Movie Posters General

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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