It will certainly be interesting to see how Dracula goes but that is only one of the top ten.
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 ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Evans To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 7:01 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] A question about top selling posters Dracula one-sheet poster(Universal, 1931) Bela Lugosi’s version of the iconic Bram Stoker novel is considered to be the definitive film adaptation. This incredibly rare 27 in. x 41 in. one-sheet style-B stone lithograph image of Dracula peering through a spider web with his hypnotic gaze is the quintessential poster for Tod Browning’s 1931 Universal horror film. Indeed, Universal chose this image as the cover for their Pressbook distributed to theatre owners to complement the film’s debut. This example is one of only three of this style known to exist. Another copy of this very poster is being offered publicly for $950,000! This poster is on linen possessing bold colors with slight touch up with colored pencil on fold lines and some restoration on the borders and title. Very fine. Comes with a full restoration report and COA from John Davis at Poster Mountain. $200000 - $250000 http://www.profilesinhistory.com/index.php?option=com_auctions&catid=37&task=view2&id=16140 I guess we'll find out early October. On 19 Sep 2009, at 04:57, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia wrote: You may well be right but I wonder if all of the recent negative publicity will dampen the high end market. Regards 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: Sean Linkenback To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 1:50 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] A question about top selling posters Since one of the posters made the top ten but a few months ago, and a second less than a year ago I would say it's a safe bet. LAMP is doing the best they can by reporting only auction sales (with the exception of the Metropolis poster) and not reporting private sales where there is even more of a temptation to fudge selling prices, or at least half the top ten would be out of the top ten. A second Black Cat one-sheet (not the recent fake sale one) sold soon after the heritage auction for a price that would put it in the top ten and I know of at least three other private sales in the past year that would qualify. ----- Original Message ----- From: JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 11:34 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] A question about top selling posters Leaving N.P.Gresham (possibly related to Alan Smithee?) aside, I was just having a look at the top 10 sales. If any of those posters came up at any major auction in the next twelve months, I wonder if any of them would go even close to achieving the reported prices. Regards 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Hershenson To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 12:30 PM Subject: [MOPO] A question about top selling posters I was looking over this list: http://www.learnaboutmovieposters.com/newsite/index/articles/RecordSales.asp I was wondering... Are there any fakes on the list, and if so, will they be removed? Are there any items purchased by N.P. Gresham, and if so, will they be removed? Bruce P.S. I also wonder if those two worlds ever coincided (did N.P. 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