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Rare Movie Posters

Rare movie posters are desired for how unique they are. Often, these designs are of vintage styles. Such posters were created simply for the promotion of a film. For that reason, they were not intended to be bought or sold. They traveled along the distribution circuit.

A lot of particularly rare movie posters are dated to the 1930s. This was the era of the Great Depression. At this time the posters could be returned to the regional exchange and sold back. It was wise and frugal of a theater owner to pursue such possibilities. Paper drives during the war years also served to reduce their numbers.

Rare movie posters develop their quality of being hard to find for many other reasons. For instance, sometimes something was misprinted and recalled. The items which did circulate are then prized. Also, the state of being signed can be a rare quality for a movie poster. This can be due to an actor or actress rarely signing anything or other limiting circumstances.

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