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My 1/2 sheet collection

I'm a fan of half sheets and have collected some nice titles over the years. Here are some of my favourites.

My US half-sheet movie poster collection - horror, sci-fi, exploitation, Elvis, Eastwood, Bond

Rick

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Re: Questions for Bruce-EMP

A couple of good options there. I might use to get some one sheets for The Sheik (or perhaps not!).

darolo

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Re: Press Sheet showing prices of Australian posters

(Trove/NLA))

I thought that the musical presentation at the Capital theatre Melbourne first screening of the film in Australia in 1927 of enough interest to share here.

HONDO

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Re: Press Sheet showing prices of Australian posters

HONDO said:

John, do you happen to have any Australian press sheets printed for any pre 1926 films?

I think the earliest is 1926 so far. I do have a few more from the 20s and will add them when I get some time.

John

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Because our incredible August Major Auction ends VERY soon (the 9th), we want to remind all of you who might be considering bidding on expensive items of both our "Layaway Plan" and also our "Consignment Offset Plan"! Here is how they work.

For the "Layaway Plan", we often get collectors who contact us and say "I would be willing to bid on a certain expensive item, but, if I win, I can't pay the full price immediately, but I could raise the money". For those people we developed our "Layaway Plan", in which the item (or items) need to be a total of $1,500 or more.

Right after you win, you need to pay one-third down. Then, you can take up to 30 days to pay the second third, and up to 60 days to pay the final third, but you MUST have it all paid for within 60 days of the auction(s) close.

And unlike every other auction we charge NO interest at all, AS LONG AS you pay it all off within the 60 days. This is especially great for collectors who don't want to have to start raising the money until after they find out if they won it or not!

For the "Consignment Offset Plan", we also get collectors who contact us and say "I would be willing to bid on a certain expensive item but, if I win, I would raise the money by selling items from my collection, and I don't want to sell those items unless I know for sure that I have won what I was bidding on".

For those people we developed our "Consignment Offset Plan", which allows you to win an expensive item and ONLY THEN send us consignment items that will yield what you owe or greater.

We charge no interest on the balance owed, and auction the consigned items and use the proceeds (after commissions) to pay for the poster(s) you purchased. But you MUST send enough value to cover what you owe, and you must send those items right after the auctions that you won have ended.

SO ALL BIDDERS SHOULD BEAR THESE STRATEGIES IN MIND BEFORE YOU PLACE BIDS, BECAUSE IT MAY ALLOW YOU TO BID ON ONE OR MORE ITEMS THAT YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD NOT AFFORD (because you needed to pay in full after the auctions ended).

Bruce

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Re: Press Sheet showing prices of Australian posters

darolo said:

... but I've never been able to get the owner of them to loosen their grip.

Have you tried brute force? Or perhaps a mild sedative?

dedeposter

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Re: A Do You Know Your Classic Movies Quiz.

Bruce said:

Is C681 The Vikings?

It is indeed The Vikings from 1958. Tony Curtis and Kirk Douglas seen below in an excellently staged fight scene.
The original posted scene would have been difficult to recognise, so I posted a good clue. Well done working out the answer.