I have had a great many posters in my collection and inventory linen backed often simply because I believe that the overall appearance is enhanced by backing. This sometimes means that they are easier to frame and look much more impressive irrespective of any restoration that may or may not be required. One of my customers has had his entire collection of over 500 posters backed and he displays most of them with magnets in his home rotating them every so often. The majority of posters in his collection were in fine condition prior to backing.
I have also often said that large Italian posters are so fragile that they are far better off being backed than left in drawers where every time they are handled you worry about damaging the poster. I'm not saying that everyone should linen back every poster that they have but I do think that the linen backing process has been a wonderful asset to the hobby. Someone compared posters to fine art. The fact is that restoration exists in many forms of art. Some of the greatest works of art have had extensive restoration and this only enhances their value and appearance. I do feel that restoration should be handled sensitively with the "less is best approach" but if you can get rid of ugly brown tape marks or stains it surely makes sense to do that. Happy New Year to all from a very wet and windswept Gold Coast John Sign up for my regular newsletter on movie memorabilia: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?mod=account&go=register Visit my Website: www.moviemem.com All About Australian posters: http://search.reviews.ebay.com/members/johnwr_W0QQuqtZg My eBay Store and Lisitngs: http://myworld.ebay.com/johnwr/ Exhibitions: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?page=15 JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA PO Box 92 Palm Beach Qld 4221 Australia 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.
