Trading Places 1983 original comedy movie poster

Description: Trading Places NSS 830094 I have attempted minimal repair and retouching on this poster. The lower right corner has been replaced. The two upper corners show holes fromstaples and one tear-out from a staple that is about an inch in length. I did minorretouching along the center crease. Of note is that this poster appears to have been placedin an outside display case, as the reds in the poster are slightly sun-faded. The blues,greens, and blacks are still strong. There does appear to be some cockling at the bottom ofthe poster, perhaps from where water collected in the display case. I would put this poster in very good condition. Please closely examine all photos and ask any questions prior to making abid or offer. I ship using Priority or Ground Advantage Mail. Most one-sheet postersfrom this era were already folded before distribution to theatres.These folded posters are boxed 15” x 12” x 3” or in a USPS Mediumflat rate 14” x 12” x 3.5” box. Here is a hint to save money: I offer a shipping discount for shippingmultiple posters sent in the same box at the same time to same address.I also try to batch my auctions so that they end on the same dayto allow you to take advantage of these discounts. The average postalcharge is between $8 and $10. Every poster I list has intrinsic value thatmay increase over time. I do not waste your time or mine listing scrap paper.If you "sweep" five of my auctions with $10 posters, and they all shipin the same box, you only pay around $60 and have an excellent chanceof at least one of those posters increasing in value enough over a few yearsto make a profit of your own. The posters I sell are authentic period “one-sheets,” averaging 40” tall and 27”wide, that were displayed in theaters. Some posters may vary in size slightly. I do not use stock photos! The actual poster for your consideration is shownin the primary photo, along with a group of standard color swatchesto the left of it, including pure black, white, and a neutral gray swatch.This helps determine true color and size. Photos may also include close-upphotos of NSS numbers, distinguishing features, and any damage or defects.Many posters have a sheen, which shows up in my photos. The postersare held onto the display board to photograph with two clamps and, whenrequired, a nylon fishline near the bottom of the poster. I do not attempt toflatten them perfectly flat, to minimize the flexing and any furtherweakening of the paper and image. Almost all of these posters are from my personal collection, gathered overmany years. I began working in movie theatres and collecting in 1969.I sold a few posters in the 1970s at a flea market (minimum price $5 back then - which equates to about $25 today) and then decided to waituntil retirement to resume selling on a piecemeal basis. Some of the posters come from drive-ins, some from theatres that wereclosing forever, some were in projection booths and storerooms covered indust. The fortunate ones have spent most of their time in my storage,protected from damage. Others only exist because I rescued them fromsilverfish and mold and the garbage tip. Those unabashedly show thescars of their history. Please do not expect a pristine newly printed posteror one that sat in a warehouse untouched. Poster condition* description key: Near Mint - very close to “as received” at a theatre from the film distributor.Excellent - nice condition with good storage, but has some expectedscuffs, wear, and minor issues that should not distract when displayed.Very Good - some imperfections, noticeable when displayed. Often hasarchival tape on the back to staunch minor tears or holes.Good - major imperfections, noticeable and distracting (possiblycorrectable), but poster is structurally functional, often with the help ofarchival tape on the back and/or basic repairs.Fair - major problems. May be in pieces or have significant stains or fading,insect, mold, or water damage. Best for use in collages or decoupage. *condition. Much more needs to be said on this, the rating is only a guide.1. Not all posters are created equal. The paper stock and printing vary.If the paper or printing is unusual, I try to note that in the description.2. Hard folds (creases) are common. National Screen Service used a machinethat folded posters in half, then in half again, with a hard (creased) fold toreduce them from 40” tall to 10” tall for shipping and storage. Those foldsweaken both the paper and the ink, often creating a distracting whitesubstrate paper line across a dark image. We did sometimes receiveposters in that were rolled and not hard folded, but that was very rare.3. Soft folds: When posters came off the film truck, they were typicallyfolded across the width. Some storage folded one more time, sometimescreased, allowing posters to be held in (fire resistant) file cabinets.If held like that, nine weak points were created at the fold intersections.4. Inventory writing. Posters that did not have the printed NSS code foryear and film release were often labeled by hand in pen or marker in thelower right corner or back, but it could be anywhere.5. Re-use of the back of the poster. When no poster arrived for a film, astaff member or assistant usually grabbed a poster, flipped it over, andused a magic marker to scrawl the name of the upcoming film on the back.In many cases, this see-through destroyed the original poster.6. Stains. Poster box changes occurred late at night and were done bytired people. Coffee stains and cola stains got on posters. Some foxingis common in older posters.7. Tape. Some poster display cases wouldn't hold posters properly.Scotch tape was the common remedy, usually just in the white border area.Staple holes were less common and typically from display in a break room.Discolored tape residue or removal that tears the paper happens.8. Paper decay over time. Acid in paper and lignens cause it to becomebrittle and fragile over time. Excess handling is to be discouraged. An oldposter that arrives intact may split at the folds within a few times unfoldingand re-folding it. These posters are, on average, forty to fifty years old. When I examine aposter for sale, I try to address the easily correctable problems. I use anarchival paper tape on the back of posters to correct and stabilize tears,and I may even put squares of it on the weak fold points of thin or weakposters pro-actively, to keep them from breaking open. If I see distracting white lines at folds during inspection, or stress marks, Imay do a basic correction. Rest assured, these are techniques that wereregularly used in the theatres. Black areas (only) may have a black markerused to cover the exposed substrate paper. Damaged colored areas arecorrected with watercolor pigment pencil that can be easily removed in theprocess of archival mounting or restoration. If it can be done safely, Iremove any tape. Often the tape residue cannot be removed in basicrestoration without damaging the poster, so it may be covered over to keepthe sticky residue encased to prevent further damage. Sometimes the corners of a border are so covered with tape, or torn, oreven missing, that I will remove the damaged unprinted corner border andsister in a replacement corner of a similar type of poster stock.Insect and rodent damage may be addressed different ways. It commonlyoccurs on one or more hard folds, sometime creating small holes or perforationsthat I back with archival tape. Large holes may have a backing paper thatis colored to match the missing area of the image. Such large holes arenoted in the poster description. If a poster is particularly valuable and in good shape, I will do the veryminimum to stabilize it, recognizing that further conservation and mountingmay be in its future. “Dry” restoration of a poster is fairly benign. With the exception ofblackening fold lines, most of it is easily reversible. If a poster is not goingto be permanently mounted, or is being held as an investment to be sold ata later time, this is all I do and all I would recommend. “Wet” restoration andmounting or linen backing should always be considered permanent,even if it is technically reversible.

Price: 25 USD

Location: Anderson, Alabama

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