Well, knowledge is knowledge and all of this is very useful for serious collectors of film memorabilia, perhaps the most under-documented areas of long time collectibles.
The programme is Austrian, and used in Germany. It's rather like a UK international one sheet that is used in Australia, or a US International one sheet that is used in Australia. It remains as sourced from its country of origin as part of its descriptor. The analogy of East German and West German material is certainly apt. Particularly where design in East Germany was so dramatically different before reunification. I would think that accuracy in describing it would only widen its potential audience of bidders and stand the auction house (any auction house) in good stead. Surely part of the credibility of specialised auction houses rests on their ability to present their items as accurately as possible and absorb information for future listings. Phil E. ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Hershenson To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 7:43 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: Heritage's incredible Halloween auction continues with lots more this week! Bruce, The thing is that the Austrian programs measure a completely different size from the German ones, so most people who collect these programs want to know which country they are from, because of the size difference. Of course, since you gave the size, anyone knowledgeable would know that it is Austrian and not German, so I guess you don't need to make the correction. It is kind of like how we distinguish between East German posters and German posters, because they use to be two completely different countries with completely different governments. But some people would say they are both "Germany". Bruce On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Carteron, Bruce - 1551 <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Bruce: Thanks for checking out our auction! While this program was printed in Vienna – every German website we have looked at says these are German programs for use in Germany and Austria. So it seems this is just a question of semantics. Film-Kurier was a journal for German film professionals from 1919-1945: http://www.goethe.de/kue/flm/weg/weg/prk/wpk/enindex.htm This is a translation from a German website: “Cooperation with the German Cinematheque Foundation and funded by the Hamburg Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Art is in by CineGraph (particularly by Peer Moritz and Ingrid walking) the most important German film magazine, Film-Kurier, the 1919-1945 daily published by an index developed. Für die filmhistorische Forschung entsteht auf diese Weise ein einmaliges Quellenwerk. For the film-historical research produced in this way, a unique source material.” Translated page from German Wikipedia: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film-Kurier&ei=OMTFTI_TBcSqlAfOkaEI&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBcQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522film%2Bkurier%2522%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26prmd%3Db http://www.cinegraph.de/fk/fkindex.html Bruce Carteron Consignment Director, Vintage Movie Poster Auctions HERITAGE AUCTION GALLERIES 3500 Maple Avenue, 17th floor Dallas, Texas 75219-3941 Phone: 214-409-1551/ 800-872-6467 Ext 1551 Direct fax: 214-443-8479 Email to: [email protected] Join www.HA.com today. Totally free, with many benefits. Over 375,000 members! http://movieposters.ha.com From: Bruce Hershenson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 12:16 PM To: Carteron, Bruce - 1551 Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: Heritage's incredible Halloween auction continues with lots more this week! The Bride of Frankenstein (Universal, 1935) Rare Karloff Film- Kurier German Program (6" X 9") http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55081#Photo This is an AUSTRIAN program, not German. Bruce On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Carteron, Bruce - 1551 <[email protected]> wrote: This week, Heritage is continuing with more of a special Halloween sale – with lots of Horror and Science Fiction titles – and lots More! Please come take a look at all the great items we are offering this week. The 460 lots in this week’s auction will end Sunday, October 31st at 10PM CT. http://movieposters.ha.com/common/search_results.php?N=54+793+794+791+792+4294953515 Here are some of the fantastic items we are offering this week: Psycho (Paramount, 1960) Alfred Hitchcock Six Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55341 Revenge of the Creature (Universal International, 1955) Awesome One Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55350 Tarantula (Universal International, 1955) Rare 40" X 60" Poster http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55410 Cool Hand Luke (Warner Brothers, 1967) Paul Newman Three Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55099 The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (Columbia, 1958) Ray Harryhausen One Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55005 House of Wax (Warner Brothers, 1953) Vincent Price Insert 3-D Style http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55221 King Kong (RKO, R-1952) Fay Wray Insert http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55246 The Bride of Frankenstein (Universal, 1935) Rare Karloff Film- Kurier German Program (6" X 9") http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55081 Mothra (Columbia, 1962) Japanese Monster One Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55293 20 Million Miles to Earth (Columbia, 1957) Ray Harryhausen Monster 40" X 60" Poster http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55002 The Blob (Paramount, 1958) Steve McQueen British Quad http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55063 House of Usher (American International, 1960) Vincent Price One Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55220 On the Mesa of Lost Women (Howco, 1952) Cult Classic Title Lobby Card http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55317 Gorgo (MGM, 1961) Great Monster One Sheet (27" X 41") http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55193 The Monster Walks (Astor Pictures, R-1938) Awesome Three Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55290 The Mummy (Universal, 1932) Boris Karloff Film-Kurier German Program (6" X 9") http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55296 I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (American International, 1957) Cult Lobby Cards (4) http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55235 True to Life (Paramount, 1943) Rare Half Sheet w/ Art by Al Hirschfeld http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55430 Daddy "O" / RoadRacers Combo (American International, 1959) Cult Three Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55114 Central Park (Warner Brothers - First National, 1932) Joan Blondell One Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55093 Butterfield 8 (MGM, 1960) Elizabeth Taylor 40" X 60" Poster Z Style http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55084 Don't Fence Me In (Republic, 1945) Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Six Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55138 Too Many Girls (RKO, 1940) Rare One Sheet for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s first film together! http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=510105&Lot_No=55424 And way, way more great items! 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