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Hondo's This And That

HONDO — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 08:17:00 +0000

Always In My Heart ( 1942 ). A couple of images borrowed from two forum members. The Australian daybill on the left has the For General Exhibition censorship rating printed on the poster, and the one on the right has the rating stamped on the poster.

Frances ( 1982 ). A curious one. The Australian one sheet and the Australian daybill with a mystery black bar appearing at the top of the poster. One wonders why after looking at overseas material it appears there wasn't anything to cover up in this area. All other copies of the daybill that I have located have the same black bar on them.

Hello Television ( 1930 ) is a 20 minute Mack Sennett comedy short. Above is a very rare piece of U.S. film paper showing an image of a television set featured in a film only two years after television sets became became commercially available for sale in the U.S.A.

The Shiralee ( 1957 ). Released in Australia in 1957 there were two different daybills produced for The Shiralee. The daybill above on the left was printed by Chromo Print and the one on the right by Offset Printing Co. Chromo Print in 1957 had taken over from W.E. Smith as MGM Australia's preferred daybill supplier. Offset was also printing daybills, mainly United Artists product, in the late 1950's. I don't know for certain but I would think the Chromo Print version version was printed for the Australian release in 1957 and the Offset version was a second printing.
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The Choirboys ( 1977 ) daybill. ''The Contains Stuff You'll Never See On TV!'' tagline I haven't noticed on any Australian posters previously. One should never say never.

The Invisible Boy ( 1957 ) Australian one sheet. Currently appearing on eBay Australia how rare is this poster?

Questions for Bruce-EMP

Eisenhower — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 01:17:00 +0000

Hello Bruce-
Am I able to search your Auction History for "Bulk Lot" sales?

Thanks.

New eBay fee structure

Rick — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:41:51 +0000

eBay continues to try to make changes that suit sellers - but I'm not sure. I do about 50-50% selling and buying but will be less reluctant to bid knowing i will be paying what is essentially a buyer's premium.
And they will stick it to the seller by making them use the eBay poster labels (which doesn't seem right to me).

https://pages.ebay.com.au/free-selling-is-coming/?mkevt=1&plmtId=990111702&mesgId=5885929136655525545&mkpid=0&emsid=enull.mmslibHeroCta1.l0c001323-b4c8-3a99-b62b-03a012590db5&mkcid=26&ch=osgood&euid&bu=43101059750&trkId=0c001323-b4c8-3a99-b62b-03a012590db5&cnvId=58475c44-5dbe-4b18-bc7f-bb7f75243c83&osub=da6d1bc606661bc0867689b2cae98fe8%257E1773663787554EM_T_FREE_MC_T&crd=20260326180000&segname=1773663787554EM_T_FREE_MC_T

Fun clock

jayn_j — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 05:12:30 +0000

Saw this on a non movie forum. Yeah, I know it's dvd jackets, but still a cool idea

When the time comes ... how will you sell your collection?

John — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 21:37:51 +0000

I recently purchased yet another large collection of movie posters and lobby cards. When it was all packaged up, the collection weighed over 250kg and there were a lot of oversize items (3 sheets, Linen backed posters, etc etc). The owner of the collection had considered many options for selling the collection including:

1. Selling the better items on eBay individually - he tried that but realized that it was too much work.
2. Sending multiple items to the US for auction.
3 Offering the collection to dealers in Australia.

Like many people who find themselves in this situation, he preferred to sell the complete collection in one hit although he had sold some of the better items privately. In every collection, there is always a large amount of low value items and selling those posters can take years for little return and a lot of work, so the value is usually in the better items.

In the end, the collector decided that he couldn't possibly package and ship 250kg of posters including a lot of linen backed one sheets safely or economically to the US, so he decided to offer it to dealers in Australia. Ultimately, I was the only one who was prepared to pay his asking price. The carrot for me was that there were some posters, press books and lobby cards that I could use for my Hitchcock collection, so I purchased the lot.

It was a mission to get everything back to Qld and it will take months to photograph, list and sell. Much of the collection included posters in poor condition so they will just get boxed up along with the low value items and probably be left in storage or destroyed.

In the last 20 years, I have purchased over 150 collections, including a few that had to be sent by the truckload. It has taken me around Australia and has been a lot of fun. However, recently, I have started to ease up on buying and will be far more selective in the future.

So, for those of you who have large collections of posters in Australia, my question is when age catches up with you, how will you sell your collection? Will your kids take it on? Will you send chunks of your collection to auctions in the US or UK bearing in mind the increasing cost and issues with postage? Will you donate your collection to a museum or archive?

RIP Robin Dunn

Rick — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 03:28:04 +0000

Australian collectors may know of Robin Dunn from Adelaide. Sadly, Robin died last week, aged 89. His funeral was held today.

Robin remained passionate about his posters till the very end. Last time I spoke with him, he didn't mention about his illness but he did tell me about his latest cruise and some of his new poster and LC purchases.

Robin used to stay with me on his trips between Adelaide and Melbourne and I was lucky to see his collection a few times.

RIP Robin.

Australian (Hoyt's Pictures) Green Room magazines 1919 to 1921

Wil — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 21:50:43 +0000

I picked these up in the States last year and only just had a chance to take a few shots.

I hadn't heard of this magazine before and assume it would have been a popular read back in the day, covering theatre and moving pictures.

A few articles and advertisements of note, a number for Australian made productions such as Crude Oil, The Shadow of Lightning Ridge, A sentimental Bloke and A Girl of the Bush.

Along with a nice Tom Ferry illustration of an actress having a post-show cigarette.

Aussie horizontals

Mark — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 07:25:53 +0000

First horizontal Aussie one sheet I can recall seeing (29 x 40). Once cut, perhaps they become new horizontal daybills???

If you have liked our images, please consider helping someone in great need

Bruce — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 23:30:17 +0000

eMoviePoster.com's head photographer, Whitney Yarber, was in a horrendous vehicle accident last week, and it is truly a miracle she survived. Even more amazing, she is on the road to recovery, but she will be out of work for three months.

Normally, that would mean we would never be able to get all the December Major Auction items photographed in time, but fortunately one of our main shipping people USED to do photography for us, so he is able to "fill in" for Whitney until she returns, and our December Major Auction won't be delayed at all.

But that means our shipping department will be "down a man" at the worst possible time (because we have so much to pack and ship after our two major auctions in a single week). All of the other shipping people have volunteered to work overtime, but we still will not be able to get shipping quotes as quickly as we usually do.

Thanks so very much to all of our customers for being understanding of just how difficult a time this is for our packing, invoicing and shipping people, especially because of Whitney's terrible accident (see below), and our employees do a wonderful job (as those of you who have ordered from us before know all too well)!

BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT WHITNEY WHO WAS SO BADLY INJURED. Here are two images of her, right after her accident (they are not for the faint of heart):
https://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/20221031_emailimage.jpg

As you can see, she suffered major injuries, and she is very lucky to be alive. But as you can also see from the image of her in her wheelchair with her broken leg and damaged arm, she somehow "came out smiling"! That is not surprising for those who know Whitney well, for she has one of the most cheerful dispositions of anyone I have EVER met in my entire life, always cheerful and upbeat, and one of those rare people ALWAYS looking to help others out, even though she has a husband and four young children.

She started here ten years ago, at minimum wage, doing the most basic tasks at first, and through hard work (and her having a very quick mind!) she worked her way up to head photographer.

Now she has had this horrendous accident, but she may make a complete recovery over the next three months. I am keeping her on the payroll throughout that time, and a "GoFundMe" page has been set up to help with her many added expenses during this most trying time.

I rarely ever ask anyone for anything, but would YOU please consider going to https://www.gofundme.com/f/cover-medical-and-day-to-day-expenses and donating any amount (no matter how small) to help with Whitney's expenses?

It is not just the money, but I think it would mean SO much to her if she sees a bunch of people showing "they care", even if they include lots of "little" donations! I already asked my present customers, and around 100 of them contributed. As I said, it can be $5. I just want Whitney to know people care!

And if you are one of the many thousands of people who have complimented us on the quality of our auction images (which unlike so many other auctions show the posters as they REALLY look!), then know that more often than not, it was Whitney who took the image, so here is a way to show her some thanks for that!

And of course I will update all of you on her progress in recovering in a future post. To me it is an outright miracle she survived and if she completely recovers (as it is looking she might well do) that would be an even greater miracle!

And PLEASE, whatever you do, DON'T post on this thread negatively. I am just trying to give a helping hand to someone who could really use it, both financially, and mentally, at a time when she is of course feeling really overwhelmed.

Thanks to anyone who contributes, and I fully understand that most of you won't. It is just the way of the world. But for those of you who do, you will have done something to make the world a little better place!

The Happy Birthday Thread - You're Bloody Old and We Want to Remind You!

David — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 01:51:00 +0000

Rick Bayne: is bloody old today!

Daybill oddities

Rick — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 22:58:00 +0000

Here are a few oddities, Lawrence might know the story beh9ind the different images and colours and which were the originals.

And why a 0 on 69?

Sending posters to the UK

John — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:37:00 +0000

New regulations are coming in Jan for shipments to the UK that might prevent a lot of dealers selling to customers in the UK. Just curious as to whether any of the dealers or UK collectors on this forum have any thoughts about how it will affect them. These are the new rules ....

From 1 January 2021, the value-added tax (VAT) applicable to commercial items valued at Â£15 â€“ Â£135 entering the UK will now be expanded to Â£0 â€“ Â£135 (inclusive), meaning the Â£15 lower limit is abolished. The VAT on these items will also now have to be pre-paid.

If you sell goods to customers in the UK, from January 2021 you'll need to pre-pay VAT to avoid additional costs. To do this, you'll need to ensure you have:

a GB Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) number before shipping your goods
the HS Tariff Code required to make a customs declaration and calculate duties on an import
the customs value of goods â€“ needed to make a customs declaration and calculate duties on import.

We recommend you prepare for the application of the VAT scheme to your business by considering the changes and where appropriate applying for an EORI number in advance. It can take up to a week to get one, so register early.

Australia At War Posters.

HONDO — Thu, 10 May 2018 00:36:00 +0000

World War 1 Australian Anti-Conscription poster from 1916. Two Conscription referendums were held in 1916 and 1917 and both were defeated,

World War 11 poster - self explanatory.

World War 1 Australian recruiting poster printed by W.E.Smith in 1918. An early example of W.E. Smith's work.

Sons Of The Anzacs ( 1943 ) Australian World War 11 documentary film poster.The image is courtesy of the Australan War Memorial. For years this image wasn't available on their website to view. I contacted them in 2017 and they informed me that they would place my request for image in a queue of images to be photographed. On the 29th of October 2017, I was informed by them that it was now available to view on their website. Many thanks for the AWR doing this.

Previously displayed elsewhere on this website by John was this original booklet.

When nobody wants to post thread....

Charlie — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 02:21:00 +0000

So I get on here from time to time and there are four or five people on and nothing is happening... Post really random crap here!

I had a nice Malbec with dinner tonight - lentil and sausage soup with a calamari appetizer... yum...

Weather Zone

Matt — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 02:40:00 +0000

Here's a few pics I've taken over the years. Mostly from my place.

Mammatus clouds. A good indication of possible stormy weather ahead.

Big storm brewing

You can see what's called 'greenage', sign of possible a violent storm. Which it was that afternoon.

I've got a bin next to the garage collecting the water overflowing from the roof. Didn't help much because the garage got flooded with 3 inches of water.

Here's a video taken with my camera, you might gather, me likes storms a lot.

http://s242.photobucket.com/albums/ff233/southcat001/?action=view¤t=PC200001.mp4

Happy Holidays 2019!

Charlie — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 12:25:00 +0000

Wishing you a Merry Christmas! My family had a wonderful dinner last night and opened a few presents. It was fun and festive.

May you and your family have a great holiday!

Meanwhile in Australia

David — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 20:30:00 +0000

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jennaguillaume/listen-ya-bunch-of-drongos#.xe0B8VaPJ

Happy New Year!!!

Charlie — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 12:14:00 +0000

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays! May Santa bring you that top ten poster you have always wanted...

Happy New Year too!

So you think we're fuck8d up.

Matt — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 13:56:00 +0000

As a collector, I've heard some funny stories. And so have you guys.

But other collectors of other stuff.... well , sometimes they take the cake!!!

I've got a story that involves a 30 tonne excavator.

Hey Admin

David — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 07:38:00 +0000

Where are the Christmas decorations? Where's the FOURTH ANNUAL XMAS XRYPTIC XROSSWORD?

The Official Beer Thread - what you drinkin'?

Charlie — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 03:47:00 +0000

Budweiser straight... Gets the job done!

Kings and Queens (Your Pets)

Matt — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 07:01:00 +0000

Show your loved ones. Pics and stories of those that rule your roost.

This photo was taken about 5 years ago, but it's the only one I've got with them being close together.

Belinda on the left is the queen and her daughter Sandy is her loyal subject.

The Cooking Thread

David — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 01:03:00 +0000

I'll start.

I am the cook in the house (although my wife can and does cook), my wife is also a Vegan - I am not - it makes meal times interesting sometimes.

One of my fav dishes is Paella, I do two versions: if we are just eating together then I cook a Vegan version, if we have guests over then I cook hers earlier and heat up for the meal and then 'live' cook the meatlovers version. The meatlovers contains such meat as: Chorizo, Bacon, Chicken as well as a wide variety of seafood - do it right and you have leftovers for lunch the next day!

This is the Vegan version - it is very nice too.

If anyone is interested I'll whip up the recipe.

Matt, when you come over for dinner...

Chris daybill obsession explained

110x75 — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 16:45:00 +0000

1.7 billion-year-old chunk of Canada found in Australia, suggesting supercontinent

https://globalnews.ca/news/3984058/canadian-shield-australia-rock-supercontinent/

Happy New Year

David — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 21:16:00 +0000

Truly wishing you and your dearest the very best for 2018.

Happy New Year everyone

Star Wars vs Disney - Who Wins?

David — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 22:32:00 +0000

Dear Mel

As a Disney fan I should like to remind you of the Photoshopping I did a few years ago.

Case closed.

Happy Christmas 2017

Paul — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 15:23:00 +0000

Wishing all a very Merry Christmas, and a poster-ful new year...

Christmas Decorations

David — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 21:07:00 +0000

I've not made any new ones but I'm just starting to feel a little festive, when should we put them up?

Actors Quotes...love these

David — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 20:14:00 +0000

When you talk about a great actor, you're not talking about Tom Cruise.

- Lauren Bacall

Rita Hayworth Dances

David — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 19:20:00 +0000

Fred Astaire, with whom she made two films, called her his favorite dance partner.