|  | Item: Grateful Dead Back Stage Pass 08/15/95 Company: Crest Craft Date: 1995-08-15 Catalog Number: 18:13:09:0017:C11 Main Category: Music and Recorded Audio Sub Category: Tickets/Passes Secondary Category: None Size: 2 1/2" x 3 5/8" Details: Crest Craft created a lot of Grateful Dead backstage passes from 1983 until 1995. In 1995 they created a series of backstage passes with Marvel characters on the front. The artist is Steve Lightle and the image first appeared on the back of trading card #46 from the 1993 Skybox Marvel Universe IV set. This backstage pass was created for the September 15, 1995 concert at the Boston Garden in Boston Massachusetts. This concert was cancelled because Jerry Garcia died on August 9th, 1995. 1500 of these passes were produced and shipped to the customer before the concert was cancelled. It is believed that most endured up in the Grateful Dead Vault run by Gerry Garicias family. At the time of this entry, Jack Johnson, the President of Crest Craft, maintains a personal collection with the passes, proofs, etc. All passes have a MacTac PS adhesive liner on the back with Crest Craft information stamped on it.
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