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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #150 on: January 26, 2012, 09:20:38 PM »
"Separating the posters was like removing wallpaper," Smith said. "After carefully moistening the top layer, steam was used to melt the glue and gently remove one poster from another. Each new layer that came up revealed new and exciting treasures beyond anyone's wildest expectations."
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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #151 on: January 26, 2012, 09:34:24 PM »
See...fugly :(

DRACULA?  Style F?  Sheeeeet, I got one of those...well, a full-size Universal reprint, anyhows....
Actually my favorite design for the film...



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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #152 on: January 26, 2012, 09:39:11 PM »
Wrong style there Brude - you posted the style A.
F is the one with Dracula in the boat.

Guess we know why the one lot went for over $16,000 now - will definitely prove to be a good investment.

Unfortunately, Frankenstein was released in December '31, so it will be outside the time period of this find.

Interesting that this find came out of Pennsylvania though - where the last three copies of Frankenstein (and Bride of Frankenstein) were found.
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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #153 on: January 26, 2012, 09:45:50 PM »

Interesting that this find came out of Pennsylvania though - where the last three copies of Frankenstein (and Bride of Frankenstein) were found.

That's an interesting coincidence.
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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #154 on: January 26, 2012, 09:48:14 PM »
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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #155 on: January 26, 2012, 09:49:04 PM »
Honestly, I've always liked the style F - it's like a naive comic-style poster
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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #156 on: January 26, 2012, 10:04:19 PM »
The most common style Dracula one-sheet just got it's known population upped by 33%.
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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #157 on: January 26, 2012, 10:05:56 PM »
The most common style Dracula one-sheet just got it's known population upped by 33%.


I thought only 2 copies were known to exist
ergo, wouldn't that be upped by 50% ??

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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #158 on: January 26, 2012, 10:10:41 PM »
3 prior copies sir.
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« Reply #159 on: January 26, 2012, 10:11:26 PM »
Guess we could use him right about now?

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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #160 on: January 26, 2012, 10:15:50 PM »
Guess we could use him right about now?



Made me spit out some coffee as I chuckled...too funny!
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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #161 on: January 26, 2012, 10:17:11 PM »
I'm curious what "stunning example" means.  Stunning artistry or stunning condition?  

This is the "VF" one that sold for $310,000:


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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #162 on: January 26, 2012, 10:18:01 PM »
Made me spit out some coffee as I chuckled...too funny!

You can send me the coffee bill Ves ;)
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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #163 on: January 26, 2012, 10:18:06 PM »
3 prior copies sir.

i demand a recount

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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #164 on: January 26, 2012, 10:20:01 PM »
Mel, I think "stunning" applies on many levels - stunning where and how it was found, stunning that it could be rescued from the stack, stunning that in 2011 another Dracula one sheet materialized miraculously and perhaps most of all - the stunning profit the buyer(s) is/are going to make!
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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #165 on: January 26, 2012, 10:20:29 PM »
Mel, I think "stunning" applies on many levels - stunning where and how it was found, stunning that it could be rescued from the stack, stunning that in 2011 another Dracula one sheet materialized miraculously and perhaps most of all - the stunning profit the buyer(s) is/are going to make!

I'm stunned

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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #166 on: January 26, 2012, 10:26:04 PM »
The other styles:









Have the three sheets ever been found?

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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #167 on: January 26, 2012, 10:29:17 PM »
I like all of them  :P

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« Reply #168 on: January 26, 2012, 10:29:21 PM »
I don't think I've ever seen the Style C before...A and B definitely - (even a fake style B at Profiles  eyeroll )
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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #169 on: January 26, 2012, 10:41:42 PM »
One style C known. No known copies of either 3-sheet (earliest Dracula 3-sheet known is from the 1947 release).
There is a 6-sheet rumored to exist, but no confirmation and a few leads have lead to dead ends so far.
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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #170 on: January 26, 2012, 10:45:32 PM »
Style C a close second to the 24 Sheet for me.
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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #171 on: January 26, 2012, 10:47:42 PM »
Style C a close second to the 24 Sheet for me.

i would take anyone (If I could just get Sean's leads...)  ;)
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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #172 on: January 26, 2012, 10:49:02 PM »
Style C a close second to the 24 Sheet for me.

Interesting how in the Style C the young maiden looks uncannily like Dracula's Daughter!
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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #173 on: January 26, 2012, 10:49:37 PM »
the style C is used as the jacket art on the Photoplay edition

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Re: The biggest find of early movie posters in recent history was sold today...
« Reply #174 on: January 26, 2012, 11:22:57 PM »
Still no Fox.