eMoviePoster.com opened their latest auction on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 with 999 folded one-sheets covering all years and genres. Collectors can review these Tuesday items at www.emovieposter.com.
Examples in the auction are A Hard Day’s Night (1964) featuring The Beatles, You Only Live Twice (1967) style B featuring Frank McCarthy art, Mysterious Pilot (1937) style A chapter 14 poster, Jaws (1975) with terrifying art, Mighty Mouse (1943) for Paul Terry’s Terry-Toons, Pickup (1951) with great art of Beverly Michaels, 48 Hours to Live (1960) with wacky image, Wicker Man (1974) for the cult horror classic, Billy the Kid vs. Dracula/Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter (1965) combining western and horror, Rock ‘N Roll Your Eyes (1974) pictures at an exhibition, and Empire Strikes Back (1980) NSS style B with art by Tom Jung.
Flight to Mars (1951) with futuristic art, One Hundred & One Dalmatians (1961) for the Walt Disney classic, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) with Richard Amsel art of Harrison Ford, Captain Midnight (1942) chapter 12 serial poster, Charade (1963) showing Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, Blue Hawaii (1961) depicting Elvis Presley and ladies on the beach, Two Women (1962) featuring Sophia Loren, Apocalypse Now (1979) with classic Bob Peak art, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) with a close-up of Matthew Broderick, Dirty Harry (1971) for the Clint Eastwood flick, My Fair Lady (1964) showing great Bob Peak art, and The Brain that Wouldn’t Die (1962) featuring horror art by Reynold Brown will be sold.
Additional highlights are Monster from the Ocean Floor (1954) with art of the octopus beast, One Million Years B.C. (1966) showing Raquel Welch, Scarface (1983) with Al Pacino, Live and Let Die (1973) west hemi with Robert McGinnis art, Bullitt (1968) featuring a great image of Steve McQueen, Where Eagles Dare (1968) style B showing a different image, Taxi Driver (1976) with classic art by Guy Peelaert, Halloween (1978) featuring Bob Gleason art, The Hills Have Eyes (1978) showing Michael Berryman looking sinister, Dawn of the Dead (1979) for the George Romero classic, and Earth Dies Screaming (1964) for the Terence fisher sci-fi hit.
Three surprising results from the auction that closed on February 14 were Show Boat window card for $546, Ball of Fire window card for $460, and Wizard of Oz 1989 rerelease French one-panel for $370.
eMoviePoster sells over 100,000 items every year and in 2016 they reached 139,112 collectibles sold. Every one of their 1.25 million items they have sold started at $1 with no reserve and no buyer’s premiums. Last year 63% of their auction items sold for $19 or under, and 25,000 auctioned for just $1, $2, $3, or $4 each. Despite their name, they don't just auction movie posters. They also auction many tens of thousands of vintage stills, lobby cards, as well as signed items, scripts, and all sorts of special posters. Their March Major Auction will run from February 26 to March 12. You can now view many previews. Go to their Consign Page to learn about consigning to them for any of their auctions, or go to their Registration Page to sign up and start bidding.
