Nearly 2,200 movie posters and related items are listed in upcoming eMoviePoster auctions. Their Tuesday biweekly auction contains 1,130 inserts, half-sheets, and smaller non-U.S. posters from 18 countries that will close on March 2, 2021. The Thursday biweekly auction features 1,065 personally autographed items of all types and sizes ending on March 4.
Signed items include a Neil Armstrong still, Lon Chaney Sr. deluxe still, Marlene Dietrich deluxe still, Greta Garbo canceled check, Mark of Zorro still by Tyrone Power and Basil Rathbone, Union Pacific mini window card, Fredric March deluxe still, Rat Pack group of five index cards and album pages, Jungle Princess mini window card by Dorothy Lamour, A Star is Born concert poster by artist Pearsall, Sorcerer Mondo art print by William Friedkin, Man Who Knew Too Much set of 8 lobby cards by Doris Day, and Lauren Bacall still.
More signed item highlights are a Wizard of Oz promo photo by Jack Haley and Ray Bolger, Only Angels Have Wings mini window card by Jean Arthur, Rebecca repro still by Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine, Peter Lorre deluxe still, Ghost & Mr. Chicken half-sheet by Don Knotts, Banjo on My Knee mini window card by Barbara Stanwyck, Broadway Melody of 1940 mini window card by Fred Astaire, Claude Rains deluxe stage play still, William Holden still, and Al Hirschfeld art print.
Inserts include When Worlds Collide, Escape from New York, The Empire Strikes Back 1982 rerelease, The Shining, Silent Night Evil Night, and Invisible Invaders.
Half-sheets highlights are The Empire Strikes Back international style A, Force of Evil style A, Alien, Escape from New York, Roogie’s Bump style A, and Rocky.
Japanese offerings are Yellow Submarine, Princess Mononoke, In the Mood for Love, Help, The Italian Job, Swinging London, Seven Samurai 1967 rerelease, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds, Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Trip AIP, Le Samourai, and Testament of Orpheus.
Other featured international lots are a Yugoslavian Dr. No, Italian Thunderball group of 10 photobustas, Czech Yellow Submarine, and Belgian Mole People.
Three surprising results from the February 21 auction were a lot of 7 window card headers (1950s) for $552, a lot of 19 folded horror one-sheets (1970s-1980s) for $525, and a lot of 103 western lobby cards (1920s-1950s) for $464.
eMoviePoster had their best sales year ever in 2020 with over $6 million in sales, according to the auction house. They also stated that they are already outpacing that record in 2021.
In addition to their regular items, eMoviePoster has signed items, original art, comic books, toys, games, props, costumes, and much more. They can also auction anything not mentioned above that is a poster, or anything movie-related (as long as it has a realistic value over $20 each).
They add around 3,500 new lots in their biweekly auctions, every two weeks on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday – which has culminated to over 1,748,000 auctions, according to eMoviePoster. Collectors interested in bidding with them can sign up on their registration page. Previews of their April Major Auction are available now. The auction starts March 16.
