifetime of tributes. Bid accordingly.-- as always.

Robert Hunter was the invisible half of Jerry Garcia — the lyricist behind “Ripple,” “Box of Rain,” “Truckin',” "The Days Between," and so much of the songbook Garcia brought to life and made immortal. When his old friend and lifelong songwriting partner Garcia died, Hunter answered in the deepest way he knew: with words. “An Elegy for Jerry” is his most powerful elegy, a poetic&nbsp;tribute he read aloud at Garcia's funeral and later memorialized in this limited edition broadside mailed out to Dead Heads as a gift from the band to their fans, honoring their fallen comrade and the bond that united them all, just as Hunter honored the one he forged with Garcia. To hold this handbill is to hold the moment the band's own poet said goodbye. Near mint — and quietly one of the most moving artifacts in the sale.

Robert Hunter — “An Elegy for Jerry” Memorial Handbill

On August 13, 1995, tens of thousands of mourners filled the Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park — the same park where the Dead had played for free in the '60s — to say goodbye to Jerry Garcia. This volunteer laminate is a backstage relic of that day, worn by the dozens of volunteers who assisted BGP staff in ferrying the hundreds and hundreds of artifacts, flowers, and gifts that created one of the most remarkable&nbsp;altars ever built for a musician. This badge of service honors the musician, the extraordinary&nbsp;connection he created with his listeners, and the hundreds who offered their service to put the memorial together. It isn't a souvenir; it's a piece of the funeral for an era, from the afternoon a city and a scene grieved out loud together.&nbsp;Mint.

Jerry Garcia Memorial Laminate — Golden Gate Park, 8/13/1995

Conducted by Yale law school professor Charles Reich, noted author of classic bestseller The Greening of America, along with Rolling Stone editor and publisher Jann Wenner, this interview provided the first sustained, book-length view of the Dead as they entered the 1970s from the mind of the musician who, for many fans, represented the leader and guiding spirit of the band. This is the book that immortalized Garcia as the philosopher-king of the Haight-Ashbury and the book that turned Rolling Stone into a serious publisher, not just a music magazine. Finally given the fine book treatment it deserves with an archival, custom&nbsp;clamshell rare book box with an exclusive&nbsp;Garcia handprint foil imprint.Straight Arrow, 1972. Hardbound in dust jacket, 254 pp. Quarto. First edition. Near fine, very good condition with a dust jacket that is in very good condition, with some chipping to the lower edges and discoloration on the jacket.

Garcia: A Signpost to New Space | Jerry Garcia with Charles Reich & Jann Wenner | Straight Arrow, 1972 | First Edition

The ultimate&nbsp;commemoratives of the final performance of a towering musician, who spent his life giving music to others.Own a piece of music history with this rare Grateful Dead Soldier Field Ticket &amp; Backstage Pass Set from the band’s final performances with Jerry Garcia. This EXTREMELY LIMITED 4-piece set includes one ticket and one backstage pass for each night, July 8 and 9, 1995, when the Dead took the stage at Soldier Field in Chicago for what would become Jerry Garcia's final performances and the last Grateful Dead shows.Opening with The Band, these emotionally charged shows marked the end of an era. Jerry Garcia’s passing one month later, on August 9, 1995, cast these nights in a new light, transforming them from tour stops into a sacred farewell for Deadheads around the world. The Grateful Dead would not perform under that name again until the 2015 “Fare Thee Well” shows, a full 20 years later.The set is preserved in mint condition, with all four items housed in archival-grade sleeves for long-term protection. The unused backstage passes feature vibrant graphics from the era, and the unused tickets remain as issued, never torn, never scanned.This set offers an unparalleled opportunity to own a tangible memory from the Dead’s storied journey. A must-have for fans, archivists, and music historians alike.

Grateful Dead – Final Show Ticket & Backstage Pass Set (Soldier Field, Chicago, IL – July 8–9, 1995)

“Don't Let A Living Legend Die” — an illustrated fan tribute from The Sticker Guy, produced in the wake of Garcia's passing. It's a snapshot of how the community actually processed loss: not through official statements but through grassroots, self-published art passed hand to hand in parking lots and record shops. Set of three, and a vivid piece of the movement's DIY heart. Mint.

“Don't Let A Living Legend Die” Tribute Postcard by The Sticker Guy (Set of 3)

By 2001, Jerry Garcia had become the rarest kind of American figure — a countercultural saint printed, half in tribute and half in wink, onto his own money. This novelty commemorative “bill” puts his face where a president's would go, a cheeky nod to just how thoroughly he'd entered the national imagination. Garcia was legendarily indifferent to money. But his music was priceless. This bill celebrates both--improbably. Ironically priced and a&nbsp;guaranteed grin. Mint.

Jerry Garcia Commemorative Bill — 2001 Novelty Note

Few people realized Jerry Garcia was a serious visual artist until the early 1990s, when his abstract paintings and watercolors were licensed into the wildly successful “J. Garcia” necktie line — silk ties that smuggled his artwork into boardrooms, department stores, and Father's Day gift boxes across America, and became an unlikely fashion phenomenon. These 23 neckties come from that collection: the moment Garcia the painter quietly reached millions of people who'd never once been to a show. Mint.

J. Garcia Neckties (Set of 23)

When Todd McFarlane — the comics superstar behind Spawn — turned his hyper-detailed toy company loose on music legends, Jerry Garcia made the cut. This 2001 McFarlane figurine renders him in intricate detail on a display stand, a small act of pop-culture canonization that set Garcia on the shelf beside the icons of the action-figure age. Display-ready and instantly recognizable. A fun collectible with real shelf presence.Good condition. Crease on hang tag and damage on top of the plastic casing (see images).

“Thank You Jerry” Fan Sticker — Garcia Memorial, Golden Gate Park, 8/13/1995 (Set of 3)

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