Posting this here, too, with regard to
The Mummy US OS that was auctioned back in 1997.
And I just emailed Todd and asked him about the condition of that poster.
TBC.
The Mummy OS that sold for $453K back in 1997 was from the collection of Todd Feiertag, and I dont think his copy was heavily damaged and restored. (I'll email him and ask, for verification). At the time it was auctioned, 2 copies were known to exist, so maybe it was the other copy that needed a lot of restoration. (I seem to remember reading one was found sandwiched under some other posters on a barn wall or something similar, and was heavily damaged due to exposure, moisture etc).
Here's an article from
The Deseret News, dated March 2, 1997, after the Sotheby's auction was over, giving more details:
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/546423/MUMMY-POSTER-COSTS-A-TREASURE.htmlAnother copy is also held/housed by The Los Angeles Public Library. It happened to be on display, along with many other vintage OS that they have, when I visited there a handful of years ago.. and to see this in person was stunning and mind blowing.