Hey all. This my first real forum post, so I hope I'm doing it right (not that it's complicated)
I've been building my stock of Japanese not-for-sale posters, and one of my favorites are movie announcement posters (I've also heard them called promotional posters), which of course have an Eirin number printed. I've come across some posters lately though, that have a very clear Eirin number. But then I've also seen others that have a barely legible Eirin number. I've also seen some, as pictured in the link below, that have a clear Eirin number that appears to be printed in a quality that is overall much lower than the rest of the poster. (It seems that there was a website that has since gone down in another thread that may have discussed this, so I'm hoping to get this info out here, as well.)
https://icedrive.net/0/54r5QkZVcaThe thing is, most of these posters seem totally legit other than the blurry eirin number. The paper seems to be browned / foxing and the text on the poster is perfectly crisp. The images on the posters is also very clear and crisp.
Does anything have any theories on the cause of these and their legitimateness in general? I saw a post by Harry (Marquee Posters) about a Lupin III poster re-release that had a less than perfect, but still legible Eirin mark. It just baffles me that the posters are immaculate, except for the part that they're legally bound to display.
Perhaps I'm being paranoid, but a fair portion of what I thought were legit pieces may be fakes if this thing is supposed to be perfect!
Thanks in advance all!
Andy