How I started collecting posters: It is really the story of two lives and two poster collections.
I went to USC film school in the early seventies and bought movie posters at the local old book store in Hollywood. I cant remember the stores name, but Sue Heim knows and says she shopped there too. Over 3 years I bought about 50 posters, mainly to decorate the commune I lived in near the Coliseum. Since I was in film school, my choices were good, posters from the 1930s 1950s, movies directed by Hitchcock, Kubrick, Ford, Fuller, Lang, Anthony Mann etc,: half sheets, one sheets and three sheets. At the time, they were $1.50 - $5 dollars. That could have been the end of the story. I lost track and forgot about the posters for 26 years. About five years ago my father called. My parents were cleaning out their attic and found a box of old movie posters. My mother was throwing them out. My father thought it would be nice to call me before putting the box in the trash. I was delighted to discover the old box. To make a long story short, it turned out that old college collection was worth $8,000, even in fair condition from rough college handling - tape marks, holes, etc. Ive spent the past five years restoring the posters I wanted to keep, auctioning the ones I didnt want. Ive upgraded the collection purchasing some really nice posters. There are 19 pieces in the collection now about half are from the original collection all excellent pieces on linen, framed and nicely displayed. And I havent had to invest any money in the renewed collection. Unfortunately, I now have the top 2/3s of 3 three sheets that would be worth good money if they were whole (2001, The Thing, Sands of Iwo Jima). The bottoms have disappeared. Any thoughts on how to deal with incomplete 3 sheets? Also, my favorite is a French one sheet from The Bakers Wife (1938) that I bought from Dominque Besson. Raimu sitting on a street corner looking like a little lost boy. Bakers Wife is my favorite movie. Alan Bayersdorfer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
