Entertainment memorabilia and historical document auction house, Profiles in History, has announced via press release, what it billed as the most comprehensive collection of James Bond movie posters to ever reach auction. The auction will take place the weekend of Profiles Saturday, December 15th & Sunday, December 16th, as part of their Hollywood Auction.
The Most Comprehensive Collection Of Bond Movie Posters
On The 50th Anniversary Of James Bond
The Most Comprehensive Collection
Of Bond Movie Posters To Ever Reach
The Market Will Be Up For Auction
By Profiles In History
LOS ANGELES- Oct. 24 2012– Profiles in History, run by Joe Maddalena, is proud to announce that the most comprehensive collection of James Bond movie posters to ever reach the market will be a part of their December 15 & 16 Hollywood Auction in Los Angeles. Not only is every title in this perennial and ever more popular series represented with an extensive range of the regular release posters, stills, and other ephemera (most rare enough in their own right), this collection also offers a number of truly scarce “holy grails” of James Bond poster collecting. The Bond poster collection is estimated to bring in over $200,000. Highlights are below.
A “Dr. No” Special Advance Silkscreen U.K. Double-Crown (20in x 30in) Poster from 1962. This poster is arguably the very first “James Bond/ 007″ film poster to appear to the public. The poster is exceedingly rare, and without question a “holy grail” of film poster collecting. Very Fine on linen, with only minimal routine retouching. It is expected to fetch $3,000 – $5,000.
“From Russia With Love” World-Premiere Advance U.K. Quad (30in x 40in) Poster from 1963. The poster is a special advance Leicester Square world-premiere quad poster. It is quite possibly the rarest of all theatrical-release James Bond posters, with very few originally printed for the premiere screenings, and less than a handful believed extant. The artwork is done by by Renato Fratini. It is expected to fetch $10,000 – $15,000.
“Goldfinger” U.K. Advance Double-Crown (20in x 30in) Poster Style ‘A’ from 1964. This poster is considered one of the great rarities of James Bond poster collecting. It is expected to fetch $4,000 – $6,000.
“Goldfinger” U.K. Advance Double-Crown (20in x 30in) Poster Style ‘B’ from 1964. Like the style ‘A’ this is also considered one of the great rarities of James Bond poster collecting. It is expected to fetch $2,000 – $3,000.
“Thunderball” U.K. Quad (30in x 40in) Poster from 1965. This is a ‘Quad’ poster, first issue with sea-foam green background (later printings exist with white background). Along with “From Russia With Love,” this art illustration by Robert McGinnis is arguably the other most attractive and desirable for any of the U.K. poster designs. It is expected to fetch $4,000 – $6,000.
With well over 100 original posters and another 100+ stills, lobby cards, scripts, press-books and more, this offering vastly eclipses the 1998 Christie’s South Kensington “James Bond 007” sale. In the upcoming weeks, more James Bond memorabilia from this unbelievable collection will be detailed.
