Flintshire Edition August 2017
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Sohowispostervaluedetermined?Thereareesentialyfourcriteria:artist,image,rarity<br />
andcondition.<br />
Fourofthetopveposterpricesareformovieposters–hororclasicTheMummy,with<br />
BorisKarloff,asexplainedareasarethe1930shororclasicslikeDraculaandFrankenstein,andgoldenoldieslikeCasablanca.YoucanbuymostoriginalmoviepostersATA<br />
reasonableprice,besuretolookatthebotom oftheposter;ifyouseeanumberlike<br />
“R56,”thatmeanstheposterisanofficialreisuefrom 1956.Studiosoftenreisuedtheir<br />
posters,andthere’sasignicantdifferenceinprice.Theoriginalone-sheetforGoneWith<br />
theWind,whichcameoutin1939,selsfor£3,840to£4,610.A1947reisuesoldatauc-<br />
tionfor£288,anda1954reisuefor£192.Thesameholdstrueforforeignreleases.<br />
Astothetruevalueofanyposterwehavegivensometipstolookforbutifyoudohave<br />
oneyouthinkmaybeofvaluetherearemanyexpertswhocantelyouifyouareindeed<br />
sitingonanearlyretirement.<br />
Askwherediditcomefrom?Doesitcomefrom areliablesource?Doesitcomefrom a<br />
knownseleroffakes&reproductions?Thereareplentyofseeminglytrustworthyselers<br />
oneBayandothersitesthatforyearshavebeensuccesfulypasingofffakepostersas<br />
originalstonewcolectors.Isitfoldedorroled?Ifitisfrom the1970's-80's,doesithavea<br />
GAUlogo?IsthereanNSSnumberonthefront?JustbecauseaposterhasanNSS<br />
numberonthefrontdoesnotautomaticalymakeitan"original".Whenaposteris<br />
copied/reproduced,theNSSnumberisoftenreproducedaswelinordermakeitlook<br />
moreauthentic.IsthereanNSSstampontheback?Doesit"look"and"feel"right?Does<br />
itsmelright?Whatkindofpaperisit?mate,at,glosy,regularpaper,cardstock?
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