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Tag Archives: vintage posters
Leonard Maltin opens collection to vintage movie poster auction
Celebrity movie critic and vintage film scholar’s collection, spanning Hollywood blockbusters and lesser-known screen gems, to be sold Nov. 29-30 in Dallas. Read More +
Original Mid-Century Modern Posters on display through Nov. 21
The prosperous World War II postwar era created a veritable “poster boom” that had two new and distinct Modern styles, one consumer and one corporate. Read More +
Vintage San Francisco rock concert posters remain a unique American art form
San Francisco in the ’60s brings thoughts of hippies and psychedelic rock, but the counterculture manifested itself in all the arts. Some of the rare 45 R.P.M. recordings from San Francisco bands have become valuable, but for collectors of the era’s artifacts, the greatest prizes are often original copies of the posters that promoted concerts in the Bay Area’s ballrooms and clubs. The best of those posters are magnificent examples of 20th century art and design and collectors are paying premium prices to own a slice of this era of American pop culture. Read More +
Full sheet of 1980 Year of the Monkey stamps sells for $135,600
A full sheet of 80 post-office-fresh Chinese Year of the Monkey stamps, purchased in 1980 by the consignor at a post office inside the People’s Republic of China, sold for $135,600 at a multi-estate auction. Read More +
Bidding war sends slave collar to $10,000
Mosby & Co.’s April 28 auction carried an eclectic mix of posters, porcelain, paintings and prints along with toys, advertising, folk art and Americana. The firm reported its best selection of posters to date. Read More +
Liberator among rare vintage bicycle posters up for auction May 6
More than 575 lots of vintage posters, including an 1899 vintage bicycle poster advertising Liberator Cycles & Automobiles, will be offered up for bid May 6 by Poster Auctions International. Read More +
Mosby offers unpicked collection of antique Chinese soapstone April 28
A rare 1910 Wheel of Death motorbike-racing poster is just one of the unique finds collectors can expect from Mosby & Co.’s April 28, 2012 auction. In addition to an assortment of 19th- and early 20th-century posters, the 550 lot sale includes sculptures, clocks and an unpicked collection of Chinese soapstone. Read More +
Never Say Goodbye – Searching for vintage Errol Flynn lobby cards
The legendary Errol Flynn (1909-59) was one of the great action stars of his era, and his many classic films have come to epitomize the adventure films of the 1930s and ’40s. Collector Tom McNulty shows how values for Errol Flynn lobby cards mirror his best and worst movies. Read More +
First edition of Hemingway’s Three Stories & Ten Poems brings $68,000
A rare edition of Ernest Hemingway’s first book, Three Stories & Ten Poems, brought $68,500 on Feb. 8, 2012 to lead Heritage Auctions’ $736,000 rare books auction. The exceedingly ccarce first edition of the Boy Scout bible: Scouting for Boys, by Lieut.-General R. S. S. Baden Powell realized: $10,000. Read More +