Woah, I am gone for a few days and you guys up and go start an Indy thread on me...
Indy was the bulk of my collection and collecting interest. I say 'was' just because I have bought so much stuff since my early days of collecting, and have amassed niche collections that are bigger than what I have on Dr. Jones, but I do feel that I have a pretty solid handle on all things Indy paper, probably better than any other 'type' of poster because of the time I spent reading and tracking stuff down. It got a little bit crazy at times, to say the least. (Don't even get me started on all the versions of the Bruce Wolfe Temple of Doom style A, its a headache, and yes, I have all of them...5 versions, i think).
Any sort of restrike on the OG release and the RR release a year later is pretty easy to spot, especially in person. The early 90s zigzag issue has thicker stock with a much glossier finish, and is also cropped differently, especially in the top margin. The cut on those restrikes is much closer to the black text. Again, once you see these in person, they are easy to differentiate. In 2008, another restrike was issued to the 'media' before Indy 4 (
) was released, and are marked as such ever so small in the lower left border. The restrike on ALL the first release issue is usually more orange/red than the original issue. Blah, blah... Again, once you see it, you know.
As for rolled issues that don't appear to be restrikes, I wouldn't necessarily feel like you have to avoid them or feel like they have to be fake. The RR can be had rolled quite easily, I know a guy near me here in Cincinnati who has probably 5-6 sealed rolls of 50 from that release in 1982 (with receipts from Paramount, all yellowed and taped to the boxes).
The first release, that is where things get tricky, but not impossible. Dave (Cinemasterpieces) will have them for auction now and again, and they pop up with Bruce and ebay a few times a year. Bottom line, it usually boils down to who you are buying from. If its a good seller like Dave or Bruce, you are getting an original, if not, you get a full refund, so you can't lose.
As Schan said, you can also opt for a 30x40 or 40x60. The colors on both the original and RR pop a bit more off that card stock than the one sheets and are much harder to find, but always rolled unless some jackass dictated otherwise at some point in time. Here is a pic of my 40x60 which was in the dining room for four years, until we repainted and redecorated. (Funny how the pic makes the wall almost look purple...weird.)
Henry Jones Jr., large and in charge (door frame in shot to see scale of this one):
I can post more pics of Indy stuff later one, got another big boy to show too.
Also, if you (or anyone) likes, I can do my best to verify an Indy piece in question before you pull the trigger...feel free to send me a PM and I would be glad to help you out.