What an odd coincidence!! Here I am auctioning 863 daybills that close tonight (Tuesday the 17th) and y'all are discussing the merits of them. I leave that to each person to decide, but as of this writing (Tuesday morning) many of them are still currently absolute steals!
Around 25% of the lots are still at just $2 or less, around 40% of the items are at $5 or under, around 60% are at $10 and under, and around 80% are under $20. And the 20% that are over $20 are mostly still way under their official "retail" prices (the ones you could find anywhere else!).
Included in the 863 daybills we are selling are many rare titles from the early 1940s. Prior to World War II, Australian daybills measured approximately 15" x 40" (these are usually referred to as "long" daybills). Apparently Australia was hard hit by World War II in regards to supply of printing paper, for in 1940 they switched to printing daybills in a 10" x 30" size (this allowed them to print 4 daybills on the same amount of paper that used to print 2, which is quite a savings). These daybills are usually referred to as "narrow" daybills, and are extremely scarce (perhaps they printed far lesser of them due to the paper shortage). In 1942 or thereabouts, they shifted to a roughly 13" x 30" size, which stayed pretty standard all the way to the present. But the daybills from 1942 to 1945 are also quite scarce, again probably reflecting a lowered quantity printed due to paper shortages.
THE DAYBILLS WE ARE SELLING THIS WEEK INCLUDE 38 RARE ORIGINAL DAYBILLS FROM 1940 TO 1945 (and an additional 34 from 1946 to 1949). These daybills are rarely ever offered for sale! Also note that many of these daybills are from Paramount Studios (perhaps they had the best Australian distribution of the American studios), and almost all of those daybills were designed by the "Richardson Studio", which was responsible for most of the best daybills made in the 1920s and 1930s. The Richardson Studio daybills are notable for having great stone litho printing, and often have an image different from that which appears on American posters (and consequently, posters from the Richardson Studio are more highly desired by collectors!).
But as JR says, these are NOT U.S. posters, so maybe few of you care about 'em!
Given there are so many places you can purchase vintage movie memorabilia, doesn't it make sense to buy where there are no reserves, the items are accurately described, the bidding is run by a third party (eBay, not me, and I have no clue how much you are bidding) and when you win an item or items it is shipping promptly, incredibly well packed, and you are only billed $8 U.S. shipping (actual cost elsewhere), no matter how many items you purchase in a week?
Be sure to check out these 863 items sometime before they end Tuesday, August 17th, starting at around 7 PM CST (either by going to http://tinyurl.com/2cxv5 or by using the link from my HOME page, http://www.emovieposter.com or by looking me up under my eBay user ID, emovieposter.com). Good luck on whatever you may bid on!
Bruce eMoviePoster.com
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