Doug: What a fantastic collection! Thanks for sharing it with us MoPoers. I sure you hope you will be able to see the collection "intact'...it's so impressive. I've never before seen images for CIMARRON or CAVALCADE. break a leg! Richard
Richard Del Belso Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:00:20 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MOPO] FA: World's Most Complete Private Collection of AA Best Picture One Sheets - The Best Picture Collection To: [email protected] 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 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 Profile 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. 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.
