SIGN OF THE CROSS Lobby Card (VG+) 1944 Cecil B DeMille Movie Poster Art 535

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***************ITEM DESCRIPTION***************
ITEM GRADE: As identified in the listing title.
Photos show the overall
quality as well as any imperfections.  We offer hassle free returns if you
are not satisfied for any reason.
US ORIGINAL LOBBY CARD
MEASUREMENTS:  11″ x 14″
Lobby Card Set will be shipped in a
STURDY BOX
, not a
flimsy photo mailer.
Additional purchases of heralds, mini lobby cards and
lobby cards ship free. (USA Only).
****************SHIPPING****************
Shipping savings are substantial
when purchases are
combined so check out all our listings!  Domestic (USA) and international
shipping available through the United States Postal Service.
Additional purchases
of heralds, mini lobby cards and lobby cards ship free with like items.
International
items:
We offer combined shipping for similar sized items that
can be packaged together.
Shipping can
only be combined for like items. We ship folded posters, folded
pressbooks, and lobby cards in sturdy cardboard boxes.  Rolled
posters, trifolded posters and large unfolded pressbooks ship in cardboard
shipping tubes.
If you would
like to accumulate several posters and have them shipped together please
let us know.
***************TERMS OF
SALE***************
HASSLE FREE RETURNS
YOU MAY RETURN THIS ITEM WITHIN 30 DAYS
OF RECEIPT FOR A FULL REFUND.
1.
In the unlikely event you are unhappy with your purchase, please
notify us immediately. YOU MAY RETURN THE ITEM FOR A FULL REFUND of the
purchase price (less shipping).
2.
All purchases should be paid for within 14 days.
3.
We are flexible on payment timeline and can work with you if
additional time to submit payment is needed.
***************GRADING***************
Mint (10.0):
An item that has never been used or
displayed. May show very slight signs of age. On folded item might show the
most minimal signs of wear to the exterior due to storage. Item should have no
holes or tears.
Near Mint (NM) (9.4):
A very lightly used item with
fresh, saturated colors. On folded items, may show the most minimal wear at the
folds. Item should have no holes, no paper loss, may have very minor tears
along edges, may have fine pinholes.
VeryFine (VF) (8.0):
An item with bright color and a
clean overall appearance. It may have general signs of use such as minor fold
separation and fold wear. It may have pinholes or very minor tears.
Fine (FN) (6.0):
An item with good colors and, overall,
still very presentable appearance. It may have tears, slight paper loss, tape,
and minor stains. It may have some fold separation.
Very Good (VG) (3.5):
The item may be slightly brittle
due to age, have tape on it, or may have some paper loss, wrinkling or
staining. The item may have writing, tanning, or some slight fading to colors.
The item may have some varying degree of restoration.
Good (GD) (2.0):
An average item which may have tears,
paperloss, and general age wear. It may have some color fading, stains, tape or
tape stains, and be in need of restoration.
Fair (FR) (1.0):
Item may have faded colors and/or
brittle paper, showing significant signs of use. May have tears and paperloss.
May have tape, writing and/or stains in image area. In great need of
restoration or had major restoration.
Poor (PR) (0.5):
An item that is worn, torn, and/ or
badly damaged. May have staining or dry rot. May be heavily soiled and/or large
pieces missing, and may be cracked or brittle. It would be in dire need of
restoration.
Incomplete:
An item missing pieces or with
cutouts.
Measurements:
Items are not
measured exactly. Unless otherwise specified, measurements quoted above are
approximate to the nearest inch. For example, if we say a one sheet poster is
27″ x 41″ its precise measurements may be closer to 26 3/4″ x 40
7/8″ (or something similar). This slight variance is quite common for all
original movie posters.
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ABBREVIATIONS IN TITLE
DESCRIPTION***************
ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTER
(U.S.A.):
Poster
that was issued for a movie by the National Screen Service (NSS), or by a
movie studio, or by another company authorized by the studio for display
in an actual movie theater or for promotional use at the time of the films
release. Posters that were made to be sold to the public in stores or
online are reproductions/reprints and are NOT original movie posters, even
if they were printed around the time of the films release. Rerelease and
posters with “Academy Award” on them are also “original”
but they are usually considered less desirable.
NSS (National Screen
Service):
From
1939 until the mid-1980s the NSS distributed almost 90% of all American
movie posters. During the 1960’s and 70’s they had at least 6 regional
print shops: New Jersey, Cleveland, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Wichita, and
Dallas. They produced, printed, distributed and stocked all of the
materials for most of the major movie studios. NSS was bought out by
Technicolor, Inc. in 2000. Movie studios mostly now print and distribute
their own advertising materials
Folded & Rolled Posters:
Older posters, prior to the
mid 1980’s were usually (not always) issued folded while newer posters are
issued rolled. Vintage original movie posters were normally printed in
very limited quantities, thus they are rarer. All of them were not meant
to be saved. After their initial use they were supposed to be returned to
the studio or destroyed
Authentic original movie
posters usually contain an NSS information tag/paragraph and number.
However, this is not
always true. There are plenty of original movie posters that do not
contain NSS info. To complicate matters, just because a poster has an NSS
tagline, NSS number, and a GAU (printer’s union) logo, does not
necessarily mean it is an original movie poster. There are many fakes and
reprints that have this printed on them to make them appear more
authentic.
Studio (non NSS) issued
posters:
Considered
original. These were a different print run at the time of the films
initial release often printed directly for or by the studio for promotion
and as giveaways to industry insiders. Not necessarily for use in an
actual theater, but sometimes they did make their way there. May differ
slightly or be exactly the same as the NSS printing (except for NSS tag
and number at the bottom). In many cases these are rarer than the NSS
issued poster.
Common standard sizes
include:
One
Sheet 27″x41″ or 27″x40″, Insert 14″x36″,
Half Sheet 22″x28″, Three Sheet 41″x81″, Lobby Card
11″x14″, Window Card 14″x22″. Measurements on these
can vary slightly, but usually by no more than a half inch or so.
ADVANCE (ADV):
Issued well in advance
(usually many months) of a film’s release. Usually a one sheet. Very often
similar to the regular issue but with an added line of text like
“Coming This Christmas”.
TEASER (TSR):
Issued before a film
is released. Usually a one sheet. Designed to pique interest
“teasing” by showing very little. Very often contains plain text
or a single picture without text. Usually rarer than the regular issues.
INTERNATIONAL STYLE
(INTL):
A
poster made in the U.S. for international use. Often featuring different
artwork, but sometimes they use almost the same exact artwork/design.
Sometimes the artwork/photos are more risqué and sometimes they feature an
alternate title. Usually lacks a RATING (G, PG, or R) because foreign
countries do not use the U.S. movie ratings system.
STYLE A,B,C,D:
Studios often issued many
different styles of one sheets for the same movie. They still do. To
differentiate them they were often marked as “Style A” or
“Style B” etc.
DOUBLE-SIDED (DS):
In the early 1990’s
some studios started issuing movie posters that were printed on both
sides. This process makes the poster stand out more in a theater light box
display. Today, most posters are printed with single sided and double
sided versions.
RE-RELEASE (RR):
Re-release or reissue
posters are original theater used movie posters, but have considerably
lesser value than a first release poster. Most often you can determine a
reissue by looking at the bottom of your poster in the right hand corner.
There will usually be an “R” in front of a year number as in
“R56” if it is a reissue. Other clues are phrases such as
“An Encore Hit”, “Brought Back by Popular Demand” or “Nothing
Cut But the Prices”.
TRI-FOLDED:
A poster with three machine
fold horizontal foldlines but no vertical machine foldline. Poster will be
shipped rolled in a tube.
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