greg, all one has to do is look at a site like allposters.com and see MANY smaller titles that have been reproduced. i am not suggesting a forgery like the Universal fakes, simply a poster print bought at some other retailer and framed.
kerry On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Greg <[email protected]> wrote: > Kerry, > The following is total, complete idle speculation, but... > I'm guessing that the "Virginia City" & "Red Ryder Ride" pieces are > original, because...who would want to bother MAKING a repro of either title? > They're not terribly attractive graphics. The "Sandflow" poster is certainly > suspect, especially if it looks new. It's a really nice looking piece, > something that a commercial poster company would want in their catalog. The > one sheet from this title is actually widely available in the 11 X 17" > reproduction format by a couple of sellers.. I'd sure like a peek behind > the matting on this poster, however. Once in awhile you get lucky.... > Greg Douglass > Kerry Laws wrote: > >> hello mopo'ers, >> >> i was trying to help a friend out who was looking at these framed posters >> (half sheets are 2, and the other appears to be a one sheet but have no >> size reference). >> >> i told my friend that the red flag on the 2 of them (RIDE RYDER RIDE and >> SANDFLOW) is that they have been framed and matted, with the matte covering >> the printer's info, as the matte comes right to the edge of the artwork. >> Also, the Buck Jones piece just looks VERY new, to me. The VIRGINIA CITY, >> tho looks like it could be legit. >> >> Anyhow... i thought i would post the images here, and ask for any thoughts >> or opinions. i know it's hard based solely on a photo, but it's a start. >> >> thanks. >> kerry >> >> >> >> >> 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.
