Universal Horror Movie posters and Lobby cards from the 30s and 40s seem to be the most highly valued for collectors of original movie posters. The major auction houses have turned up some wonderful posters over the years and every major auction seems to include significant posters from the Universal era. In recent times we have seen US posters and lobby cards on:

 

Dracula

Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

Invisible Man

etc etc

 

Despite the fact that they are obviously very rare and the prices are high, you can at least find some US paper on some of the key Universal titles. One example is a set of Frankenstein lobby cards that has been offered recently for a million dollars. Although the price may be a little "tongue in cheek", at least this shows that the material is out there if you have the money.

 

I have been a dealer for many years now and have had some highly significant collections of Australian movie posters pass through my hands. I consigned one collection to Christies in 1998 and it included Australian posters for titles like Ghost of Frankenstein and House of Dracula. It turns out that these two are just about the only Universal Horror daybills of any significance that I have come across.

 

I understand that one dealer sold a daybill for Frankenstein about 15 years ago, supposedly for $25,000.00 but I have never heard of anything on Dracula ever appearing.