We’re closing in on Christmas once again, so let‘s imagine you won the ‚Golden Ticket‘ and you could trade it for a SINGLE collectible, regardless of price and usual availability. You got the ‚Golden Ticket‘, so it would be yours for the asking. What would it be?
For me, the answer is fairly simple and it is a vintage concert poster. Actually, Heritage auctioned it TWICE this year:
https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/entertainment-and-music/hank-williams-1953-canton-oh-genuine-original-concert-poster-for-the-show-he-died-en-route-to/a/7262-11125.s?
Back in the 1980s, I had an ‘original fake poster‘ for this show on my wall for many years. While they copied the style quite well, was nothing like the original, but back then nobody knew what the original even looked like. And even if people had tried (and I‘m sure they didn‘t) it might‘ve been a challenge to find out what the original line-up for the night was.
I had always wondered what the original had looked like. At least that question is answered now. Needless to say, I always dreamed of owning an original.
I could‘ve given it a try at Heritage of course, and who knows, I may have even succeeded. But once I started adding the costs and aggravation of the then inevitable ‚divorce-after-the-fact‘ I thought it might be a better idea to not register for these sales. After all, how much sense does even a nice poster like this one make if you don’t have a wall to hang it? I did send another message to the universe though, so not all hope is lost.
Cheers,
Helmut
www.filmposter.net
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