Hi Alan My preference has always been to have at least one inch of linen as a border. The linen often frays on the edges over time and that is not good if the linen has been trimmed to the border of the poster. The majority of linen backers will routinely leave a margin unless the customer specifically asks for it to be trimmed to the border so I think that speaks volumes.
Regards John From: Alan Heimann <[email protected]> Sent: 31 October, 2024 11:48 AM To: Moviemem Original Movie Posters <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Linen backed posters at Auction houses 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]<mailto:[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.
