I sent this message to Jeffrey privately, but I’ll post it here as well: "I think this poster was a prototype. I doubt that it was ever used. I don’t think anyone is running to the printer. But someone might be running to the pile of them somewhere. If there truly is a pile, wait til the price inevitably comes back to Planet Earth.
Kirby” A question: what would you do if you found 10 BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN one-sheets in a drawer somewhere? That’s not probable, in fact highly improbable, but not impossible. K. > On Sep 16, 2026, at 1:33 AM, Helmut Hamm > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I never handled this one, but both Bruce and Heritage have auctioned it, so > apparently they are both convinced the poster is authentic. > > This is another one that comes with the legend that 'only a handful' were > printed. The question is, what exactly does that mean? The print run for the > official posters must've been in the upper five digit range, probably even > higher. > > Compared to that, even a 'test run' of 500 might qualify as a 'handful'. > > My guess is that they are most likely original, but it seems that someone > found a number of them. Maybe twenty, maybe 200. Who knows. > > This reminds of the International Style US Onesheet for AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF > IN LONDON, a poster that once upon a time was seriously rare. Until a well > known US dealer found a stack of them about three years ago. When I bought > one from him (for a fairly high price) in 2023 he told me he had purchased > about ten copies. Since then, he put one of them in any major auction and > additionally sold a large number on ebay. My rough estimate is that he > auctioned at least 40-60 copies by now, plus an unknown number he sold > through his website. And they keep coming. > > Who knows how many more of those ESB posters might still be sitting on > someone's shelf. My feeling is that we will see a lot more of these coming as > well. > > Personally, I like the design but I will most definitely stay away from this > one. > > Helmut > > www.filmposter.net > > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 16. September 2026 um 03:13 > Von: "jeffrey walton" <[email protected]> > An: [email protected] > Betreff: [MOPO] Empire Strikes Back unedited version > Anybody besides Bruce know about this special one sheet that fetches over > $10k and even more? I'm highly suspicious of this piece, which seems to have > surfaced from the woodwork of Japan in the late 2000's - and it's just > speculation that it's original. > > It just seems odd that it just appeared when only two were known yet now even > bruce say this is his 11th time auctioning off the piece but doesnt know how > many times he re-auctioned them. > > It seems to me that anytime a person needs an extra $10k, they run to the > printer. > > I do love the poster but I can't just pull the trigger as it just seems it > was a figment of someone's imagination > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > > 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.
