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Heritage Auctions: Movie Posters Signature Auction

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Auction Name	Movie Posters Signature Auction	Total Sales (USD)	1,766,851.25
Auction Date	July 24, 2025 - July 25, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	1,425,000.00
Sale Number	#7405	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	2,849,000.00
Total Lots	710
Sold Lots	606	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	1,644,700.00
% of Lots Sold	85.35%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	3,288,400.00
Unsold Lots	104	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	53.73%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
86274	Horror of Dracula (Universal International, 1958). Fine+ on Linen. British Quad (30" X 40"). Bill Wiggins Artwork.	1958	USD 20,000.00 - 40,000.00	USD 52,500.00
86358	Metropolis (Paramount/UFA, 1927). Very Good/Fine on Paper. Insert (14" X 36").	1927	USD 30,000.00 - 60,000.00	USD 37,500.00
86491	The Kid (First National, 1921). Very Fine- on Linen. One Sheet (27" X 41") Standing Style.	1921	USD 30,000.00 - 60,000.00	USD 37,500.00
86322	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (RKO, 1937). Very Good/Fine on Linen. Poster (40" X 60"). Gustaf Tenggren Artwork.	1937	USD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 35,000.00
86044	Thunderball (United Artists, 1965). Very Fine+ on Board. Luciana Paluzzi Personal Signed Framed Door Panel (20" X 60").	1965	USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 30,000.00
86187	Frankenstein (Universal, 1931). Fine/Very Fine. Lobby Card (11" X 14") Triptych Card.	1931	USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 30,000.00
86199	The Bride of Frankenstein (Universal, 1935). Very Fine-. Title Lobby Card (11" X 14").	1935	USD 25,000.00 - 50,000.00	USD 30,000.00
86007	The Adventures of Robin Hood (Warner Bros., 1938). Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27" X 41").	1938	USD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 25,000.00
86522	Whoops, I'm an Indian! (Columbia, 1936). Fine+ on Linen. One Sheet (27" X 41").	1936	USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 25,000.00
86524	Bringing Up Baby (RKO, 1938). Very Fine+ on Linen. Photogelatin Poster (40.75" X 60").	1938	USD 20,000.00 - 40,000.00	USD 23,750.00
86043	Thunderball (United Artists, 1965). Very Fine on Linen. Full-Bleed British Quad (30" X 40") Advance Quad Crown Style. Frank McCarthy and Robert McGinnis Artwork.	1965	USD 20,000.00 - 40,000.00	USD 22,500.00
86638	World War I Propaganda by James Montgomery Flagg (Leslie-Judge Co., 1917). Fine/Very Fine on Linen. Recruitment Poster (29.75" X 40"). "I Want You for U.S. Army," Dr. Hans Sachs Collection.	1917	USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 22,500.00
86014	The Seven Samurai (Toho, 1954). Fine/Very Fine. Full Bleed Japanese B2 (20" X 28.25").	1954	USD 8,000.00 - 16,000.00	USD 20,000.00
86117	The Lady from Shanghai (Columbia, 1947). Fine+ on Linen. Italian 2 - Fogli (39.5" X 55"). Anselmo Ballester Artwork.	1947	USD 30,000.00 - 60,000.00	USD 18,750.00
86212	The Mummy's Hand (Universal, 1940). Fine+ on Kraft Paper. Six Sheet (77.25" X 79.25").	1940	USD 20,000.00 - 40,000.00	USD 18,750.00
86545	Salome (Fox, 1918). Fine/Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (28.25" X 41").	1918	USD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 18,750.00
86590	Casablanca (Warner Bros., 1942). Fine/Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27" X 41").	1942	USD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 18,750.00
86367	Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (Universal, 1938). Folded, Fine+. One Sheet (27" X 41"). Advance Style.	1938	USD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 17,500.00
86180	Dracula (Universal, 1931). Fine/Very Fine. Lobby Card (11" X 14"). Tryptich Card.	1931	USD 20,000.00 - 40,000.00	USD 15,000.00
86262	Son of Kong (RKO, 1933). Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27" X 41") Style B. Glenn Cravath Artwork.	1933	USD 20,000.00 - 40,000.00	USD 15,000.00
86637	World War I Propaganda (U.S. Government, 1917). Very Fine- on Linen. Recruitment Poster (27.5" X 41.75") "Destroy This Mad Brute," Harry R. Hopps Artwork.	1917	USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 15,000.00
86150	The 39 Steps (Gaumont, 1935). Good/Very Good on Linen. British Three Sheets (2) (38.5" X 86" & 39.5" X 86").	1935	USD 20,000.00 - 40,000.00	USD 12,500.00
86329	How To Play Baseball (RKO, 1942). Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27" X 41").	1942	USD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 12,500.00
86462	Star Wars (Lucasfilm, 2005). Very Fine+. Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, & Mark Hamill Signed Photo (16" X 20") PSA/DNA LOA.	2005	USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00	USD 12,500.00
86253	Creature from the Black Lagoon (Universal International, 1954). Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27" X 41"). Albert Kallis Artwork.	1954	USD 8,000.00 - 16,000.00	USD 11,875.00

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