The Heritage one: "Only light touchup to the folds was required, as the piece is in exceptional condition. Very Fine+ on Linen." $10,755
The one I just sold: "The poster had faint tiny brown dot stains scattered throughout, including in the title area and in the head of the woman." $7,200
The one I sold in September: "The poster was almost certainly never used, because it has a "crispness" that a folded poster quickly loses when it has been opened and folded several times. The paper is exceptionally white and the colors exceptionally bright, also indicating that the poster was never displayed. There is no paper loss or separation at the crossfolds, also indicating it was almost never opened. The only defects it has are some creases and tiny brown stains scattered in the right edge of the right blank border, and also a tiny brown dot stain in the left edge of the upper left border, with a similar one in the upper middle of the left border, and a tiny area of brown staining in the lower left blank border (see our super-sized image for the exact location and size of these). Certainly, any restorer could easily remove these tiny stains in the edges of the left and right blank borders, but I would think the vast majority of collectors would prefer to leave this wonderful poster just as it is!" $19,000
I can't tell if the Heritage one was in better condition than the one I sold in September, but I would assume one "in exceptional condition" was a LOT better than one with "faint tiny brown dot stains scattered throughout, including in the title area and in the head of the woman"
