Phil - I've handled numerous posters, lobby cards, and other items from the '70s that still look immaculate, while having been stored mainly in filing cabinets or rolls pretty much continuously since their original printing or distribution. I wonder if never having been exposed to the sun helps prevent yellowing from setting in. Different paper stocks and finishes in different environments also age differently, of course.
For the second time now - previously on NS4GE - I'm speaking up as though in defense of the seller, so let me be clear that I have no strong opinion about the particular poster in question. Crappy photo and crappy listing, but that pretty much goes without saying, I think, with some misinformation as well: Neither the poster depicted nor any authentic ALIEN Teasers I've seen (such as the very fine specimen we have for sale) are or were NSS posters with typical NSS features and indicia. That would be one reason other than bootlegging why the ones that turn up all seem to be either flat/rolled, tri-folded, or hand-folded, and don't have NSS numbers. To answer your specific question - no, US items are not stamped postage paid apart from whatever mailers or tubes in which they're shipped. The kind of stamp that shows on the back APPEARS to be the sort of thing that some non-profit organizations would use: It's not an actual post office postage cancellation. It's just a rubber stamp mark that might have been used to identify a piece for bulk mailing, and that someone might also have used just to identify ownership or origin of something without ever having intended to mail it. In other words, its presence doesn't imply that the item was actually mailed. Also, the presence of the stamp doesn't prove anything in any case. It could have been applied last week, and even the FBI might have a hard time proving when it was done. Later! Colin CK MacLeod Collectibles at ckmac.com <http://ckmac.com/> Kymar's on eBay <http://stores.ebay.com/Kymars-Stuff> -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Phil Edwards Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 02:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Alien advance, Yellowing I only have one question. Does that Postage Paid stamp indicate that the poster was mailed somewhere as is, without a tube, and survived the mail without being crushed or wrinkled? Or in the US are items also stamped as postage paid before they go into a tube? It's a serious question. And Sue is absolutely correct about posters age yellowing despite being stored "correctly", and for all the reasons she cites... as anyone who's been dealing and handling posters for longer than a couple of years well knows. Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Heim <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 12:49 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Alien advance, Yellowing Hello all, The interesting thing to me about this auction is that the seller states that the poster has no yellowing and is as bright as the day it was printed. Then he goes on to show photos of the front of the poster and the back of the poster where yellowing is definitely evident 'as it should be' for a poster of this age. He says that "posters do not yellow if they are not exposed to light, smoke or moisture", which is untrue. Posters were not printed on acid free paper as they were made for cheap advertising, not as a collectable. They will yellow over time even if you put them on a table in a dark room and never open the door for 20 years. That is because they have acid in them and the paper is deteriorating as we speak. Now there are ways to slow down that deterioration and decay as many of us know. I think the seller didn't even need to include that information. Perhaps he is so paranoid from being associated with the "minty whites" that he feels he has to defend his product no matter what it's origins, and that is evident by the rest of his listing where he gives you a full history of his business. I have had dealings with this seller early on in Ebay history. I bought a poster that was of good value for a very low price, paid for it, waited to hear from the seller, several days passed and then I was told the poster I bought was in a van that was stolen over the weekend. About 2 months later, there was the same poster for sale on Ebay again. I emailed the seller and never got a response. This has been years ago. Never bought from him again. My shop is right next to Van Nuys, which is the address listed on the back of the poster. The stamps look legit. So, the poster looks original. I just found the whole "yellowing" disclaimer interesting. Sue www.hollywoodposterframes.com <http://www.hollywoodposterframes.com> ----- Original Message ----- From: dsonesheets <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 11:54 PM Subject: [MOPO] Alien advance, fake or not? Just saw this on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-ALIEN-TEASER-1-sheet-unused-rolled-misprint_W0Q QitemZ310067677157QQihZ021QQcategoryZ2322QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewIt em Far be it from me to judge a poster based solely on the auction's description, but I would think anyone that starts out his description defending it against possible reprint trademarks is a bad idea. And it has stamps on the back!! Where have we seen this before? Oh, and not only is it original, rolled, and in absolutely perfect condition, but it's also a misprint, which makes it even more valuable? I mean, come on. Honestly, it was only a matter of time before a perfect white, rolled copy of this beloved, rare poster cropped up. It commands upwards of $1500+ when an original does surface, so it only makes sense that this one would be put on the old printing press. I could of course be wrong, so I am just asking for opinions. 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