I actually did email Helmut right after the question. I am forwarding my email to the group.
Sue Heim Hi Helmut, I'm sure Ed and Sue have not replied yet, but I wanted to give you my take from this end. Most of us in the collecting field feel they are fakes even though the dealers selling them continue to claim their originality. I do the studio's framing here in Los Angeles and most of my contacts believe them to be fakes, however, it will become increasingly harder to tell them as fakes. I bought some of them when they were first made available about 6-7 years from a dealer that I had known for many years and I had bought many vintage posters from. He was part of the original trio that supposedly got them from National Screen Service in Cincinnati, Ohio. The minute I opened up the tube I knew there was something wrong with them. Since I am around posters daily I just knew the color register was off. I pulled some of my originals (that I knew were originals) and laid side by side, the differences were very pronounced. I have never sold any of those "minty whites". However, I took one out the other day, a Bladerunner as a matter of fact, to put it against a customer of mine who had just bought the poster and it was clear his was original but interesting my Bladerunner was not "minty white" any more. The natural acids of the paper have begun to yellow the poster and it looked closer to the original that it had when I bought it 6-7 years ago. My point is that at some point we won't be able to tell the "minty whites" from the originals. The controversy will continue and unfortunately, I believe, devalue the price of the originals as it becomes increasingly harder to tell the differences. Sue Heim ----- Original Message ----- From: Helmut Hamm<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 1:34 PM Subject: [MOPO] Fake inserts, an open question to LAMP Since Sue Heim has brought this subject up again, here's something that has been bothering me for some time: I recently checked the LAMP website for information on BLADE RUNNER inserts, and at the bottom of the listing I found the following statement: 'Caution There is a lot of controversy between dealers over the Blade Runner Insert Poster. Some dealers say that some inserts are too 'minty' white to be original.' I then checked JAWS and THE ENFORCER and found the same statement. My question to Ed and Sue from LAMP is: Do you actually still see a 'controversy' over this issue? Quite frankly, everybody I know seems to think they are fake. Everybody else on the list, please be so kind and refrain from comments until Ed and Sue have had their say. Thank you. Helmut >Hi Jeff and all, > Well, in all fairness to Evan, he may have >indeed read that they were reproductions and I >understand his frustration. There will come a >time when printers "perfect" a way to reproduce >exactly. Those "minty white" reproduction >inserts are pretty darn good and, while most of >us collectors can tell the difference, there are >a lot of new collectors who buy those daily >thinking they are originals. I know because they >are calling me for frames. I get many of them >coming into my shop with their "rare" >Bladerunner or some such insert. They carefully >take it out of the tube admonishing me to be >very careful while handling it and "it" turns >out to be one of those "minty whites". I hate to >be the bearer of bad news, but I always let them >know it is not real!. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com<http://www.filmfan.com/> ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
