Thanks to everyone for the input, and for confirming what I've always believed to be true.
As for Transamerica - they purchased UA in 1966 and started to put their name on posters in 1967 then started to separate that combined logo in 1968. I don't know what the first UA poster with the the large T Transamerica logo was - it would seem to be "The Thomas Crown Affair" in summer of 1968. The earliest poster I can recall seeing with the newer logo was the foreign style "The Graduate", which would have been printed in January or February of 1968. It was an Embassy/Joseph Levine production. Matthew McCarthy film/art Original Film Posters www.filmartgallery.com http://www.facebook.com/filmartgallery https://twitter.com/filmartgallery [email protected] [email protected] 323.363.2969 ---------------------------------------- From: "Bruce Hershenson" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2013 3:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Italian Bond posters I hate to ever disagree with Greg, but I am 100% certain that the Transamerica logo first appeared on United Artists posters in 1968 (there are 1968 posters with it and without it). Unless I am misunderstanding what he wrote, in which case I apologize! On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Greg Ferland <[email protected]> wrote: Just to reiterate what Sam is saying, Transamerica was not aligned with UA until the 70s - or after YOLT was release, so it is very clearly a re-release...an original re-release I would say! Greg -------------------------------------------- On Sat, 11/16/13, Posteritati <[email protected]> wrote: Subject: Re: [MOPO] Italian Bond posters To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 2:06 PM Mat, We have had both versions, and there is a 1967 version without Transamerica and a 70's RR with Transamerica. regards,sam posteritati.com / facebook / twitter / pinterest / instagram / skype posteritati 239 Centre St New York NY 10013 / tel 212.226.2207 / sms 516.900.2207 On Nov 16, 2013, at 5:00 PM, Matthew McCarthy <[email protected]> wrote: Hello All- I recently contacted a seller to inquire about an Italian 55"x79" 'You Only Live Twice', the version with the Transamerica logo in the lower left corner and United Artists in the lower right corner. His response was "We did a lot of research on this poster and are convinced it is an original release". I am not convinced. It has been my understanding that the first release posters have a Dear Film (distributor) logo on the bottom left, while the right side have the United Artists logo within a circle and (in smaller type) "A Transamerica Company" Now, I know it can be hard to date Italian posters, but one of the best "tells" is the logo of the distributor/production company. In this case, the circular logo at the right was used in 1967-1968; the Transamerica logo that is in the left of the poster in question was used from 1968-1975. This film was released in Italy in August 1967. Perhaps it is a second printing, perhaps a 1970's reissue (which is what I have thought) but I don't see how it could be first release. Anyone have any thoughts/facts on this? 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