There may also be staining/soiling, discolouration or light fading.įAIR – POOR: A poster with very significant use/damage, which would require extensive restoration to achieve a presentable appearance, or even a possible candidate for cannibalization to repair an identical poster of a higher grade. GOOD: A poster that is heavily used, which can have significant tears/paper loss, an excessive number of pin/staple holes, significant fold separation and tears, tape or tape marks to the front and repair tape to the rear. For older posters, there may also be minor bleed-thru of a stamp, mark or writing applied to the back of the poster. It may exhibit staining, creasing, scuffs/wear, discoloration, slight fold separation, small tears, increased number of staple marks, increased level of fold wear compared to ‘Fine’ and minor paper loss. VERY GOOD: A poster that is well used but still presentable. It will show signs of use, such as pin/staple holes to the corners, edge dings/creasing, surface creasing/marks and minor wear to the fold lines. This is generally the highest grade that you will find film posters listed, this allows for minor edge dings and creasing to the surface.įINE: A poster showing light wear. NEAR MINT: A poster that is virtually unused. It is highly unlikely you would find a poster that will truly achieved this grade. MINT: To achieve this grade a poster would have to be totally flawless, no markings or creasing of any kind whatsoever (inclusive of oily fingerprints on high gloss examples). Please feel free to contact us should you require a more detailed condition report. If a poster has been linen backed (see FAQ’s) we will grade it as per its current condition and endeavor to highlight any flaws it may have had prior to the backing/restoration process. Please bear in mind that this is genuine ‘theatre used’ advertising material and it will inevitably show some sign of use and its age. When listing a poster we use the guide below to provide you with a fair assessment of the posters condition. This process usually takes up to 4 weeks to complete and costs vary depending on what (if any) additional services you may ask for, such as bleaching (whitening of the paper, removal of foxing marks) to cosmetic touch ups.Īboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visitors are advised that listings on this website contain images and names (by way of posters or photographs) of people who have since died. The fold lines and creases could easily be addressed by linen backing this poster (see FAQ’s and Services), please contact us if you would like to have this carried out prior to shipping. Please also see the image and ratings guide below for more information. Having been produced by the UK’s Hammer Productions (famous for scores of horror and sci-fi flicks) original advertising material such as this is very much sought after by their hoards of fans and therefore is becoming incredibly hard to find.Īs you can see from the photograph, this WW2 themed daybill is in fantastic condition with only the following points of note: Along with the standard two fold lines there is creasing/doubling to the lower fold line, a very minor crease to upper right corner and an addition of an NZ ratings stamp (although many see these stamps as an authentic period applied feature and not a fault at all). However the sadistic camp commander intends to dispose of his prisoners before the camp is liberated. Camp On Blood Island, The 1958 Australian/NZ Daybillĭeep in Malaya, as World War II is rapidly coming to an end, men, women and children, trapped by the Japanese invasion, are held captive in the Blood Island prison camp.
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