Here is my understanding of the Lucasfilm watermark after talking with friends at Lucasfilm/printers and having collected almost every copy of these Ep1 theatrical posters from around the world. In ’96/’97 after the release of the SW Special Edition teaser posters, there were bootlegs and/or reprints of the US theatrical posters distributed out to the open [...]
Entries Tagged as 'FAQ’s'
Lucasfilm watermark on the new Ep1 prequel posters. (Answered e-mail)
April 20th, 2009 – No Comments
Tags: FAQ's
Is the Jawa meter accurate? (eg. – Star Wars Style “A” One-Sheet)
April 20th, 2009 – No Comments
About the Jawa meter – first, realize it’s just for fun, however it is pretty accurate when you consider it gives you a good idea of what might be easier to obtain amongst the different one-sheets and other posters. Here’s what criteria was used for the Jawa meter. Also, I helped my friends at Lucasfilm that published the Star Wars [...]
Tags: FAQ's
How come the bottom description fonts on the Star Wars Happy Birthday One-sheet look weird? (Also, take a look at the Empire Strikes Back teaser Studio version – same weird font.)
April 20th, 2009 – No Comments
The description (Star Wars Happy Birthday One Sheet) was left off of the printing template and they had to paste a piece of clear tape in the area with the information on it. Employees at Gore Graphics used an IBM selectric typewriter to type up the description, and that is why the font looks different [...]
Tags: FAQ's
Do you have a Japanese Return of the Jedi Yamakatsu “Starfall” poster for sale?
April 19th, 2009 – No Comments
Simply put – “Usually No”. This Japanese premium poster is the most requested e-mail that we get. Back in 1983, the poster started out as a rare item, but it was not as incredibly rare as it has become today. This foreign poster is one of the most favorite artwork posters (by Noriyoshi Ohrai) that Star [...]
Tags: FAQ's
Why are some of the Star Wars British quads trimmed?
April 19th, 2009 – No Comments
It is common to find some of these quads trimmed, however, each poster was originally printed in the standard 30″ x 40″ size. The Empire Strikes Back Style A quad, along with the UK Triple Bill and one version of the UK ROTJ are commonly found slightly smaller than the traditional 30″ x 40″ size. [...]
Tags: FAQ's