Australian Movie Posters

Collectors love to speculate on the print runs of various posters. They often have a vested interest in trying to push up the value of posters in their collection by saying that the print run for a particular film was miniscule. However, the fact is that no amount of guesswork is proof unless you have the evidence to support your theories.

In late 1941, Australian daybills started being printed in a smaller format due to the paper shortage during WWII. Prior to 1941, daybills measured 15″ x 40″ and are now referred to as “long Daybills”. Only two long daybills were able to be printed from a sheet. The new reduced size format of approx 13″ …

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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, starring Clint Eastwood was released in 1974 and features a fantastic image, taken from the US one sheet, of Eastwood pointing the gun. The Eiger Sanction, also starring…

There have been many Sherlock Holmes films made over the years and Conan Doyle's master detective continues to be as popular as ever. An eclectic range of actors have portrayed Sherlock Holmes…

The New Zealand censors are well known for their penchant for mutilating movie posters with weird censorship. The daybill for Goldfinger is an example where large parts of the poster were blacked out…

Over the years there have been a number of examples of Australian Movie Poster Misprints. The errors range from spelling mistakes to incorrect artwork or images. A collector recently asked me…

Daybills printed by Marchant and Co in the 1930s and 40s were unique for their photo litho style. In my opinon, they are among the finest examples of all Australian posters. Here is a small random…

Over the next two months, we will be listing one of the finest collections of Australian Movie Posters ever seen. In fact, it is surely the most valuable single collection ever sold as a lot in…

Carry On Australian Daybill Movie Posters have become highly sought after in recent years. The Carry On series of British Comedy films commenced in the late 1950s with Carry On Sergeant and…

Vintage Long Daybills I will be listing a collection of vintage Australian long daybill movie posters over the next month or so that will be one of the largest and most comprehensive presentations…

Live and Let Die HORIZONTAL FORMAT Australian One sheet Movie Poster This Live and Let Die Australian one sheet could be the rarest of all James Bond posters. It was used for the original release of…