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Mad Max  ( 1979 ) Australian orange version one sheet.

I am a regular viewer of the American Pawn Stars reality  television series ( 2009 - 2021 ). For anyone that is unaware of this series  it  is about Rick Harrison's Gold And Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas that mainly covers it's everyday sales transactions of interesting items brought into the shop  by customers

 

Recently I viewed a 2017 episode of the series where a woman brought into the shop a framed Australian orange MAPS Litho Pty. Ltd. printed 27'' x 40'' one sheet. When asked what she wanted to receive for the poster for it she said $10,000. Although not a Mad Max fan she had originally paid $10,000 for it.

As the value of the poster wasn't known the pawn shop called in a poster expert.The expert was David A. Lieberman, the owner and founder of Cinemasterpieces, which has long sold vintage movie posters, and is well known in the industry,. He mentioned that this orange colour poster style was the rarest version and  estimated to have had only a printing run of between 75 to 100.   David on examining the poster confirmed that the poster was authentic, and when a similar poster was last sold it realised $4,000. 

The woman was then offered $3,000 for the poster by the pawn shop worker that she declined.. The lady left with the poster stating she would hang on to the poster, and hopefully eventually make a profit when selling the poster at a later time.

 ( A & E )

As the printing run of only 75 to 100 is commonly mentioned, and some members dispute this, I though this story would be of interest here. I think it was very ambitious for the woman to have paid $10,000 for the poster in the first place.

I often wonder where this 75 to 100 number originally originated from  There is no proof this was the case, but this number is commonly thrown around,

you're sending one to me? Thanks in anticipation

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   ( Rick )

Wonder Man ( 1945 ) original Australian daybill, followed by a 1955 Australian re-release daybill poster.

  ( john )

Up In Arms ( 1944 ) Original Australian daybill, followed by a 1952 re-release poster using the same design as the earlier Wonder Man re-release  poster.

Both the two  re-release daybills have the following Distributed By RKO Radio Pictures logo, and also a Simmons  Litho Sydney printer's credit. These  applications were from the 1950's only. 



RKO daybills from the 1940's, as seen below, had the following RKO Radio Picrures logo, along with  a Simmons Ltd Litho Sydney printer's credit.





Original 1945 U.S.A Wonder Man  poster  image of Danny Kaye that is similar to the one  used on the two Australian re-release daybills.