What are handbills?

Handbills are small printed posters. They usually are about 4.5 inches wide and around 8 inches long. They are printed prior to a concert and distributed to promote the show. Collectors horde and trade them. The handbills you see on this site are all made by the famous Mark Arminski. This site only dwells on his handbills. Mark also prints larger versions of the 'cards', but we do not currently track the larger sizes like we track the smaller handbills. The handbill is usually printed on a heavy stock of paper and the paper color is not always white. The inks used often respond to a black light so they can be a real treat studying with the lights out and the blacklight on.