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Sought-after vintage pencil signatures of Led Zeppelin's original lineup—“To Denny, best wishes & thanks, Jimmy Page,” “Best wishes, Robert Plant,” “Best wishes, John Bonham,” and “Good Luck & Thanks, John Paul Jones"—on a white 8.5 x 11 sheet of stationery of Denny's Music Shop, Portland, Oregon. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds, overall creasing, and light edge wear.
These autographs were obtained in December 1968, when the group came to the United States for their first American tour. Led Zeppelin had just formed in July 1968, making this signature set one of the earliest known.
Accompanied by a letter of provenance from original recipient Dennis Handa, in part: “From 1965 through 1973 I owned a music store in Portland, Oregon, called Denny’s Music. Through a friend of mine we became the main source of furnishing stage equipment for major concert tours in the Northwest USA. In the 60’s–early 70’s bands typically would bring their personal gear but would send a Rider ahead requesting what they needed for onstage gear. This was before the big trucks, lighting etc…My store had an arrangement with Sunn Amplifiers and Fender to furnish gear for the Concerts as part of a PR program for the companies…Re Led Zeppelin. I got a call at my store saying that Zeppelins truck had ran into difficulties coming from a concert in Spokane Washington (snow) and would I meet with the band and loan them some instruments for the concert that night at Portland's Civic Auditorium. I agreed and late that day the band showed up. Jimmy Page picked out an Epiphone Casino guitar (this was used in the part of the concert where he used a violin bow) he had his Les Paul with him. John Bonham picked out a Ludwig drum set and the bass player John Paul Jones as I remember took a Fender precision bass. After they settled on the instruments, I asked them if they wanted to go to a pub around the corner from my store. They agreed and we went. I remember everyone looking at them strange, thinking they were just some hippies. Remember they were very young and this was at the start of their career and US tours."
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