VERY RARE 1969 ANTIQUE AUTO CAR RACE RACING MOVIE THEATER POSTER
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Hello, here's an extremely rare and unique piece of Hollywood movie memorabilia. Perfect for the antique car or racing car collector. This is a 100% original USA movie theater poster. It is a giant sized - 3 Sheet (81" by 47") poster. Three sheet movie theater posters were usually printed in two sections because of their enormous size. The two sections would be lined up and pasted onto a billboard or wall. This one was never used and it was never pasted. It was also normal practice for them to be folded so they could be shipped more economically through the mail. This giant sized poster is perfect for decorating a car dealership, large recreation or hobby room with lots of wall space. This authentic movie theater poster advertises the 1969 theatrical release of the Paramount Pictures comedy, "Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies". A classic film starring an international cast, including Tony Curtis; Terry Thomas; Gert Frobe (of Goldfinger fame); Dudley Moore and Jack Hawkins. This USA made 3 sheet poster is 100% authentic and it is 50 years old. The movie poster shows little sign of movie theater use and is overall in Excellent to Near Mint condition, with minor fold wear and a small repair to the border area. The paper is very bright, clean and white for its age. It is NOT a recent or cheap video/DVD poster. It is NOT a commercial knockoff, it is NOT a copy or reprint and it is NOT a reproduction of any kind. Few of these giant sized posters exist and fewer have survived over the years. This authentic 1969 movie theater poster is sold as is from one collector to another and would be the perfect conversation piece, decoration or addition to any automobilia or movie memorabilia collection. It will add character to any home theater, recreation room, den, office, garage, showroom or man cave wall. Please take a look at my many other 100% original movie theater posters for sale from the 1940's up to the early 1990's. Featuring Hollywood legends like John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Elizabeth Taylor, Vincent Price, Gary Cooper, Bette Davis, Bo Derek and many, many more. There's something for every budget and every taste.
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A brief history of vintage movie theater posters. What all serious movie poster collectors should know. From the 1890's until the early 1990's the majority of movie theater posters were folded for shipping to movie theaters. Only lobby cards and window card posters were not normally folded, (folds on those two poster sizes are considered by collectors to be defects and affect their eventual value). The folds on other vintage movie theater posters, (i.e. one sheet, half sheet, insert, 3 sheet, 6 sheet and 24 sheet, etc.) are not considered a defect in themselves. In fact those size posters were folded soon after they came off the printing press. It is only when their folds have separated or paper loss has occurred from continually opening and closing the poster that it becomes a factor in condition and pricing. It is extremely important to know that vintage movie posters were never made for the general public's use. They were made to be used solely by the movie theater and then returned to a poster exchange for a credit or return deposit. Over the years most were returned to the poster exchanges, lost or destroyed in paper recycling drives, (especially during WWII). Vintage movie theater posters were made to be disposable and not considered as souvenirs or collectibles. Printed in very low numbers, (estimated at 3,000 to 8,000 copies per film title); and not by the tens or hundreds of thousands or even millions like comic books, gum cards or other items made for the general public's consumption. It is estimated that for most films in the 1910's to 1970's that no more than 8,000 one sheet size posters were issued for most Hollywood films in the USA. These same posters were used in Canada, as we were considered an extension of the American market. Over the years, vintage movie theater posters that survived in private hands usually have signs of theater use, (such as, pin holes, fold wear, stains, tape, etc.) and these things along with rarity, film title, star, and other factors enter into pricing. Vintage movie theater posters that survived with little to no wear usually bring a premium price from collectors. Around the early 1990's most movie theater posters were now shipped rolled, they were also being made in larger numbers, often as licensed products by many different printing companies. Hollywood saw the collectible popularity of their movie posters and finally decided to cash in on a part of the market that they had been missing out on. DVD and video posters are a different product printed by the millions and distributed to corner stores, drug stores, grocery stores, video stores, department stores and poster distributors everywhere; almost any place where DVDs and videos were sold, rented, leased or distributed. Made in major abundance DVD/video posters were made to be mass distributed in a completely different manner than the traditional vintage movie theater poster and to date DVD/video posters have not acquired a substantial collectible value and that may take years to come.
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2021-06-14