Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Sam Sarowitz]

Very sorry to hear about Jeff. He was a really nice guy & a very enthusiastic 
collector. 

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> On Apr 14, 2020, at 4:38 PM, jburtis  wrote:
> 
> On a sad note, long time collector Jeff Gordon died a couple of weeks ago. He 
> was a fixture at NYC shows and Movie Collectors World advertiser under the 
> name Jagarts. To have reffered to Jeff as entusiastic would be an 
> understatement.
> He was a terrific guy and one of a kind.
>  
> -Original Message-
> From: Franc <01b682db7aab-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu>
> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:26:13 +
> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
> 
> I spoke to Lou, not so long ago.  He sometimes bids on some on my items on 
> Ebay.  He's still buying, and he sounded great on the phone.
> 
> Franc Martarella
>  
>  
> -Original Message-
> From: jburtis 
> To: MoPo-L 
> Sent: Tue, Apr 14, 2020 12:02 pm
> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
> 
> Also, I believe he sells on eBay. I'll ask a friend for his seller ID and let 
> you know.
>  
> -Original Message-
> From: Glenn Taranto 
> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:37:13 -0700
> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
> 
> Does Lou Valentino have a website or an eBay page?
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Glenn
> 
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 11:26 AM Bruce Hershenson < brucehershen...@gmail.com 
> > wrote:
> You are surely right, Joe. More amazing, he is active on Facebook too. What a 
> guy!
> 
> And Lou is one of those rare dealers I NEVER hear the slightest negative 
> about, kind of a miracle in this hobby. Although come to think of it, I have 
> also NEVER heard a negative word about Joe Burtis, either!
> 
> Please all of you stay safe.
> Bruce
> 
>   
> 
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> On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 1:04 PM jburtis < jbur...@mpagallery.com 
> > wrote:
> Hi Bruce (and everyone else),
> I think the collector active the longest (and still going strong) must be Lou 
> Valentino of the Bronx. He started some time in the late 1940s or early 
> 1950s. Probably on eBay as I type this.
> Just a guess,
> Joe
> -Original Message-
> From: Bruce Hershenson  >
> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU  
> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:27:31 -0500
> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
> 
> Glenn,
> 
> To get back to your original question, certainly a leading candidate would be 
> the man who consigned the wonderful collection of serial one-sheets I 
> auctioned in my Auction in 2001 which was contained in my book, To Be 
> Continued (see all the images online at  
> http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html
>  
> 
>  ).
> 
> The owner, Frank, who was still alive, had bought the one-sheets himself 
> (starting as a teenager) between 1932 and 1952. He got them from the San 
> Francisco poster exchanges. The people there were not supposed to sell them 
> to non-theater people, but he got to know them, and they did the kid a favor, 
> and over the years he because a regular!
> 
> He kept them in incredible condition, and he is one of the only long time 
> collectors who resisted the temptation to sell any of them as the prices 
> rose. When he contacted me at the end of 2000, he said he was having health 
> issues, and that otherwise he would never sell.
> 
> He said one thing that stuck with me. When I told him the kind of money he 
> would likely get (which was surpassed when the posters auctioned) he was 
> amazed. He said there had been one "old guy" at the exchanges who kept 
> telling him that he was "throwing away his money" buying the posters, and 
> that he should do ANYTHING else with it. He said he wished that old guy could 
> see how much money they were worth in 2000 (but of course that guy was surely 
> long gone).
> 
> So not only did Frank start in 1932, surely making him one of the earliest 
> collectors ever, but he also solely bought as a collector, and did not get a 
> huge chunk to start out with, as so many collectors do. And he held onto them 
> for 68 years (for the oldest ones) so he surely qualifies as one of the 
> longest term collectors too.
> 
> And of course there was also Charles Dyas, who started his 

Re: [MOPO] Prepping for the Reaper

[Glenn Taranto]

Greg -

I guess it's a sign of the times.

I just had this same type of conversation with my niece the other day.  I
told her I feel like everything in my apartment would have value to someone
and it would be up to her and her brother to decide if they want to take
the time to reap the rewards. They could either try and sell the stuff or
keep it. But for God's sake don't just throw it out. Donate it at least.
Maybe it will find it's way to someone who would appreciate it.

When Joe wrote regarding the loss of his friend I wondered will his
treasure be thrown on a heap or will they find their way to new
caretakers.  We won't be here to worry about it but the thought of anything
collectable just being tossed out does make me sad in advance.

GT

On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 3:29 PM Greg Douglass  wrote:

> Beloved Fellow Geeks:
> I was sorting through my modest pile of movie paper the other night and I
> realized I had acquired some pretty cool stuff. I realized that if I were
> to suddenly shuffle off this mortal coil that no one would know where and
> how to properly dispose of my stuff. My son has zero appreciation for my
> little treasures. if I had a collection of Death Metal posters ("Hey son!
> Look at this mint condition Cannibal Corpse poster. And the Snivelling
> Shits opened the show!")
> It'd be like me finding an INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN insert in mint
> condition.
> However, the brutal truth is that i will not be around in...probably...ten
> years.twenty if I'm really lucky and my marbles are intact.
> My long suffering wife won't have a clue either; and who can blame her?
> So I am presently listing the best bits of my stash, with detailed
> condition issues and price parameters. I am also giving out some names of
> people i feel will treat my collection with respect and be straightforward
> with my wife and son, both of whom may be clueless about certain things but
> who are sharp people who are not easily manipilated.
> I am 70 and see my friends leaving me in droves. I want to be
> realistically ready when the time comes. I still haven't decided on an
> auction house vs. a trusted individual who I have worked with for years.
> But step one is to list what I habe.
> Suggestions??? *Ideas?*
> *Greg Douglass*
>
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Re: [MOPO] Prepping for the Reaper

[Paul W. Hazen]

I had the same conversation with my wife a few years back with similar results. 
Although my collection is nowhere near what the majority of MOPO guys and girls 
have I’ve spent the two years painstakingly putting together a spreadsheet, 
taking pictures, and cataloguing everything I have so when that day comes she 
will know what to do with it and know exactly what it is. Granted she will see 
some of the prices I paid on some of these and curse my name for most of 
eternity but hopefully any sale of them will give her a small compensation of 
both money and forgiveness.  

It’s been a huge undertaking but I know that list will definitely help on any 
sale of the materials. I think that’s truly the first step we all should take 
is just creating an inventory list. Mine consists of the dates and prices on 
everything that I can remember and when done will hopefully have a sales price 
estimate based on then current values. Looking at mine I’ve been able to figure 
out that some can be parted with now, some will be offered to fellow Kubrick 
collectors if they survive me, what sites to uses for auctions, and what will 
still need to pried from my cold dead hands. 

I’m not saying everyone should have as detailed list as mine but it could help 
for not only insurance reasons but for resales. 

Best of luck Greg, would love to see list and if you have any Kubrick related 
materials I would be more than happy to consider taking then off your hands . =]

All the best.

Sincerely, 

Paul W. Hazen
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> On Apr 14, 2020, at 3:29 PM, Greg Douglass  wrote:
> 
> 
> Beloved Fellow Geeks:
> I was sorting through my modest pile of movie paper the other night and I 
> realized I had acquired some pretty cool stuff. I realized that if I were to 
> suddenly shuffle off this mortal coil that no one would know where and how to 
> properly dispose of my stuff. My son has zero appreciation for my little 
> treasures. if I had a collection of Death Metal posters ("Hey son! Look at 
> this mint condition Cannibal Corpse poster. And the Snivelling Shits opened 
> the show!")
> It'd be like me finding an INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN insert in mint 
> condition.
> However, the brutal truth is that i will not be around in...probably...ten 
> years.twenty if I'm really lucky and my marbles are intact.
> My long suffering wife won't have a clue either; and who can blame her?
> So I am presently listing the best bits of my stash, with detailed condition 
> issues and price parameters. I am also giving out some names of people i feel 
> will treat my collection with respect and be straightforward with my wife and 
> son, both of whom may be clueless about certain things but who are sharp 
> people who are not easily manipilated.
> I am 70 and see my friends leaving me in droves. I want to be realistically 
> ready when the time comes. I still haven't decided on an auction house vs. a 
> trusted individual who I have worked with for years. But step one is to list 
> what I habe.
> Suggestions??? Ideas?
> Greg Douglass
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[MOPO] Prepping for the Reaper

[Greg Douglass]

Beloved Fellow Geeks:

I was sorting through my modest pile of movie paper the other night and I realized I had acquired some pretty cool stuff. I realized that if I were to suddenly shuffle off this mortal coil that no one would know where and how to properly dispose of my stuff. My son has zero appreciation for my little treasures. if I had a collection of Death Metal posters ("Hey son! Look at this mint condition Cannibal Corpse poster. And the Snivelling Shits opened the show!")

It'd be like me finding an INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN insert in mint condition.

However, the brutal truth is that i will not be around in...probably...ten years.twenty if I'm really lucky and my marbles are intact.

My long suffering wife won't have a clue either; and who can blame her?

So I am presently listing the best bits of my stash, with detailed condition issues and price parameters. I am also giving out some names of people i feel will treat my collection with respect and be straightforward with my wife and son, both of whom may be clueless about certain things but who are sharp people who are not easily manipilated.

I am 70 and see my friends leaving me in droves. I want to be realistically ready when the time comes. I still haven't decided on an auction house vs. a trusted individual who I have worked with for years. But step one is to list what I habe.

Suggestions??? Ideas?

Greg Douglass


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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[jburtis]

On a sad note, long time collector Jeff Gordon died a couple of weeks ago. 
He was a fixture at NYC shows and Movie Collectors World advertiser under 
the name Jagarts. To have reffered to Jeff as entusiastic would be an 
understatement.
He was a terrific guy and one of a kind.


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To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU

Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:26:13 +

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I spoke to Lou, not so long ago.  He sometimes bids on some on my items on 
Ebay.  He's still buying, and he sounded great on the phone.





Franc Martarella








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Also, I believe he sells on eBay. I'll ask a friend for his seller ID 
and let you know.


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From: Glenn Taranto 

To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU

Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:37:13 -0700

Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?





Does Lou Valentino have a website or an eBay page?







Thanks,







Glenn





On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 11:26 AM Bruce 
Hershenson mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com]> 
wrote:


You are surely right, Joe. More amazing, he is active on 
Facebook too. What a guy!



And Lou is one of those rare dealers I NEVER hear the slightest negative 
about, kind of a miracle in this hobby. Although come to think of it, I have 

also NEVER heard a negative word about Joe Burtis, either!



Please all of you stay safe.

Bruce



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On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 1:04 PM jburtis 
mailto:jbur...@mpagallery.com]> wrote:


Hi Bruce (and everyone else),



I think the collector active the longest (and still going strong) must  
be Lou Valentino of the Bronx. He started some time in the late 1940s or  
early 1950s. Probably on eBay as I type this.



Just a guess,



Joe


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From: Bruce Hershenson mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com]>

To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU [mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU]

Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:27:31 -0500

Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?





Glenn,



To get back to your original question, certainly a leading candidate would  
be the man who consigned the wonderful collection of serial one-sheets I  
auctioned in my Auction in 2001 which was contained in my book, To Be  
Continued (see all the images online at   
http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html
 
[http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html]
 ).



The owner, Frank, who was still alive, had bought the one-sheets himself  
(starting as a teenager) between 1932 and 1952. He got them from the San  
Francisco poster exchanges. The people there were not supposed to sell them  

to non-theater people, but he got to know them, and they did the kid a  
favor, and over the years he because a regular!



He kept them in incredible condition, and he is one of the only long time  
collectors who resisted the temptation to sell any of them as the prices  
rose. When he contacted me at the end of 2000, he said he was having health  

issues, and that otherwise he would never sell.



He said one thing that stuck with me. When I told him the kind of money he  
would likely get (which was surpassed when the posters auctioned) he was  
amazed. He said there had been one "old guy" at the exchanges who  
kept telling him that he was "throwing away his money" buying the  
posters, and that he should do ANYTHING else with it. He said he wished that 

 old guy could see how much money they were worth in 2000 (but of course 
that  guy was surely long gone).



So not only did Frank start in 1932, surely making him one of the earliest  
collectors ever, but he also solely bought as a collector, and did not get a 

 huge chunk to start out with, as so many collectors do. And he held onto  
them for 68 years (for the oldest ones) so he surely qualifies as one of the 

 longest term collectors too.



And of course there was also Charles Dyas, who started his collecting in  
1921 (with his TWO Cabinet of Caligari one-sheets), but he was a theater  
owner, and he saved ones from movies he showed, so i don't know if he  
counts. But he DID also keep all his posters until the late 1980s, when he  
passed away, so he was another super long time collector.



And there was the other theater owner who bought a trunk filled with 1930s  
posters in 1946, including The Invisible Man and Dracula, and he held those  

until he consigned them to me in 1998, yet another really long time  
collector.



And there were others, but 

Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Tom Martin]

great memory PIckmaster Masn..
that must have  been so cool
thanks for share...
Tom
Hollywood dream Factory®
since 1977




On 2020-04-14 13:52, Greg Douglass wrote:

Been reading this thread with great interest. I knew a guy named Chuck
Vergara who had been collecting posters for ages. A mutual pal of ours
introduced us and I went to Chuck's coffee shop/restaurant that he
owned and was immediately stunned by the gorgeous posters covering
almost every wall surface. Chuck's addiction was to those beautiful
20th Century Fox stone lithos. 'They're so damn pretty!" he said over
and over again. He was driving around in San Francisco one day when an
old, old theater on Market Street was dumping hundreds of pounds of
posters ranging from the twenties to the present. He sprinted over to
a phone booth and called everyone with a large vehicle that he knew.
I bought many, many posters from Chuck over the years; sadly,
financial issues forced me to sell much of my collection in the early
1990s.
He used to joke about my love for horror films. "We can still be
friends even though you like that crap", he used to say.
One day, I got a phone call from Chuck. "Hey, Mr. Horror Movie Guy,
can you come over here, like RIGHT now?" He would not say why but I
jetted over. There, laid out on his living room floor, was the six
sheet from "Phantom of the Opera" showing the Phantom at the Masked
Ball. It was so gorgeous I got tears in my eyes. The person who was
buying the poster from Chuck came over and ranted and raved over the
ourrageous price: "TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS!?!?! That's highway robbery,
Vergara!" He grumpily paid the 2 Gs and left.
I believe that same poster sold at one of Bruce's early auctions for a
gazillion dollars.
I loved Chuck like a father. When he developed prostate cancer, he
sold me much of his collection for peanuts. "Come on, Chuck, we both
know that poster is worth a lot more." He insisted. Ebay was just
getting going so my profits on poster sales were pretty strong.
He was the nicest man I ever met and I miss his company terribly. He
wasn't the earliest collector but he'd been doing it for a long, long
time. I've met some great people in this hobby and also some
unbelievable dicks.
They broke the mold when they made Chuck.
Great thread. I love these stories.
Greg Douglass
PS-I used to go to National Sreen Service on 5th St in San Francisco
when I was a kid. I'd either hitch a ride with my older brother or
take the bus. I had piles of dead mint early Sixties titles, lots of
Corman AIP. The guy who worked there was the first flamboyantly gay
person i ever met. He was an absolute riot, constantly bitching about
how his "addiction" had turned him into a shipping clerk. "What awful
gory things do you want today, young man?" he'd say when I walked in.
One sheets were ...I think...50 cents. I paid for many of my treasures
using quarters and dimes. Warm up my time machine, please.

SENT: Monday, April 13, 2020 at 5:16 PM
 FROM: "Glenn Taranto" 
 TO: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
 SUBJECT: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Thanks, Sue. What a lucky kid! Hard to believe any poster being mint
being over 90 years old.

As we all know many posters were given up for the war effort in the
1940's. I hope I live long enough for that time machine to be
invented!

Glenn

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 5:08 PM Susan Heim 
wrote:


Great question Glenn.. I know I have customers who started
collecting the the 1950's. I have one customer who's father was good
friends with someone who ran a National Screen Service and, on
weekends, they would drop
by to see the friend and the friend would give my customer, who was
about 10 or 11 in those days movie posters and lobby card sets. So,
for any given film, and he particularly collected Elizabeth Taylor
and Alfred Hitchcock,
he owned the one sheet, 40x60, 30x40 and lobby card set for each of
their films, all in mint, never used condition. My customer kept up
with the friend over the years, and developed other film poster
interests all the way back to the 1920's, and collected hundreds of
posters. It's really amazing to hold in your hands a mint copy of
something that is 60 or 90 years old when you go to frame it..

I know Ron Borst started collecting pretty early.when I first
started collecting back in 1973, I knew other collectors that had
been collecting since the 1940's finding posters in old bookstores
in Hollywood.

Sue
Hollywood Poster Frames

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FROM: MoPo List  on behalf of Glenn
Taranto 
SENT: Monday, April 13, 2020 11:59 PM
TO: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
SUBJECT: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Hello All -

OK, Admittedly too much time on my hands...

Have any of you ever wondered (or know) who is considered the
earliest know poster collector? Forry Ackerman, perhaps?

I can just imagine some kid standing in front of a Paramount theatre
and staring at a Metropolis one sheet wishing they could own it.

GT
-

Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Michael Greenwood]

I also tend to remember reading a lot of stuff and interviews with American 
original, filmmaker Kenneth Anger and he always talks about his vast collection 
of Golden era Hollywood stuff. I think his grandmother was involved in costumes 
or something in very early cinema and since he is in his 80s now and a lifelong 
movie nut, I would imagine he has a pretty impressive collection of stuff. Or 
maybe not, he's a bit of character...maybe he just boasts! Either way, I'd love 
to know more about what he has stashed away through the years.

I have one Anger piece in my collection that I bought on ebay, way back, simply 
because I thought it was funny AND poster related. It's a letter he wrote (on 
Anger stationary!) to Forrest Ackerman (I think his greeting calls him 4E) and 
it's about how he has a poster getting restored and he's having trouble getting 
it back from the person and it's implied that maybe this person won't give it 
back unless someone of 4E's exalted reputation can intercede on Anger's behalf? 
Anyway, anything I've read about him makes him out to be the prickly one but, 
who knows? He's certainly made some tremendous films and is an interesting dude.

All the best,
M

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great stories!woww

goosebumps  !!!



On 2020-04-14 14:04, jburtis wrote:
> Hi Bruce (and everyone else),
> I think the collector active the longest (and still going strong) must
> be Lou Valentino of the Bronx. He started some time in the late 1940s
> or early 1950s. Probably on eBay as I type this.
> Just a guess,
> Joe
>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Bruce Hershenson 
>> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
>> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:27:31 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>>
>> Glenn,
>>
>> To get back to your original question, certainly a leading
>> candidate would be the man who consigned the wonderful collection of
>> serial one-sheets I auctioned in my Auction in 2001 which was
>> contained in my book, To Be Continued (see all the images online at
>>
> http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html
>> [2] ).
>>
>> The owner, Frank, who was still alive, had bought the one-sheets
>> himself (starting as a teenager) between 1932 and 1952. He got them
>> from the San Francisco poster exchanges. The people there were not
>> supposed to sell them to non-theater people, but he got to know
>> them, and they did the kid a favor, and over the years he because a
>> regular!
>>
>> He kept them in incredible condition, and he is one of the only
>> long time collectors who resisted the temptation to sell any of them
>> as the prices rose. When he contacted me at the end of 2000, he said
>> he was having health issues, and that otherwise he would never sell.
>>
>> He said one thing that stuck with me. When I told him the kind of
>> money he would likely get (which was surpassed when the posters
>> auctioned) he was amazed. He said there had been one "old guy" at
>> the exchanges who kept telling him that he was "throwing away his
>> money" buying the posters, and that he should do ANYTHING else with
>> it. He said he wished that old guy could see how much money they
>> were worth in 2000 (but of course that guy was surely long gone).
>>
>> So not only did Frank start in 1932, surely making him one of the
>> earliest collectors ever, but he also solely bought as a collector,
>> and did not get a huge chunk to start out with, as so many
>> collectors do. And he held onto them for 68 years (for the oldest
>> ones) so he surely qualifies as one of the longest term collectors
>> too.
>>
>> And of course there was also Charles Dyas, who started his
>> collecting in 1921 (with his TWO Cabinet of Caligari one-sheets),
>> but he was a theater owner, and he saved ones from movies he showed,
>> so i don't know if he counts. But he DID also keep all his posters
>> until the late 1980s, when he passed away, so he was another super
>> long time collector.
>>
>> And there was the other theater owner who bought a trunk filled
>> with 1930s posters in 1946, including The Invisible Man and Dracula,
>> and he held those until he consigned them to me in 1998, yet another
>> really long time collector.
>>
>> And there were others, but those are for another time!
>>
>> Bruce
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:00 PM Glenn Taranto <
>> exit82afi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello All -
>>>
>>> OK, Admittedly too much time on my hands...
>>>
>>> Have any of you ever wondered (or know) who is considered the
>>> earliest know poster collector? Forry Ackerman, perhaps?
>>>
>>> I can just imagine some kid standing in front of a Paramount
>>> theatre and staring at a Metropolis one sheet wishing they could
>>> own it.
>>>
>>> GT
>>>
>>> -
>>>
>>> To unsubscribe from 

Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Tom Martin]

great stories!woww

goosebumps  !!!



On 2020-04-14 14:04, jburtis wrote:

Hi Bruce (and everyone else),
I think the collector active the longest (and still going strong) must
be Lou Valentino of the Bronx. He started some time in the late 1940s
or early 1950s. Probably on eBay as I type this.
Just a guess,
Joe


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Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:27:31 -0500
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Glenn,

To get back to your original question, certainly a leading
candidate would be the man who consigned the wonderful collection of
serial one-sheets I auctioned in my Auction in 2001 which was
contained in my book, To Be Continued (see all the images online at


http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html

[2] ).

The owner, Frank, who was still alive, had bought the one-sheets
himself (starting as a teenager) between 1932 and 1952. He got them
from the San Francisco poster exchanges. The people there were not
supposed to sell them to non-theater people, but he got to know
them, and they did the kid a favor, and over the years he because a
regular!

He kept them in incredible condition, and he is one of the only
long time collectors who resisted the temptation to sell any of them
as the prices rose. When he contacted me at the end of 2000, he said
he was having health issues, and that otherwise he would never sell.

He said one thing that stuck with me. When I told him the kind of
money he would likely get (which was surpassed when the posters
auctioned) he was amazed. He said there had been one "old guy" at
the exchanges who kept telling him that he was "throwing away his
money" buying the posters, and that he should do ANYTHING else with
it. He said he wished that old guy could see how much money they
were worth in 2000 (but of course that guy was surely long gone).

So not only did Frank start in 1932, surely making him one of the
earliest collectors ever, but he also solely bought as a collector,
and did not get a huge chunk to start out with, as so many
collectors do. And he held onto them for 68 years (for the oldest
ones) so he surely qualifies as one of the longest term collectors
too.

And of course there was also Charles Dyas, who started his
collecting in 1921 (with his TWO Cabinet of Caligari one-sheets),
but he was a theater owner, and he saved ones from movies he showed,
so i don't know if he counts. But he DID also keep all his posters
until the late 1980s, when he passed away, so he was another super
long time collector.

And there was the other theater owner who bought a trunk filled
with 1930s posters in 1946, including The Invisible Man and Dracula,
and he held those until he consigned them to me in 1998, yet another
really long time collector.

And there were others, but those are for another time!

Bruce

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:00 PM Glenn Taranto <
exit82afi...@gmail.com> wrote:


Hello All -

OK, Admittedly too much time on my hands...

Have any of you ever wondered (or know) who is considered the
earliest know poster collector? Forry Ackerman, perhaps?

I can just imagine some kid standing in front of a Paramount
theatre and staring at a Metropolis one sheet wishing they could
own it.

GT

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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Franc]

 I spoke to Lou, not so long ago.  He sometimes bids on some on my items on 
Ebay.  He's still buying, and he sounded great on the phone.
Franc Martarella
 
 
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Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Also, I believe he sells on eBay. I'll ask a friend for his seller ID and let 
you know.
 
 -Original Message-
From: Glenn Taranto 
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:37:13 -0700
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Does Lou Valentino have a website or an eBay page? Thanks, Glenn
On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 11:26 AM Bruce Hershenson  
wrote:
You are surely right, Joe. More amazing, he is active on Facebook too. What a 
guy!

And Lou is one of those rare dealers I NEVER hear the slightest negative about, 
kind of a miracle in this hobby. Although come to think of it, I have also 
NEVER heard a negative word about Joe Burtis, either!

Please all of you stay safe.
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On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 1:04 PM jburtis  wrote:
Hi Bruce (and everyone else),I think the collector active the longest (and 
still going strong) must be Lou Valentino of the Bronx. He started some time in 
the late 1940s or early 1950s. Probably on eBay as I type this.Just a guess,Joe
 -Original Message-
From: Bruce Hershenson 
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:27:31 -0500
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Glenn,

To get back to your original question, certainly a leading candidate would be 
the man who consigned the wonderful collection of serial one-sheets I auctioned 
in my Auction in 2001 which was contained in my book, To Be Continued (see all 
the images online at   
http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html
 ).

The owner, Frank, who was still alive, had bought the one-sheets himself 
(starting as a teenager) between 1932 and 1952. He got them from the San 
Francisco poster exchanges. The people there were not supposed to sell them to 
non-theater people, but he got to know them, and they did the kid a favor, and 
over the years he because a regular!

He kept them in incredible condition, and he is one of the only long time 
collectors who resisted the temptation to sell any of them as the prices rose. 
When he contacted me at the end of 2000, he said he was having health issues, 
and that otherwise he would never sell.

He said one thing that stuck with me. When I told him the kind of money he 
would likely get (which was surpassed when the posters auctioned) he was 
amazed. He said there had been one "old guy" at the exchanges who kept telling 
him that he was "throwing away his money" buying the posters, and that he 
should do ANYTHING else with it. He said he wished that old guy could see how 
much money they were worth in 2000 (but of course that guy was surely long 
gone).

So not only did Frank start in 1932, surely making him one of the earliest 
collectors ever, but he also solely bought as a collector, and did not get a 
huge chunk to start out with, as so many collectors do. And he held onto them 
for 68 years (for the oldest ones) so he surely qualifies as one of the longest 
term collectors too.

And of course there was also Charles Dyas, who started his collecting in 1921 
(with his TWO Cabinet of Caligari one-sheets), but he was a theater owner, and 
he saved ones from movies he showed, so i don't know if he counts. But he DID 
also keep all his posters until the late 1980s, when he passed away, so he was 
another super long time collector.

And there was the other theater owner who bought a trunk filled with 1930s 
posters in 1946, including The Invisible Man and Dracula, and he held those 
until he consigned them to me in 1998, yet another really long time collector.

And there were others, but those are for another time!

Bruce
On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:00 PM Glenn Taranto < exit82afi...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello All - OK, Admittedly too much time on my hands... Have any of you ever 
wondered (or know) who is considered the earliest know poster collector?  Forry 
Ackerman, perhaps?  I can just imagine some kid standing in front of a 
Paramount theatre and staring at a Metropolis one sheet wishing they could own 
it. GT
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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Tom Martin]

so cool Bruce i see we both are in the lou Valentino fan club...so now i 
know its not just mepeople that treat people right always i find 
treat others wellthe one that error soon learn they must improve

and help others or they will burn bridges andruin Future relationships..
when we make mistakes we  are given the chanceto learn andovercome by 
lessons

some learn quick..some take years..
some keep repeating the same errors and  need to repeat thier lessons..

some like me are blessed with people around me who keep lifting me up 
wheni dont deserve it,,but thats why its called Grace

God bless everyone on MOPO
Tom
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since 1977



On 2020-04-14 14:25, Bruce Hershenson wrote:

You are surely right, Joe. More amazing, he is active on Facebook too.
What a guy!

And Lou is one of those rare dealers I NEVER hear the slightest
negative about, kind of a miracle in this hobby. Although come to
think of it, I have also NEVER heard a negative word about Joe Burtis,
either!

Please all of you stay safe.
Bruce

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On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 1:04 PM jburtis 
wrote:


Hi Bruce (and everyone else),
I think the collector active the longest (and still going strong)
must be Lou Valentino of the Bronx. He started some time in the late
1940s or early 1950s. Probably on eBay as I type this.
Just a guess,
Joe -Original Message-
From: Bruce Hershenson 
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:27:31 -0500
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Glenn,

To get back to your original question, certainly a leading
candidate would be the man who consigned the wonderful collection of
serial one-sheets I auctioned in my Auction in 2001 which was
contained in my book, To Be Continued (see all the images online at


http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html

[1] ).

The owner, Frank, who was still alive, had bought the one-sheets
himself (starting as a teenager) between 1932 and 1952. He got them
from the San Francisco poster exchanges. The people there were not
supposed to sell them to non-theater people, but he got to know
them, and they did the kid a favor, and over the years he because a
regular!

He kept them in incredible condition, and he is one of the only
long time collectors who resisted the temptation to sell any of them
as the prices rose. When he contacted me at the end of 2000, he said
he was having health issues, and that otherwise he would never sell.

He said one thing that stuck with me. When I told him the kind of
money he would likely get (which was surpassed when the posters
auctioned) he was amazed. He said there had been one "old guy" at
the exchanges who kept telling him that he was "throwing away his
money" buying the posters, and that he should do ANYTHING else with
it. He said he wished that old guy could see how much money they
were worth in 2000 (but of course that guy was surely long gone).

So not only did Frank start in 1932, surely making him one of the
earliest collectors ever, but he also solely bought as a collector,
and did not get a huge chunk to start out with, as so many
collectors do. And he held onto them for 68 years (for the oldest
ones) so he surely qualifies as one of the longest term collectors
too.

And of course there was also Charles Dyas, who started his
collecting in 1921 (with his TWO Cabinet of Caligari one-sheets),
but he was a theater owner, and he saved ones from movies he showed,
so i don't know if he counts. But he DID also keep all his posters
until the late 1980s, when he passed away, so he was another super
long time collector.

And there was the other theater owner who bought a trunk filled
with 1930s posters in 1946, including The Invisible Man and Dracula,
and he held those until he consigned them to me in 1998, yet another
really long time collector.

And there were others, but those are for another time!

Bruce

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:00 PM Glenn Taranto <
exit82afi...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello All -

OK, Admittedly too much time on my hands...

Have any of you ever wondered (or know) who is considered the
earliest know poster collector? Forry Ackerman, perhaps?

I can just imagine some kid standing in front of a Paramount theatre
and staring at a Metropolis one sheet wishing they could own it.

GT

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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Tom Martin]

Lou Valentino// is on Facebook
years ago while he was at Time life.. he was able toget me a People 
magazine article on Adam west who i was promoting...
itwas a nice spread..Lou was a longtime customer of Movie 
magazines.andhe loves Lana Turner stuff..he even did a book on 
her...great guy...he was goes back tothe 77-78 ,79as one of my 1stmail 
order customers..of Movie magazines./.i still have a letter he sent me 
while at time /lifecongratulatingon getting thepeople article on Adam//

I think he was art editor?
i remmember my customers by thekindness... one  Guy was danny simon..he 
used to call me to do rambo stuff as he repped Carolcoandthat was 
back around maybe 1980ilearned Danny is now one ofthemost respected 
Lience agencys and LIMA..gave hime the award for best guyinthge biz... 
he reps Swarzenegger and stallone...and the others..andhow i remember 
him most was not his credits but his wonderfulsincere kindness.as we 
had fun talking and he was just NIcevery common with the ones that i 
respect as theyare humble..and sincere and very personable./not 
stuffy  or arrogant but they  serve others and make stuff 
happeni bet ifyou refelecton who you wereinspired by they were the 
Kind ones..
the other thing give learned is many who are private and seem aloof are 
just scared of others as theymay have been abused as kids..and so they 
are hurt...and get protective and shy away as its hard for themtotruts 
after being BURNTjust ask a jew from the 30ss from Germany or 
anygroup that has been treated unfair



who gave you a break when others would not let you in..
Roddy mcdowell had it,,Mel Blanc, so many in movie collecting,,Herb 
Bridges from Atlanta... David Bowers,  James Parrish, Forrey Ackerman, 
...

hope that helps
LOU is a facebook Friend.Glenn

enjoy the week month year..Folks..
Tom
Hollywood Dream Factory®
since 1977


On 2020-04-14 14:37, Glenn Taranto wrote:

Does Lou Valentino have a website or an eBay page?

Thanks,

Glenn

On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 11:26 AM Bruce Hershenson
 wrote:


You are surely right, Joe. More amazing, he is active on Facebook
too. What a guy!

And Lou is one of those rare dealers I NEVER hear the slightest
negative about, kind of a miracle in this hobby. Although come to
think of it, I have also NEVER heard a negative word about Joe
Burtis, either!

Please all of you stay safe.
Bruce

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On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 1:04 PM jburtis 
wrote:

Hi Bruce (and everyone else),
I think the collector active the longest (and still going strong)
must be Lou Valentino of the Bronx. He started some time in the late
1940s or early 1950s. Probably on eBay as I type this.
Just a guess,
Joe -Original Message-
From: Bruce Hershenson 
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:27:31 -0500
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Glenn,

To get back to your original question, certainly a leading
candidate would be the man who consigned the wonderful collection of
serial one-sheets I auctioned in my Auction in 2001 which was
contained in my book, To Be Continued (see all the images online at


http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html

[2] ).

The owner, Frank, who was still alive, had bought the one-sheets
himself (starting as a teenager) between 1932 and 1952. He got them
from the San Francisco poster exchanges. The people there were not
supposed to sell them to non-theater people, but he got to know
them, and they did the kid a favor, and over the years he because a
regular!

He kept them in incredible condition, and he is one of the only
long time collectors who resisted the temptation to sell any of them
as the prices rose. When he contacted me at the end of 2000, he said
he was having health issues, and that otherwise he would never sell.

He said one thing that stuck with me. When I told him the kind of
money he would likely get (which was surpassed when the posters
auctioned) he was amazed. He said there had been one "old guy" at
the exchanges who kept telling him that he was "throwing away his
money" buying the posters, and that he should do ANYTHING else with
it. He said he wished that old guy could see how much money they
were worth in 2000 (but of course that guy was surely long gone).

So not only did Frank start in 1932, surely making him one of the
earliest collectors ever, but he also solely bought as a collector,
and did not get a huge chunk to start out with, as so many
collectors do. And he held onto them for 68 years (for the oldest
ones) so he surely qualifies as one of the longest term collectors
too.

And of course there was also Charles Dyas, who started his
collecting in 1921 (with his TWO Cabinet of Caligari one-sheets),
but he was a theater owner, and he saved ones from movies he showed,
so i don't know if he counts. But he DID also keep all his posters
until the late 1980s, when he passed away, so 

Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[jburtis]

Also, I believe he sells on eBay. I'll ask a friend for his seller ID and 
let you know.


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To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU

Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:37:13 -0700

Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?




Does Lou Valentino have a website or an eBay page?

Thanks,

Glenn

On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 11:26 AM Bruce Hershenson mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com]> wrote:
You are surely right, Joe. More amazing, he is active on Facebook too. What 
a guy!

And Lou is one of those rare dealers I NEVER hear the slightest negative 
about, kind of a miracle in this hobby. Although come to think of it, I have 
also NEVER heard a negative word about Joe Burtis, either!

Please all of you stay safe.
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Hi Bruce (and everyone else),

I think the collector active the longest (and still going strong) must 
be Lou Valentino of the Bronx. He started some time in the late 1940s or 
early 1950s. Probably on eBay as I type this.

Just a guess,

Joe

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To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU [mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU]

Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:27:31 -0500

Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?




Glenn,



To get back to your original question, certainly a leading candidate would 
be the man who consigned the wonderful collection of serial one-sheets I 
auctioned in my Auction in 2001 which was contained in my book, To Be 
Continued (see all the images online at   
http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html
 
[http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html]
).



The owner, Frank, who was still alive, had bought the one-sheets himself 
(starting as a teenager) between 1932 and 1952. He got them from the San 
Francisco poster exchanges. The people there were not supposed to sell them 
to non-theater people, but he got to know them, and they did the kid a 
favor, and over the years he because a regular!



He kept them in incredible condition, and he is one of the only long time 
collectors who resisted the temptation to sell any of them as the prices 
rose. When he contacted me at the end of 2000, he said he was having health 
issues, and that otherwise he would never sell.



He said one thing that stuck with me. When I told him the kind of money he 
would likely get (which was surpassed when the posters auctioned) he was 
amazed. He said there had been one "old guy" at the exchanges who 
kept telling him that he was "throwing away his money" buying the 
posters, and that he should do ANYTHING else with it. He said he wished that 

old guy could see how much money they were worth in 2000 (but of course that 

guy was surely long gone).



So not only did Frank start in 1932, surely making him one of the earliest 
collectors ever, but he also solely bought as a collector, and did not get a 

huge chunk to start out with, as so many collectors do. And he held onto 
them for 68 years (for the oldest ones) so he surely qualifies as one of the 

longest term collectors too.



And of course there was also Charles Dyas, who started his collecting in 
1921 (with his TWO Cabinet of Caligari one-sheets), but he was a theater 
owner, and he saved ones from movies he showed, so i don't know if he 
counts. But he DID also keep all his posters until the late 1980s, when he 
passed away, so he was another super long time collector.



And there was the other theater owner who bought a trunk filled with 1930s 
posters in 1946, including The Invisible Man and Dracula, and he held those 
until he consigned them to me in 1998, yet another really long time 
collector.



And there were others, but those are for another time!



Bruce



On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:00 PM Glenn 
Taranto mailto:exit82afi...@gmail.com]> wrote:

Hello All -



OK, Admittedly too much time on my hands...



Have any of you ever wondered (or know) who is considered the earliest 
know poster collector?  Forry Ackerman, perhaps?



I can just imagine some kid standing in front of a Paramount theatre 
and staring at a Metropolis one sheet wishing they could own it.



GT




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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Glenn Taranto]

Does Lou Valentino have a website or an eBay page?

Thanks,

Glenn

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wrote:

> You are surely right, Joe. More amazing, he is active on Facebook too.
> What a guy!
>
> And Lou is one of those rare dealers I NEVER hear the slightest negative
> about, kind of a miracle in this hobby. Although come to think of it, I
> have also NEVER heard a negative word about Joe Burtis, either!
>
> Please all of you stay safe.
> Bruce
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> On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 1:04 PM jburtis  wrote:
>
>> Hi Bruce (and everyone else),
>> I think the collector active the longest (and still going strong) must be
>> Lou Valentino of the Bronx. He started some time in the late 1940s or early
>> 1950s. Probably on eBay as I type this.
>> Just a guess,
>> Joe
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Bruce Hershenson 
>> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
>> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:27:31 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>>
>> Glenn,
>>
>> To get back to your original question, certainly a leading candidate
>> would be the man who consigned the wonderful collection of serial
>> one-sheets I auctioned in my Auction in 2001 which was contained in my
>> book, To Be Continued (see all the images online at
>> http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html
>> ).
>>
>> The owner, Frank, who was still alive, had bought the one-sheets himself
>> (starting as a teenager) between 1932 and 1952. He got them from the San
>> Francisco poster exchanges. The people there were not supposed to sell them
>> to non-theater people, but he got to know them, and they did the kid a
>> favor, and over the years he because a regular!
>>
>> He kept them in incredible condition, and he is one of the only long time
>> collectors who resisted the temptation to sell any of them as the prices
>> rose. When he contacted me at the end of 2000, he said he was having health
>> issues, and that otherwise he would never sell.
>>
>> He said one thing that stuck with me. When I told him the kind of money
>> he would likely get (which was surpassed when the posters auctioned) he was
>> amazed. He said there had been one "old guy" at the exchanges who kept
>> telling him that he was "throwing away his money" buying the posters, and
>> that he should do ANYTHING else with it. He said he wished that old guy
>> could see how much money they were worth in 2000 (but of course that guy
>> was surely long gone).
>>
>> So not only did Frank start in 1932, surely making him one of the
>> earliest collectors ever, but he also solely bought as a collector, and did
>> not get a huge chunk to start out with, as so many collectors do. And he
>> held onto them for 68 years (for the oldest ones) so he surely qualifies as
>> one of the longest term collectors too.
>>
>> And of course there was also Charles Dyas, who started his collecting in
>> 1921 (with his TWO Cabinet of Caligari one-sheets), but he was a theater
>> owner, and he saved ones from movies he showed, so i don't know if he
>> counts. But he DID also keep all his posters until the late 1980s, when he
>> passed away, so he was another super long time collector.
>>
>> And there was the other theater owner who bought a trunk filled with
>> 1930s posters in 1946, including The Invisible Man and Dracula, and he held
>> those until he consigned them to me in 1998, yet another really long time
>> collector.
>>
>> And there were others, but those are for another time!
>>
>> Bruce
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:00 PM Glenn Taranto < exit82afi...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello All -
>>>
>>> OK, Admittedly too much time on my hands...
>>>
>>> Have any of you ever wondered (or know) who is considered the earliest
>>> know poster collector?  Forry Ackerman, perhaps?
>>>
>>> I can just imagine some kid standing in front of a Paramount theatre and
>>> staring at a Metropolis one sheet wishing they could own it.
>>>
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You are surely right, Joe. More amazing, he is active on Facebook too. What
a guy!

And Lou is one of those rare dealers I NEVER hear the slightest negative
about, kind of a miracle in this hobby. Although come to think of it, I
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> Hi Bruce (and everyone else),
> I think the collector active the longest (and still going strong) must be
> Lou Valentino of the Bronx. He started some time in the late 1940s or early
> 1950s. Probably on eBay as I type this.
> Just a guess,
> Joe
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> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:27:31 -0500
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>
> Glenn,
>
> To get back to your original question, certainly a leading candidate would
> be the man who consigned the wonderful collection of serial one-sheets I
> auctioned in my Auction in 2001 which was contained in my book, To Be
> Continued (see all the images online at
> http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html
> ).
>
> The owner, Frank, who was still alive, had bought the one-sheets himself
> (starting as a teenager) between 1932 and 1952. He got them from the San
> Francisco poster exchanges. The people there were not supposed to sell them
> to non-theater people, but he got to know them, and they did the kid a
> favor, and over the years he because a regular!
>
> He kept them in incredible condition, and he is one of the only long time
> collectors who resisted the temptation to sell any of them as the prices
> rose. When he contacted me at the end of 2000, he said he was having health
> issues, and that otherwise he would never sell.
>
> He said one thing that stuck with me. When I told him the kind of money he
> would likely get (which was surpassed when the posters auctioned) he was
> amazed. He said there had been one "old guy" at the exchanges who kept
> telling him that he was "throwing away his money" buying the posters, and
> that he should do ANYTHING else with it. He said he wished that old guy
> could see how much money they were worth in 2000 (but of course that guy
> was surely long gone).
>
> So not only did Frank start in 1932, surely making him one of the earliest
> collectors ever, but he also solely bought as a collector, and did not get
> a huge chunk to start out with, as so many collectors do. And he held onto
> them for 68 years (for the oldest ones) so he surely qualifies as one of
> the longest term collectors too.
>
> And of course there was also Charles Dyas, who started his collecting in
> 1921 (with his TWO Cabinet of Caligari one-sheets), but he was a theater
> owner, and he saved ones from movies he showed, so i don't know if he
> counts. But he DID also keep all his posters until the late 1980s, when he
> passed away, so he was another super long time collector.
>
> And there was the other theater owner who bought a trunk filled with 1930s
> posters in 1946, including The Invisible Man and Dracula, and he held those
> until he consigned them to me in 1998, yet another really long time
> collector.
>
> And there were others, but those are for another time!
>
> Bruce
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:00 PM Glenn Taranto < exit82afi...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello All -
>>
>> OK, Admittedly too much time on my hands...
>>
>> Have any of you ever wondered (or know) who is considered the earliest
>> know poster collector?  Forry Ackerman, perhaps?
>>
>> I can just imagine some kid standing in front of a Paramount theatre and
>> staring at a Metropolis one sheet wishing they could own it.
>>
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[jburtis]

Hi Bruce (and everyone else),
I think the collector active the longest (and still going strong) must be 
Lou Valentino of the Bronx. He started some time in the late 1940s or early 
1950s. Probably on eBay as I type this.
Just a guess,
Joe
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Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?




Glenn,

To get back to your original question, certainly a leading candidate would 
be the man who consigned the wonderful collection of serial one-sheets I 
auctioned in my Auction in 2001 which was contained in my book, To Be 
Continued (see all the images online at 

http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html
 
[http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html]).

The owner, Frank, who was still alive, had bought the one-sheets himself 
(starting as a teenager) between 1932 and 1952. He got them from the San 
Francisco poster exchanges. The people there were not supposed to sell them 
to non-theater people, but he got to know them, and they did the kid a 
favor, and over the years he because a regular!

He kept them in incredible condition, and he is one of the only long time 
collectors who resisted the temptation to sell any of them as the prices 
rose. When he contacted me at the end of 2000, he said he was having health 
issues, and that otherwise he would never sell.

He said one thing that stuck with me. When I told him the kind of money he 
would likely get (which was surpassed when the posters auctioned) he was 
amazed. He said there had been one "old guy" at the exchanges who kept 
telling him that he was "throwing away his money" buying the posters, and 
that he should do ANYTHING else with it. He said he wished that old guy 
could see how much money they were worth in 2000 (but of course that guy was 
surely long gone).

So not only did Frank start in 1932, surely making him one of the earliest 
collectors ever, but he also solely bought as a collector, and did not get a 
huge chunk to start out with, as so many collectors do. And he held onto 
them for 68 years (for the oldest ones) so he surely qualifies as one of the 
longest term collectors too.

And of course there was also Charles Dyas, who started his collecting in 
1921 (with his TWO Cabinet of Caligari one-sheets), but he was a theater 
owner, and he saved ones from movies he showed, so i don't know if he 
counts. But he DID also keep all his posters until the late 1980s, when he 
passed away, so he was another super long time collector.

And there was the other theater owner who bought a trunk filled with 1930s 
posters in 1946, including The Invisible Man and Dracula, and he held those 
until he consigned them to me in 1998, yet another really long time 
collector.

And there were others, but those are for another time!

Bruce

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:00 PM Glenn Taranto mailto:exit82afi...@gmail.com]> wrote:
Hello All -

OK, Admittedly too much time on my hands...

Have any of you ever wondered (or know) who is considered the earliest know 
poster collector?  Forry Ackerman, perhaps?

I can just imagine some kid standing in front of a Paramount theatre and 
staring at a Metropolis one sheet wishing they could own it.

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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Glenn Taranto]

Great stories Greg!  Thanks so much for sharing. I loved reading your post.
- GT

On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 10:52 AM Greg Douglass  wrote:

>
> Been reading this thread with great interest. I knew a guy named Chuck
> Vergara who had been collecting posters for ages. A mutual pal of ours
> introduced us and I went to Chuck's coffee shop/restaurant that he owned
> and was immediately stunned by the gorgeous posters covering almost every
> wall surface. Chuck's addiction was to those beautiful 20th Century Fox
> stone lithos. 'They're so damn pretty!" he said over and over again. He was
> driving around in San Francisco one day when an old, old theater on Market
> Street was dumping hundreds of pounds of posters ranging from the twenties
> to the present. He sprinted over to a phone booth and called everyone with
> a large vehicle that he knew.
> I bought many, many posters from Chuck over the years; sadly, financial
> issues forced me to sell much of my collection in the early 1990s.
> He used to joke about my love for horror films. "We can still be friends
> even though you like that crap", he used to say.
> One day, I got a phone call from Chuck. "Hey, Mr. Horror Movie Guy, can
> you come over here, like RIGHT now?" He would not say why but I jetted
> over. There, laid out on his living room floor, was the six sheet from
> "Phantom of the Opera" showing the Phantom at the Masked Ball. It was so
> gorgeous I got tears in my eyes. The person who was buying the poster from
> Chuck came over and ranted and raved over the ourrageous price: "TWO
> THOUSAND DOLLARS!?!?! That's highway robbery, Vergara!" He grumpily paid
> the 2 Gs and left.
> I believe that same poster sold at one of Bruce's early auctions for a
> gazillion dollars.
> I loved Chuck like a father. When he developed prostate cancer, he sold me
> much of his collection for peanuts. "Come on, Chuck, we both know that
> poster is worth a lot more." He insisted. Ebay was just getting going so my
> profits on poster sales were pretty strong.
> He was the nicest man I ever met and I miss his company terribly. He
> wasn't the earliest collector but he'd been doing it for a long, long time.
> I've met some great people in this hobby and also some unbelievable dicks.
> They broke the mold when they made Chuck.
> Great thread. I love these stories.
> Greg Douglass
> PS-I used to go to National Sreen Service on 5th St in San Francisco when
> I was a kid. I'd either hitch a ride with my older brother or take the bus.
> I had piles of dead mint early Sixties titles, lots of Corman AIP. The guy
> who worked there was the first flamboyantly gay person i ever met. He was
> an absolute riot, constantly bitching about how his "addiction" had turned
> him into a shipping clerk. "What awful gory things do you want today, young
> man?" he'd say when I walked in. One sheets were ...I think...50 cents. I
> paid for many of my treasures using quarters and dimes. Warm up my time
> machine, please.
>
> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 at 5:16 PM
> *From:* "Glenn Taranto" 
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
> Thanks, Sue.  What a lucky kid!  Hard to believe any poster being mint
> being over 90 years old.
>
> As we all know many posters were given up for the war effort in the
> 1940's.  I hope I live long enough for that time machine to be invented!
>
> Glenn
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 5:08 PM Susan Heim  wrote:
>
>> Great question Glenn..  I know I have customers who started collecting
>> the the 1950's.  I have one customer who's father was good friends with
>> someone who ran a National Screen Service and, on weekends, they would drop
>> by to see the friend and the friend would give my customer, who was about
>> 10 or 11 in those days movie posters and lobby card sets.  So, for any
>> given film, and he particularly collected Elizabeth Taylor and Alfred
>> Hitchcock,
>> he owned the one sheet, 40x60, 30x40 and lobby card set for each of their
>> films, all in mint, never used condition.  My customer kept up with the
>> friend over the years, and developed other film poster interests all the
>> way back to the 1920's, and collected hundreds of posters. It's really
>> amazing to hold in your hands a mint copy of something that is 60 or 90
>> years old when you go to frame it..
>>
>> I know Ron Borst started collecting pretty early.when I first started
>> collecting back in 1973, I knew other collectors that had been collecting
>> since the 1940's finding posters in old bookstores in Hollywood.
>>
>> Sue
>> Hollywood Poster Frames
>>
>>
>> --
>> *From:* MoPo List  on behalf of Glenn
>> Taranto 
>> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 11:59 PM
>> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
>> *Subject:* [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>>
>> Hello All -
>>
>> OK, Admittedly too much time on my hands...
>>
>> Have any of you ever wondered (or know) who is considered the earliest
>> know poster 

Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Greg Douglass]

 


Been reading this thread with great interest. I knew a guy named Chuck Vergara who had been collecting posters for ages. A mutual pal of ours introduced us and I went to Chuck's coffee shop/restaurant that he owned and was immediately stunned by the gorgeous posters covering almost every wall surface. Chuck's addiction was to those beautiful 20th Century Fox stone lithos. 'They're so damn pretty!" he said over and over again. He was driving around in San Francisco one day when an old, old theater on Market Street was dumping hundreds of pounds of posters ranging from the twenties to the present. He sprinted over to a phone booth and called everyone with a large vehicle that he knew.

I bought many, many posters from Chuck over the years; sadly, financial issues forced me to sell much of my collection in the early 1990s.

He used to joke about my love for horror films. "We can still be friends even though you like that crap", he used to say.

One day, I got a phone call from Chuck. "Hey, Mr. Horror Movie Guy, can you come over here, like RIGHT now?" He would not say why but I jetted over. There, laid out on his living room floor, was the six sheet from "Phantom of the Opera" showing the Phantom at the Masked Ball. It was so gorgeous I got tears in my eyes. The person who was buying the poster from Chuck came over and ranted and raved over the ourrageous price: "TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS!?!?! That's highway robbery, Vergara!" He grumpily paid the 2 Gs and left.

I believe that same poster sold at one of Bruce's early auctions for a gazillion dollars.

I loved Chuck like a father. When he developed prostate cancer, he sold me much of his collection for peanuts. "Come on, Chuck, we both know that poster is worth a lot more." He insisted. Ebay was just getting going so my profits on poster sales were pretty strong.

He was the nicest man I ever met and I miss his company terribly. He wasn't the earliest collector but he'd been doing it for a long, long time. I've met some great people in this hobby and also some unbelievable dicks.

They broke the mold when they made Chuck.

Great thread. I love these stories.

Greg Douglass

PS-I used to go to National Sreen Service on 5th St in San Francisco when I was a kid. I'd either hitch a ride with my older brother or take the bus. I had piles of dead mint early Sixties titles, lots of Corman AIP. The guy who worked there was the first flamboyantly gay person i ever met. He was an absolute riot, constantly bitching about how his "addiction" had turned him into a shipping clerk. "What awful gory things do you want today, young man?" he'd say when I walked in. One sheets were ...I think...50 cents. I paid for many of my treasures using quarters and dimes. Warm up my time machine, please.

 

Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 at 5:16 PM
From: "Glenn Taranto" 
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?



Thanks, Sue.  What a lucky kid!  Hard to believe any poster being mint being over 90 years old.

 

As we all know many posters were given up for the war effort in the 1940's.  I hope I live long enough for that time machine to be invented!

 

Glenn

 


On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 5:08 PM Susan Heim  wrote:



Great question Glenn..  I know I have customers who started collecting the the 1950's.  I have one customer who's father was good friends with someone who ran a National Screen Service and, on weekends, they would drop

by to see the friend and the friend would give my customer, who was about 10 or 11 in those days movie posters and lobby card sets.  So, for any given film, and he particularly collected Elizabeth Taylor and Alfred Hitchcock,

he owned the one sheet, 40x60, 30x40 and lobby card set for each of their films, all in mint, never used condition.  My customer kept up with the friend over the years, and developed other film poster interests all the way back to the 1920's, and collected hundreds of posters. It's really amazing to hold in your hands a mint copy of something that is 60 or 90 years old when you go to frame it..

 

I know Ron Borst started collecting pretty early.when I first started collecting back in 1973, I knew other collectors that had been collecting since the 1940's finding posters in old bookstores in Hollywood.

 

Sue

Hollywood Poster Frames


 

 


From: MoPo List  on behalf of Glenn Taranto 
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 11:59 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
Subject: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

 




Hello All -

 

OK, Admittedly too much time on my hands...

 

Have any of you ever wondered (or know) who is considered the earliest know poster collector?  Forry Ackerman, perhaps? 

 

I can just imagine some kid standing in front of a Paramount theatre and staring at a Metropolis one sheet wishing they could own it.

 

GT

 


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That's kind of ironic. I have a close relative who had a scheduled
necessary surgery, only to have it cancelled the day before the surgery
because they had a shortage of masks and other stuff (it had been taken
from the surgery center by the hospitals). And that was in the U.S. Maybe
if he lived in Canada he would have gotten operated on! :(

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On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 7:31 AM Michael Greenwood 
wrote:

> Since we're clearing "going there", my 86 year-old mother had cancer of
> the uterine lining in 2018 and her consultation through surgery period was
> around ten days, tops, maybe less. And she's doing wonderfully and I take
> her to her quarterly check-ups which cost an average of CDN $12 for
> parking. I have no idea what Canada Todd is talking about. Misinformation
> is a problem, it seems.
>
>
> All the best,
> M
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> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> Glenn, I thought your post was so hysterical, I fell off my seat!!
>
> I'm not on social media either as I don't have the time nor interest.
>
> I just think it's so pathetic that some have to spew their political
> nonsense into almost every sentence out of their mouth.  Oh yes, that's
> right, it was so funny!!
>
> Glenn, you should sell some of your Wheeler and Woolsey posters so you
> could get some help for your obvious "derangement syndrome."
>
> Todd
>
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> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 11:55 PM
> *To:* Todd 
> *Cc:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> All I can say is YIKES!  I really thought you were kidding.
>
> This is a perfect example of why I am not on any social media. People
> spend half their time apologizing for something others read their own
> personal intentions into.
>
> Todd, you are so far off track on my intentions with that post I can
> hardly believe my eyes.
>
> You may choose to reply to this post publicly or to me privately but
> either way this is my last response on this particular exchange.
>
> You better sell one of your posters and use the money to buy a sense of
> humor. (Or am I being too subtle again?)
>
> GT
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 8:34 PM Todd  wrote:
>
> Glenn,
>
> First of all, I didn't think political discussion was allowed on MoPo.
> And Scott can correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> Secondly, no one, except possibly for Bruce knows what this man's actual
> condition was and/or his health benefits.
>
> It's very possible he had the best health insurance but his condition was
> so poor, he was beyond any help.
>
> And if he could have been helped and had Universal Health Care as they do
> in the UK and Canada, he could have waited months to be seen or he could
> have been told, because of his elderly age, they're not going to do
> anything for him at all.
>
> No, you were not too subtle.  Your message came across loud and clear.
>
> Todd
>
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> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 10:58 PM
> *To:* Todd 
> *Cc:* mopo-l@listserv.american.edu 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> Todd -
>
> 1) The man had to sell his collection because he was having health
> problems. I was quietly suggesting if we had universal health care he
> wouldn't have had to sell his posters.
> 2) Just making a lame joke regarding Universal posters. (Did you see the
> quotes?)
> 3) Unless you were kidding this is exactly what I was hoping wouldn't
> happen when I said, OK, OK, let's not go there! After I made the comment.
>
> Was I too subtle? I wasn't trying to instigate anything political but...
> well... whatever...
>
> GT
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:47 PM Todd  wrote:
>
> Glenn,
>
> What does this collector/thread/post have anything to do with Universal
> Health Care?
>
> Todd
>
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> Taranto 
> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 10:36 PM
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> Thanks Bruce!
>
> What fascinating stories.
>
> It must have been heartbreaking for Frank to sell his posters on account
> of his health!  Just another reason for "Universal" health care!  OK, OK,
> let's not go down that path!
>
> I wonder if we would have ever seen a Caligari poster in person if it
> hadn't been for that astute theater owner!
>
> Glenn
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:27 PM Bruce Hershenson <
> brucehershen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Glenn,
>
> To get back to your original question, 

Re: [MOPO] Gee - What Happened to What's your Favorite Poster in Your collection

[Tom Martin]

Cool Sue!!!
well then you will like this..i liked it so much..i had a artist 
re-create itand made a sculpture and named it Muriel after my 6th grade 
teacher MURIEL SAXTON who said i could do something in life..


my real name should have been Tom Marotta/ dad nevermarried mom and 
left.../ my dad was Sicilian,,and Muriel said her fave Italian painteter 
was Carlos Maratta from 1500s..she said you could be related..
wel when i looked they say the name is spelled different in regions of 
sicily she gave me a small painting repro of his madonna and child 
painting so i guess i could be related as my dads folks came off the 
boat

lived in Rochester ny

I never went in production on the muriel statue shes airbrushed and 
holding a tray likea candy girl..biz cards fit in the tray..i pictured 
it in a catalog..

wanted to do a ceramic one..
i have the original sculpt,,one ofthe many ideas of new produsts i had 
in progress but didntmake.. for lack of fund..she's very cool.


Mrs Saxton also bought me a pair of shoes as we were very poor in 
60s..single mom...both she and the Gymteacher mr perkins the phys ed 
teacher, mentored me..
I did my 1st band show  in the grade school at age 13 around 1967-68 at 
the talent show...they told me to never give up, and i could do 
things...so even as a poor student..i was inspired by them..then by 
1971=72 i played music and by 77 sold memorabilia..

Friends and family, mentors and God is why i never stopped trying...
so thankful for Mentors
and
friend like you Sue and mopo members for teaching me so much and telling 
me

i could overcome adversity..

we all have to learn by suffering, mistakes, setbacks..we learn that 
love..and friendships are the pillars of hope !



small world..-
1976-los angeles international film expo-Pitt century plaza,John alvin 
artist,,
it's like a tall insert vivid colors that scream,,Ive had it since i was 
a booking agent in my office

never knew it was Alvin until years later.. love the art..

yep its Blanche
that's so cool you liked that art also and was your 1st..non movieposter
so we share a memory..

did you know a Tom martin is a poster designer that went to BG state 
university Bowling Green OHIO??? he did Jurassic park, and many famous 
movie posters../.


kindest regards,
Tom
Hollywood dream factory®
since 1977



On 2020-04-14 11:04, Susan Heim wrote:

Hey Tom,
 I love Blanche the ticket taker. That was from Filmex in Century City
way back when. It was one of the first non movie posters, per se, that
I bought, framed and had hanging on my wall for over 40 yearsI
love that
 poster.

 Sue

-

FROM: dreamfact...@hollywooddreamfactory.com

 SENT: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 2:14 PM
 TO: Susan Heim 
 CC: MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu 
 SUBJECT: Re: [MOPO] Gee - What Happened to What's your Favorite
Poster in Your collection

funny question.. what is yours Sue??

 as the art is one reason..in that case i always liked the amsel
raiders
 of lost ark

 all Drew Struzan's like Bttf, star wars..etc.
 but I also like the movies and the only posteri have on display is
the
 cast insert 1864 Its a mad mad mad mad world..

 as i dont have any posters on the walls at all
 its in a sleeve and is not a attractive poster just pics of cast.

 as for art there are just so many i can neverpic just a few.
 and I like all from stone lithos on up//

 so i could never pick just a few
 even as my faves maybe its a wonderful life..I have some
reproductions
 but never have displayed.
 I enjoy justlooking at the art in catalogs, collections, books
 and hearing others..

 Ive seen some great art in auction catalogs or Bruces Books and each
day
 i see some on theinternet//

 of great movies...I don't need to own
 to be able to enjoy them
 even though ive sold posters since 1977

 i have one other a 1976 Alvin poster of the film usherette of a film
 festival...

 alvin"s et..and bladerunner were others i liked.. Peak, Alvin, Drew,
 amsel liked their work

 most pre 80s posters are cool.

 I am nota collector really
 as i like many of them..
 there are so many visually pleasing posters and art i wonder how
anyone
 can pick a selection..

 some poster that the movie hits me..i don't even want to look at as
they
 make me emotional,,too strong and dont want to be reminded.

 maybe its just me.

 or maybe we all have feel good posters over ones that tear at us
 emotionally

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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Tommy Barr]

Can I just add to that my 92 year old mother fell and broke her hip 2 weeks
ago but was immediately admitted to hospital and had an operation. Even
though the NHS is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic it is still
treating those in need.
Thank heavens for the NHS.

Tommy

On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 13:31, Michael Greenwood 
wrote:

> Since we're clearing "going there", my 86 year-old mother had cancer of
> the uterine lining in 2018 and her consultation through surgery period was
> around ten days, tops, maybe less. And she's doing wonderfully and I take
> her to her quarterly check-ups which cost an average of CDN $12 for
> parking. I have no idea what Canada Todd is talking about. Misinformation
> is a problem, it seems.
>
>
> All the best,
> M
> --
> *From:* MoPo List  on behalf of Todd <
> toddfeier...@msn.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 14, 2020 12:20 AM
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> Glenn, I thought your post was so hysterical, I fell off my seat!!
>
> I'm not on social media either as I don't have the time nor interest.
>
> I just think it's so pathetic that some have to spew their political
> nonsense into almost every sentence out of their mouth.  Oh yes, that's
> right, it was so funny!!
>
> Glenn, you should sell some of your Wheeler and Woolsey posters so you
> could get some help for your obvious "derangement syndrome."
>
> Todd
>
> --
> *From:* Glenn Taranto 
> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 11:55 PM
> *To:* Todd 
> *Cc:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> All I can say is YIKES!  I really thought you were kidding.
>
> This is a perfect example of why I am not on any social media. People
> spend half their time apologizing for something others read their own
> personal intentions into.
>
> Todd, you are so far off track on my intentions with that post I can
> hardly believe my eyes.
>
> You may choose to reply to this post publicly or to me privately but
> either way this is my last response on this particular exchange.
>
> You better sell one of your posters and use the money to buy a sense of
> humor. (Or am I being too subtle again?)
>
> GT
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 8:34 PM Todd  wrote:
>
> Glenn,
>
> First of all, I didn't think political discussion was allowed on MoPo.
> And Scott can correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> Secondly, no one, except possibly for Bruce knows what this man's actual
> condition was and/or his health benefits.
>
> It's very possible he had the best health insurance but his condition was
> so poor, he was beyond any help.
>
> And if he could have been helped and had Universal Health Care as they do
> in the UK and Canada, he could have waited months to be seen or he could
> have been told, because of his elderly age, they're not going to do
> anything for him at all.
>
> No, you were not too subtle.  Your message came across loud and clear.
>
> Todd
>
> --
> *From:* Glenn Taranto 
> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 10:58 PM
> *To:* Todd 
> *Cc:* mopo-l@listserv.american.edu 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> Todd -
>
> 1) The man had to sell his collection because he was having health
> problems. I was quietly suggesting if we had universal health care he
> wouldn't have had to sell his posters.
> 2) Just making a lame joke regarding Universal posters. (Did you see the
> quotes?)
> 3) Unless you were kidding this is exactly what I was hoping wouldn't
> happen when I said, OK, OK, let's not go there! After I made the comment.
>
> Was I too subtle? I wasn't trying to instigate anything political but...
> well... whatever...
>
> GT
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:47 PM Todd  wrote:
>
> Glenn,
>
> What does this collector/thread/post have anything to do with Universal
> Health Care?
>
> Todd
>
> --
> *From:* MoPo List  on behalf of Glenn
> Taranto 
> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 10:36 PM
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> Thanks Bruce!
>
> What fascinating stories.
>
> It must have been heartbreaking for Frank to sell his posters on account
> of his health!  Just another reason for "Universal" health care!  OK, OK,
> let's not go down that path!
>
> I wonder if we would have ever seen a Caligari poster in person if it
> hadn't been for that astute theater owner!
>
> Glenn
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:27 PM Bruce Hershenson <
> brucehershen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Glenn,
>
> To get back to your original question, certainly a leading candidate would
> be the man who consigned the wonderful collection of serial one-sheets I
> auctioned in my Auction in 2001 which was contained in my book, To Be
> Continued (see all the images online at
> http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html
> ).
>
> The owner, Frank, who was 

Re: [MOPO] Gee - What Happened to What's your Favorite Poster in Your collection

[Susan Heim]

Hey Tom,
  I love Blanche the ticket taker.  That was from Filmex in Century City way 
back when.  It was one of the first non movie posters, per se, that I bought, 
framed and  had hanging on my wall for over 40 yearsI love that
poster.

Sue


From: dreamfact...@hollywooddreamfactory.com 

Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 2:14 PM
To: Susan Heim 
Cc: MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu 
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Gee - What Happened to What's your Favorite Poster in Your 
collection

funny question.. what is yours Sue??


as the art is one reason..in that case i always liked the amsel raiders
of lost ark


all Drew Struzan's like Bttf, star wars..etc.
but I also like the movies and the only posteri have on display is the
cast insert 1864 Its a mad mad mad mad world..

as i dont have any posters on the walls at all
its in a sleeve and is not a attractive poster just pics of cast.

as for art there are just so many i can neverpic just a few.
and I like all from stone lithos on up//

so i could never pick just a few
even as my faves maybe its a wonderful life..I have some reproductions
but never have displayed.
I enjoy justlooking at the art in catalogs, collections, books
and hearing others..

Ive seen some great art in auction catalogs or Bruces Books and each day
i see some on theinternet//

of great movies...I don't need to own
to  be able to enjoy them
even though ive sold posters since 1977

i have one other a 1976 Alvin poster  of the film usherette of a film
festival...

alvin"s et..and bladerunner were others i liked.. Peak, Alvin, Drew,
amsel liked their work

most pre 80s posters are cool.

I am nota collector really
as i like many of them..
there are so many visually pleasing posters and art i wonder how anyone
can pick a selection..

some poster that the movie hits me..i don't even want to look at as they
make me emotional,,too strong  and dont want to be reminded.

maybe its just me.

or maybe we all have feel good posters over ones that tear at us
emotionally



On 2020-04-14 08:39, Susan Heim wrote:
> Hey all,
>  Now, back to our regularly scheduled program: What is your favorite
> poster in your own collection and why?
>
>  Sue
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Re: [MOPO] Gee - What Happened to What's your Favorite Poster in Your collection

[Tom Martin]

funny question.. what is yours Sue??


as the art is one reason..in that case i always liked the amsel raiders 
of lost ark



all Drew Struzan's like Bttf, star wars..etc.
but I also like the movies and the only posteri have on display is the 
cast insert 1864 Its a mad mad mad mad world..


as i dont have any posters on the walls at all
its in a sleeve and is not a attractive poster just pics of cast.

as for art there are just so many i can neverpic just a few.
and I like all from stone lithos on up//

so i could never pick just a few
even as my faves maybe its a wonderful life..I have some reproductions 
but never have displayed.

I enjoy justlooking at the art in catalogs, collections, books
and hearing others..

Ive seen some great art in auction catalogs or Bruces Books and each day 
i see some on theinternet//


of great movies...I don't need to own
to  be able to enjoy them
even though ive sold posters since 1977

i have one other a 1976 Alvin poster  of the film usherette of a film 
festival...


alvin"s et..and bladerunner were others i liked.. Peak, Alvin, Drew, 
amsel liked their work


most pre 80s posters are cool.

I am nota collector really
as i like many of them..
there are so many visually pleasing posters and art i wonder how anyone 
can pick a selection..


some poster that the movie hits me..i don't even want to look at as they 
make me emotional,,too strong  and dont want to be reminded.


maybe its just me.

or maybe we all have feel good posters over ones that tear at us 
emotionally




On 2020-04-14 08:39, Susan Heim wrote:

Hey all,
 Now, back to our regularly scheduled program: What is your favorite
poster in your own collection and why?

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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Rudy Franchi]

Problem is, universal care only covers such great posters as Frankenstein,
Dracula and The Mummy. Even then, the auction houses take a 25% deductible.
  rudy

On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 5:31 AM Michael Greenwood 
wrote:

> Since we're clearing "going there", my 86 year-old mother had cancer of
> the uterine lining in 2018 and her consultation through surgery period was
> around ten days, tops, maybe less. And she's doing wonderfully and I take
> her to her quarterly check-ups which cost an average of CDN $12 for
> parking. I have no idea what Canada Todd is talking about. Misinformation
> is a problem, it seems.
>
>
> All the best,
> M
> --
> *From:* MoPo List  on behalf of Todd <
> toddfeier...@msn.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 14, 2020 12:20 AM
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> Glenn, I thought your post was so hysterical, I fell off my seat!!
>
> I'm not on social media either as I don't have the time nor interest.
>
> I just think it's so pathetic that some have to spew their political
> nonsense into almost every sentence out of their mouth.  Oh yes, that's
> right, it was so funny!!
>
> Glenn, you should sell some of your Wheeler and Woolsey posters so you
> could get some help for your obvious "derangement syndrome."
>
> Todd
>
> --
> *From:* Glenn Taranto 
> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 11:55 PM
> *To:* Todd 
> *Cc:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> All I can say is YIKES!  I really thought you were kidding.
>
> This is a perfect example of why I am not on any social media. People
> spend half their time apologizing for something others read their own
> personal intentions into.
>
> Todd, you are so far off track on my intentions with that post I can
> hardly believe my eyes.
>
> You may choose to reply to this post publicly or to me privately but
> either way this is my last response on this particular exchange.
>
> You better sell one of your posters and use the money to buy a sense of
> humor. (Or am I being too subtle again?)
>
> GT
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 8:34 PM Todd  wrote:
>
> Glenn,
>
> First of all, I didn't think political discussion was allowed on MoPo.
> And Scott can correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> Secondly, no one, except possibly for Bruce knows what this man's actual
> condition was and/or his health benefits.
>
> It's very possible he had the best health insurance but his condition was
> so poor, he was beyond any help.
>
> And if he could have been helped and had Universal Health Care as they do
> in the UK and Canada, he could have waited months to be seen or he could
> have been told, because of his elderly age, they're not going to do
> anything for him at all.
>
> No, you were not too subtle.  Your message came across loud and clear.
>
> Todd
>
> --
> *From:* Glenn Taranto 
> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 10:58 PM
> *To:* Todd 
> *Cc:* mopo-l@listserv.american.edu 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> Todd -
>
> 1) The man had to sell his collection because he was having health
> problems. I was quietly suggesting if we had universal health care he
> wouldn't have had to sell his posters.
> 2) Just making a lame joke regarding Universal posters. (Did you see the
> quotes?)
> 3) Unless you were kidding this is exactly what I was hoping wouldn't
> happen when I said, OK, OK, let's not go there! After I made the comment.
>
> Was I too subtle? I wasn't trying to instigate anything political but...
> well... whatever...
>
> GT
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:47 PM Todd  wrote:
>
> Glenn,
>
> What does this collector/thread/post have anything to do with Universal
> Health Care?
>
> Todd
>
> --
> *From:* MoPo List  on behalf of Glenn
> Taranto 
> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2020 10:36 PM
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?
>
> Thanks Bruce!
>
> What fascinating stories.
>
> It must have been heartbreaking for Frank to sell his posters on account
> of his health!  Just another reason for "Universal" health care!  OK, OK,
> let's not go down that path!
>
> I wonder if we would have ever seen a Caligari poster in person if it
> hadn't been for that astute theater owner!
>
> Glenn
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:27 PM Bruce Hershenson <
> brucehershen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Glenn,
>
> To get back to your original question, certainly a leading candidate would
> be the man who consigned the wonderful collection of serial one-sheets I
> auctioned in my Auction in 2001 which was contained in my book, To Be
> Continued (see all the images online at
> http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html
> ).
>
> The owner, Frank, who was still alive, had bought the one-sheets himself
> (starting as a teenager) between 1932 and 1952. He got them from 

[MOPO] Gee - What Happened to What's your Favorite Poster in Your collection

[Susan Heim]

Hey all,
  Now, back to our regularly scheduled program:  What is your favorite poster 
in your own collection and why?

Sue
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Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

[Michael Greenwood]

Since we're clearing "going there", my 86 year-old mother had cancer of the 
uterine lining in 2018 and her consultation through surgery period was around 
ten days, tops, maybe less. And she's doing wonderfully and I take her to her 
quarterly check-ups which cost an average of CDN $12 for parking. I have no 
idea what Canada Todd is talking about. Misinformation is a problem, it seems.


All the best,
M

From: MoPo List  on behalf of Todd 

Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 12:20 AM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Glenn, I thought your post was so hysterical, I fell off my seat!!

I'm not on social media either as I don't have the time nor interest.

I just think it's so pathetic that some have to spew their political nonsense 
into almost every sentence out of their mouth.  Oh yes, that's right, it was so 
funny!!

Glenn, you should sell some of your Wheeler and Woolsey posters so you could 
get some help for your obvious "derangement syndrome."

Todd


From: Glenn Taranto 
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 11:55 PM
To: Todd 
Cc: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

All I can say is YIKES!  I really thought you were kidding.

This is a perfect example of why I am not on any social media. People spend 
half their time apologizing for something others read their own personal 
intentions into.

Todd, you are so far off track on my intentions with that post I can hardly 
believe my eyes.

You may choose to reply to this post publicly or to me privately but either way 
this is my last response on this particular exchange.

You better sell one of your posters and use the money to buy a sense of humor. 
(Or am I being too subtle again?)

GT

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 8:34 PM Todd 
mailto:toddfeier...@msn.com>> wrote:
Glenn,

First of all, I didn't think political discussion was allowed on MoPo.  And 
Scott can correct me if I'm wrong.

Secondly, no one, except possibly for Bruce knows what this man's actual 
condition was and/or his health benefits.

It's very possible he had the best health insurance but his condition was so 
poor, he was beyond any help.

And if he could have been helped and had Universal Health Care as they do in 
the UK and Canada, he could have waited months to be seen or he could have been 
told, because of his elderly age, they're not going to do anything for him at 
all.

No, you were not too subtle.  Your message came across loud and clear.

Todd


From: Glenn Taranto mailto:exit82afi...@gmail.com>>
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 10:58 PM
To: Todd mailto:toddfeier...@msn.com>>
Cc: mopo-l@listserv.american.edu 
mailto:MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu>>
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Todd -

1) The man had to sell his collection because he was having health problems. I 
was quietly suggesting if we had universal health care he wouldn't have had to 
sell his posters.
2) Just making a lame joke regarding Universal posters. (Did you see the 
quotes?)
3) Unless you were kidding this is exactly what I was hoping wouldn't happen 
when I said, OK, OK, let's not go there! After I made the comment.

Was I too subtle? I wasn't trying to instigate anything political but... 
well... whatever...

GT

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:47 PM Todd 
mailto:toddfeier...@msn.com>> wrote:
Glenn,

What does this collector/thread/post have anything to do with Universal Health 
Care?

Todd


From: MoPo List 
mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>> on behalf 
of Glenn Taranto mailto:exit82afi...@gmail.com>>
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 10:36 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>>
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Has anyone ever wonder this...?

Thanks Bruce!

What fascinating stories.

It must have been heartbreaking for Frank to sell his posters on account of his 
health!  Just another reason for "Universal" health care!  OK, OK, let's not go 
down that path!

I wonder if we would have ever seen a Caligari poster in person if it hadn't 
been for that astute theater owner!

Glenn

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 7:27 PM Bruce Hershenson 
mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Glenn,

To get back to your original question, certainly a leading candidate would be 
the man who consigned the wonderful collection of serial one-sheets I auctioned 
in my Auction in 2001 which was contained in my book, To Be Continued (see all 
the images online at  
http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/publication/To%2520Be%2520Continued.../archive.html).

The owner, Frank, who was still alive, had bought the one-sheets himself 
(starting as a teenager) between 1932 and 1952. He got them from the San 
Francisco poster exchanges. The people there were not supposed to sell them to 
non-theater people, but he got to know them,