I only have one question.
Does that Postage Paid stamp indicate that the poster was mailed somewhere as
is, without a tube, and survived the mail without being crushed or wrinkled?
Or in the US are items also stamped as postage paid before they go into a tube?
It's a serious question.
And Sue is absolutely correct about posters age yellowing despite being stored
"correctly", and for all the reasons she cites... as anyone who's been dealing
and handling posters for longer than a couple of years well knows.
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Heim
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 12:49 AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Alien advance, Yellowing
Hello all,
The interesting thing to me about this auction is that the seller states
that the poster has no yellowing and is as bright as the day it was printed.
Then he goes on to show photos of the front of the poster and the back of the
poster where yellowing is definitely evident 'as it should be' for a poster of
this age. He says that "posters do not yellow if they are not exposed to light,
smoke or moisture", which is untrue. Posters were not printed on acid free
paper as they were made for cheap advertising, not as a collectable. They will
yellow over time even if you put them on a table in a dark room and never open
the door for 20 years. That is because they have acid in them and the paper is
deteriorating as we speak. Now there are ways to slow down that deterioration
and decay as many of us know.
I think the seller didn't even need to include that information. Perhaps
he is so paranoid from being associated with the "minty whites" that he feels
he has to defend his product no matter what it's origins, and that is evident
by the rest of his listing where he gives you a full history of his business. I
have had dealings with this seller early on in Ebay history. I bought a poster
that was of good value for a very low price, paid for it, waited to hear from
the seller, several days passed and then I was told the poster I bought was in
a van that was stolen over the weekend. About 2 months later, there was the
same poster for sale on Ebay again. I emailed the seller and never got a
response. This has been years ago. Never bought from him again.
My shop is right next to Van Nuys, which is the address listed on the back
of the poster. The stamps look legit. So, the poster looks original. I just
found the whole "yellowing" disclaimer interesting.
Sue
www.hollywoodposterframes.com
----- Original Message -----
From: dsonesheets
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 11:54 PM
Subject: [MOPO] Alien advance, fake or not?
Just saw this on eBay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-ALIEN-TEASER-1-sheet-unused-rolled-misprint_W0QQitemZ310067677157QQihZ021QQcategoryZ2322QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Far be it from me to judge a poster based solely on the auction's
description, but I would think anyone that starts out his description defending
it against possible reprint trademarks is a bad idea. And it has stamps on the
back!! Where have we seen this before? Oh, and not only is it original,
rolled, and in absolutely perfect condition, but it's also a misprint, which
makes it even more valuable? I mean, come on.
Honestly, it was only a matter of time before a perfect white, rolled copy
of this beloved, rare poster cropped up. It commands upwards of $1500+ when an
original does surface, so it only makes sense that this one would be put on the
old printing press. I could of course be wrong, so I am just asking for
opinions.
Steve
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