Just curious John..why do you think if the linen is trimmed to the poster border it’s worth less?..Alan
On Wed, Oct 30, 2024 at 6:40 PM Moviemem Original Movie Posters < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi to you all > > I recently purchased a linen backed daybill from one of the big auction > houses (doesn’t matter who it is). It was described as very fine on linen > but the photo had been cropped to only show the actual poster and not the > linen. When it arrived it was pretty badly frayed on the edges and the > linen border had some foxing spots / stains and pinholes in the linen. > > > > I think collectors need to know whether there are any issues with the > linen and how much of the linen has been left around the poster. I’m sure > you have all seen where some linen backed posters have been trimmed to the > edge of the poster and this detracts from the value as far as I am > concerned. > > > > I looked through the auction history and was surprised to see hundreds of > linen backed posters that have been sold where the photos have been cropped > so that you cant see the linen borders. That makes it guesswork for the > buyer. > > > > Just curious as to what you all think about this. Should auction houses > show the entire poster including the linen borders? Why would they crop the > images so that you cant see the linen borders? > > > > Regards > > > > John > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > 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.
