The condition of many of the posters seem to be the identical condition. Very reflective posters. The “Star Wars” teaser might be shot at a weird angle, but to me the bottom blue line looks kind of bowed, but probably nothing.
This person could simply be printing scanned original posters and then quarter-folding most of them. At that last “Star Wars” convention for the Disney’s Episode 1 of one million, they had a special convention poster done by Drew Struzan (wish they’d have used his version for the theatrical poster—original artwork for posters being what it isn’t nowadays :( ) that was printed on the spot with a large Epson printer. It was a 27x40” size. If I were going to buy a “Star Wars” poster, I’d buy from one of a handful of dealers who were able to get the original “Star Wars” posters from the National Screen Service back in the day. I bought a tri-folded “Empire” and a rolled “Star Wars” poster from Sue Heim, which was definitely authentic, but I sold those long, long ago--out of the back of my Ford Galaxy, and drove far, far, away… I was ordering an image from the Academy library yesterday that is by Star Wars artist Tom Jung (the one-sheet from 77’) and is his version of Groucho, Harpo, Chico—and many other comedians in the pressbook to the 1964 “MGM’s World of Comedy”. And one “Star Wars” tidbit for Al Hirschfeld. The only “Star Wars” character he ever drew in character—was Chewbacca with his slingshot looking blaster—from a composite in 1977 of various other notables as well. -d… > On Aug 7, 2016, at 11:11 AM, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art > <sa...@comic-art.com> wrote: > > I'd be more concerned about the Star Wars posters he has there > > especially as it is obvious this guy knows what he's doing. all the > questionable posters are lacking certain info, while others are accurate > > the SW posters are garbage > > > At 09:51 AM 8/7/2016, Greg Douglass wrote: >> Hey guys...I was doing a casual Sunday morning cruise of Ebay this AM and I >> came across some James Bond material with opening bids that are low >> bordering on "WTF?". Took a close look at the photos and the paper they're >> printed on set off some alarm bells. I don't recall the original posters >> being printed on the kind of glossy paper that became ubiquitous during the >> 1980s. Was there a commercial reprint done of these titles? >> If they ARE the Real Deal, I probably just screwed up by alerting all the >> deep-pocketed 007 junkies on MOPO to their existence. I'll be bid off the >> face of the planet now! >> Greg Douglass >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/JAMES-BOND-DR-NO-1962-27-x-41-MOVIE-POSTER-/201636479760?hash=item2ef2788310:g:sT4AAOSw3xJXnmWt >> -- >> Greg Douglass >> Guitarist- >> Lessons, Live Shows, Touring, >> & Studio Work >> (760)212-3648 >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> >> Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: > lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely > responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
