Good information. As to whether they retain value, I think that would depend on the poster. As you might surmise, some are rather ordinary, if not uninspired, and others are quite wonderful.
Kirby > On Apr 15, 2023, at 9:32 AM, James Gresham <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you Bruce for that information. Jim > > On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 9:59 AM Bruce Hershenson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> From our auctions of these: >> >> In the 1930s, a constant headache for theaters was being sure of having >> movie posters for their current releases. Often, the posters would travel >> with the actual film prints, and sometimes the theater before them might >> have forgotten to include the poster, it might have been defaced or torn, >> etc. If a theater didn't have posters, it was very frustrating! >> >> Several companies began in the 1930s (Leader Press, the "other company", >> Woolever Press, etc) that made posters of their own for new releases, and >> they would provide a back up for theaters in case they didn't get a studio >> issued poster. Often the posters from these companies (with the exception of >> the "other company") were silk-screen posters, but they were often quite >> attractive, and virtually always had a completely different design from the >> regular studio issued poster. >> >> It is an absolute fact that posters from these companies are far more rare >> than the regular studio issued posters. It is also a certainty that these >> posters were issued when the movies were first released. In fact, they were >> created PRIOR to the movie's release, so that they could serve as teaser or >> advance posters (theaters rarely got the studio issued posters before >> receiving the actual movie). We located an extremely rare original >> advertisement for Leader Press posters which clearly states that they were >> available to theaters a full two weeks prior to each movie's release. >> >> On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 7:01 AM James Gresham <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> I noticed that Heritage has a Leader Press Invisible Man one sheet. I dont >>> really know too much about Leader Press posters. Were they produced the >>> same year as the originals? Are there many known Leader Press Posters? Do >>> they retain values? If anyone can fill me in on Leader Press, I would be >>> interested. TY Jim Gresham >>> >>> -- >>> James Gresham // CEO >>> >>> Gresham's Seasonal Services, Inc. <http://www.greshamsseasonalservices.com/> >>> 18501 Henry Ct. Ray, MI 48096 >>> Phone/Fax: 888-576-7669 (SNOW) >>> >>> What Music They Make <https://www.whatmusictheymake.com/> >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >>> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >>> >> >> >> -- >> Bruce Hershenson and the other 22 members of the eMoviePoster.com team >> P.O. Box 874 >> West Plains, MO 65775 >> Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take >> lunch) >> our site <http://www.emovieposter.com/> >> our auctions <http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html> >> >> >> Complete Buyer Protection >> <http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120625ad_emovieposter_no_buyer_beware_buyer_warranty.jpg> >> - No time limit on our guarantees & NO buyer beware >> Hershenson Help Hotline >> <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/20120906_mcw_ad_hershenson_help_hotline_forsite.jpg> >> - Direct line to Bruce (our owner!) for urgent problems >> Also, please read the following three pages of in-depthCustomer Reviews of >> our company - Page 1 >> <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page1.jpg>, >> Page 2 >> <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page2.jpg>, >> Page 3 >> <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page3.jpg>, >> which shows you in our customers' own words exactly what makes our company >> and our auctions so very different from all others! >> >> > > > -- > James Gresham // CEO > > Gresham's Seasonal Services, Inc. <http://www.greshamsseasonalservices.com/> > 18501 Henry Ct. Ray, MI 48096 > Phone/Fax: 888-576-7669 (SNOW) > > What Music They Make <https://www.whatmusictheymake.com/> > > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > 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.
