Intrigueing Doug... and great ensemble of posters, it would be great if
one Buyer bought at once
Perhaps if it doesnt find a buyer on ebay you could so a Auction with
Morrie, or Gret at heritage or Bruce and Produce a color catalog that
would be like a BOOK and sel at like 45.00
If you sold 500 thats like a good chunk and would share them with many.
Then offer the lot 1st them in no buyers sell alcarte
You could do a live sale at like the Cinefes tin may
You could also have time to promote On some high exposure TV shows like
entertainment tonight as the
Media angle would be the Academy Awards.. well depending what they do
this year you could also
distribute the catalogs at the awards if say a sponser would be interested.
Also perhaps that another IDEA.. get a large sponcer like Seagrams or
somone that will be near the awards to either BUY them or display them
in a gallery setting and get the Academy to endorce the display . That
way people attending the awards could see them as a show extra and take
catalogs
with them.. Im seeing like a store near the kodak building hosting a
exhibit of your posters.. Perhaps
the sponcer could Pay Sue heim to frame them as part of the deal.. then
print a calog- book - like Bruce did... and it coulkd be a paid deal
plus sell the posters collection at end of exhibit...
John Kisch is a expert at setting up Shows for Museums
And well The academy still has me on there list of Dealers so perhaps
with my conections there
I could help...When I lost the Oscar I received a signed contract from
Bruce Davis so I know the people there in the legal area and the margret
herrick library.. this could be win / win for all.
You the Academy , some dealers and auction house and with the blessings
of the Academy could get the
status and Buyers You need to make this sale over the top.
I see it all clear with my third eye overview,,:)
The ebay ad is a good teaser however if it could be pulled together
before march a exhibit and sale could bring you a multi leverl deal...
I would love to be involved and help...
best, Tom 419-474-3065
Doug Taylor wrote:
Well, the time has come to allow one of the world's museums, film
festivals or film historians to benefit from an incredible compilation
of film art. Until now, the only place one could enjoy the posters
from the 79 Best Picture Oscar winners was at the Academy museum in
Beverly Hills.
As many of you know I've spent the last 15 years attempting to compile
original issue US one sheets for every film to be awarded the Oscar
for Best Picture. I've enjoyed collecting, and had phenomenal
success, but feel its time to share this amazing piece of film
history. For the 79 Academy Award winning films, The Best Picture
Collection contains 108 original issue US posters, which represent all
but 3 of the historic AA Best Picture winner one sheets. The Best
Picture Collection contains 103 individual one sheets, 3 window cards
and 2 lobby card sets.
This one-of-a-kind collection includes such rarities as a 1929
Broadway Melody one sheet (to my knowledge, the Academy owns the only
other copy), a 1932 Grand Hotel one sheet (to my knowledge, the
Academy owns the only other copy), a 1930 All Quiet on the Western
Front one sheet (to my knowledge, there are only 3 in existence), a
1934 It Happened One Night, Style B one sheet (to my knowledge there
are only 3 in existence), a 1935 Mutiny on the Bounty, Style D one
sheet (to my knowledge there are only 4 in existence), a 1939 Gone
With the Wind, Style CF one sheet (to my knowledge the Academy owns
the only other copy of this beautiful "plume" style) and not 1 but 2
original styles of the incredibly illusive 1942 Mrs. Miniver one sheet.
The only AA Best Picture one sheets not included in The Best Picture
Collection are original US studio issues for 1928 Wings, 1931 Cimarron
and 1933 Cavalcade. Although those studio issue one sheets are not
included, the films are well represented in the collection. An
original run 1928 Wings "other company style" US one sheet is included
as well as an original run studio issue 1929 Wings US Style A "with
sound" one sheet. A full original 1928 Wings lobby card set and
original Style A and Style B window cards are also included. A
beautiful original issue 1931 Cimarron Swedish one sheet along with a
full original 1931 Cimarron US lobby card set are included, and
perhaps the world's only existing original 1933 Cavalcade US window
card is included.
The Best Picture Collection also includes multiple style one sheets
for many films, including hard-to-find advances, or even "unreleased"
styles such as the unreleased style for 1973's The Sting (to my
knowledge there are only 3 in existence).
The Best Picture Collection truly is the world's most complete private
collection of Academy Award Winning Best Picture one sheets, and it
can be yours.
If you have interest in purchasing The Best Picture Collection, or
would simply like to view these beautiful works of film art, you may
do so in 1 of 4 ways:
1. Retrieve eBay seller: firstmemories
<http://search.ebay.com/ws/search/SaleSearch?sofocus=bs&satitle=&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC5&fbd=1&dfsp=1&catref=C5&nojspr=y&_trksid=m37&from=R6&nojspr=y&pfid=0&fswc=1&few=&saprclo=&saprchi=&fss=1&saslop=1&sasl=firstmemories&fls=4%26floc%3D1&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D0>
2. View the automated "photoshow":
http://www.photoshow.com/watch/jj5fz5MB
3. Visit The Best Picture Collection website (includes links to high
resolution photos):
http://www.burton-taylor.com/test/Posters/TBCindex.htm
4. Download the full catalogue (pdf):
http://www.burton-taylor.com/test/Posters/TBCindex_files/TheBestPictureCollection.pdf
Opening bid on eBay is $1,000,000, but I will accept reasonable offers.
Thank you for considering The Best Picture Collection - the world's
most complete private collection of Academy Award Winning Best Picture
one sheets
DBT
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