It's a sign that their designations are ultra confusing when even an emminent movie paper scholar like Sean gets all mixed up!
My problem with all this is that I have handled many tens of thousands of stills and I LIKE being able to feel the paper and to incorporate the "feel" into my assessment of whether or not they are original (the same goes for minty whites; the feel test is still the fastest way to spot these bad boys). Encasing everything in mylar tombs will prove to be the counterfeiter's best friend. Bruce On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 6:43 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote: > Just a quick clarification - Sean mixed up CGC's definitions of > vintage & original: > > CGC provides professional third-party certification services for > collectible photographs in three classifications: VINTAGE, which > were printed from the original negative at or near the time that > the photograph was taken; ORIGINAL, which were printed from the > original negative; and CONTEMPORARY, which were derived by > photographic processes from an original image. > > This page also outlines their grading scale: > > http://www.certifiedguaranty.com/CGC-Photograph-Grading.aspx > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > Get your own "800" number > Voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more > http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag > > > ---- On , Sean Linkenback ([email protected]) wrote: > > With all the stills you are selling this week Bruce, one would > think you would care what the > difference is between original and vintage > (though maybe not CGC's definition). > > I believe the answer to the question though is that Original > relates to a still that dates from the > time of the film's original release, while vintage means that > perhaps they believe the still was > struck later from the original negatives (like a 50s/60s still > created for the original 1931 > Frankenstein), and of course contemporary would refer to an even > more modern striking of the image. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bruce Hershenson > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 10:54 PM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Slabbing question > > > More importantly, does anyone care? > > > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 9:36 PM, JOHN REID Vintage Movie > Memorabilia wrote: > > CGC are grading stills on two levels. The first is that the > still is either Vintage, Original or > Comtemporary. The second level is on condition with four > categories. I just checked the website and > they don't define Vintage, Original or Contemporary. Does anyone > know what the difference is between > Vintage and Original? > > > > > > > > Website: www.moviemem.com > > JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA > PO Box 92 > Palm Beach > Qld 4221 > Australia > 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. > > 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. > 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.
