Auction Description: 146 oversized linenbacked & unbacked posters of all kinds in Part II of our December Major Auction
Start Date: 12/1/2019
End Date: 12/8/2019 beginning at 3:05 CDT

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*Special Details About These Items (146 oversized linenbacked & unbacked posters)
*U.S. Shipping Details
*Non-U.S. Shipping Details

Our December Major Auction contains over 1,850 items from all of the world and from every decade, and many different sizes and is being run in five parts:

• Part I (ends Thursday, December 5th): 365 linenbacked U.S. one-sheets

• Part II (ends Sunday, December 8th): 146 oversized linenbacked & unbacked posters of all kinds that ship in long tubes

• Part III (starts Tuesday, December 3rd): 340 or so non-one-sheet linenbacked posters that ship in standard size tubes (U.S. and non-U.S., movie and non-movie), plus 60 or so items that ship in oversized flat packages

• Part IV (starts Thursday, December 5th): 550 or so non-linenbacked posters and lobby cards that ship either rolled in standard tubes or in standard flat packages

• Part V (starts Sunday, December 8th): 450 or so Star Wars posters and related items of all types, including lots of great rarities and the most desired posters

HERE IS A CHART OF THE ITEMS IN THIS AUCTION:
(to better help you find the sizes and countries that interest you)

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNBACKED POSTERS THAT ARE FIT IN STANDARD TUBES, BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY LONG THEY CAN'T BE COMBINED WITH OTHER POSTERS AND NEED TO BE SENT IN STANDARD TUBES FOR THE ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING:
2a001-2a007 set of Lone Ranger and Tonto special posters, Vampirella special poster, Spanish music poster, paper banners

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNBACKED POSTERS THAT ARE WIDER THAN 32 INCHES AND NEED TO BE SENT IN LONG TUBES FOR THE ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING:
2a008-2a012 Apocalypse Now Japanese, subway posters, wilding posters, special poster
2a013-2a021 40x60s, German museum, advertising and special posters

THE FOLLOWING ARE LINENBACKED POSTERS THAT ARE WIDER THAN 32 INCHES AND NEED TO BE SENT IN LONG TUBES FOR THE ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING:
2a022-2a049 six-sheets, 40x60, three-sheets
2a050 Dr. No German A0
2a051-2a071 Italian 76x80, 2p, 1p
2a072-2a104 French 2p, 1p, 32x47
2a105-2a108 war, stage, advertising, special
2a109-2a120 Italian, Russian, German, Swiss advertising and circus posters
2a121-2a146 French war, ballet, stage, special and advertising

About the condition
Note that we give a detailed overall condition grade to every item we sell ("fine", "very good to fine", "very good", "good to very good", "good", and "fair", with only a few graded "poor") along with more details about the condition described in words (but pretty much only if they are defects that CAN'T be seen in our super-sized images, or if the item is especially valuable). We felt this would help bidders identify items they want to bid on more easily. Of course, we still strongly recommend that you look at our super-sized image to see the extent of the defects that we describe and to examine the poster for minor defects that we did NOT describe.

If a poster is in less than very good condition, should you not bid on it? Of course not, as long as you are accepting of the defects the poster has! The item that is graded "very good", but has as many minor defects as is allowed under the "very good" definition is only in SLIGHTLY better condition than the best of the "good to very good" items. So please take the time to look at the larger images of items that interest you, and see if the defects are the sort that you can "live with", or are willing to restore. Some of these items are EXTREMELY rare, and it may be years before you see them offered again!

KNOW THAT IN THIS SET OF AUCTIONS ONLY (Part II of our December Major Auction), all of the posters must be shipped rolled in long tubes for the actual cost of sending your order (plus $3 for the packaging materials) for all customers (the price will vary greatly depending on how long the posters are, and how many you purchase, and that is why we have no "estimated rates" below). REALIZE THAT THESE POSTERS WILL COST MORE THAN STANDARD SIZE POSTERS TO SHIP, SO BEAR THAT IN MIND BEFORE BIDDING ON THEM. After winning, you need to request a shipping quote through our Checkout system.
Missouri customers: You must pay an additional 7.662% sales tax on your purchases. If your order is sent within the state of Missouri, we MUST collect this tax (if it is shipped to another state, we do not collect the tax).

Do you need "signature required"?
 Neither UPS nor USPS automatically require a signature to deliver packages, so if you want the signature to be required, you will need to pay the extra $5.00 for UPS or $2.60 for USPS that they charge for "signature required", and please realize that they will then NOT leave the package at the door, and you may well have to go to the UPS or USPS facility yourself to pick it up if you aren't there to meet the delivery person. If you have any other special requirements, please tell us when you are paying for your order. IF YOU DO NOT SPECIFY THAT YOU WANT SIGNATURE REQUIRED, THEN YOUR PACKAGE WILL BE SENT WITHOUT SIGNATURE REQUIRED (unless your package has a dollar value over $300, in which case we will ALWAYS send it with signature required, due to the massive rise in "porch thefts", unless you specifically tell us not to, and you will need to fully accept responsibility for the package if it is stolen from your porch or lobby)!

You CAN usually combine shipment!

NOTE: The non-linenbacked posters in Part II of our December Major Auction can NOT be combined with any of the linenbacked items in Part I or Part II, and maybe able to be combined with non-linenbacked posters we auctioned over the past weeks or those we will auction over the coming weeks, but that is not true for every non-linenbacked poster in Part II. The linenbacked posters in Part II LIKELY CAN be combined with all of the other linenbacked posters that are in Part I and Part III (and the few linen posters in Part V), but they CAN'T be combined with the other items in any of the non-linenbacked items in any of the other parts.

Note that we not only allow you to combine as many items as you want from a single set of Tuesday, Thursday, and/or Sunday auctions, and still pay only a single shipping charge for all of the items (even if you get 100 or more, but solely from a single set!), but we also allow you to wait to have your purchases shipped until the next four weeks of auctions end (a total of up to twelve sets of auctions) so that you can combine your current purchases with those of our following auctions (if possible; see Learn More About Combining), and that means there is a chance you could combine items from up to twelve of our sets of auctions, and still pay only a single shipping charge (assuming those items fit into the same type of package, but of course, there is a limit to how many items can fit in a single package or tube, and if you end up with several packages, you will need to pay that many shipping charges; Learn More About Combining). Since around half of our auctions have items that ship in tubes and the other half have items that ship in flat packages, and since few of those items can be combined, most of our regular buyers end up with at least two packages after four weeks. We KNOW there are other sellers who charge a little less on shipping than we do (and of course, there are others who charge far more!), but none of the ones with lower rates offer the same generous flat rate shipping we do, and we know that our packaging is the best there is, and our orders virtually never arrive damaged (and on the very rare times that they do, all our U.S. packages are fully insured, and FULL INSURANCE IS INCLUDED IN THE U.S. SHIPPING CHARGE).

DON'T BID ON OUR ITEMS UNLESS YOU WILL PAY THE COST OF SHIPPING AS STATED ABOVE.

KNOW THAT IN THIS SET OF AUCTIONS ONLY (Part II of our December Major Auction), all of the posters must be shipped rolled in long tubes for the actual cost of sending your order (plus $3 for the packaging materials) for all customers (the price will vary greatly depending on how long the posters are, and how many you purchase, and that is why we have no "estimated rates" below). REALIZE THAT THESE POSTERS WILL COST MORE THAN STANDARD SIZE POSTERS TO SHIP, SO BEAR THAT IN MIND BEFORE BIDDING ON THEM, AND REALIZE THAT VERY LONG POSTERS WILL COST A GREAT DEAL TO SHIP OUTSIDE THE U.S., SO DO NOT BID ON THEM AT ALL, UNLESS YOU'RE WILLING TO PAY THE SUBSTANTIAL SHIPPING FOR THOSE POSTERS.

Non-U.S. buyers must pay the actual cost of shipping their order (you can choose whatever method you prefer, but know that the U.S. Post Office has eliminated Surface Mail, so we can only send via Express or Airmail), plus $3 for the best packaging materials you have ever seen. All non-U.S. buyers must tell us if they want the package sent insured or uninsured at the time they pay for their order.

Have you heard about our Pay and Hold Program?
This lets non-U.S. buyers pay for their purchases from 8 consecutive weeks (a total of 24 auctions and around 20,000+ items!), and we then send all your purchases at once saving you LOTS of money! Click HERE to learn more about becoming one of the hundreds of our non-U.S. buyers who are already part of this program.

Learn more about how to save money on shipping by shipping to friends/family in the U.S., insurance, and customs fees.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please bear these approximate shipping cost in mind BEFORE you place a bid (if you live outside the U.S.). The vast majority of our customers want a very securely packed tube, and will pay the extra shipping cost involved (and of course, it goes to the Post Office or UPS, and not us!). Please do not ask us to pack less securely, as that would likely result in a damaged order.
Some sellers are sending by Ground UPS to Canada, but that incurs large "brokerage fees", so we do not recommend it. Note that there are also some sellers sending non-U.S. packages via a "Letter" rate, but of course this is not legal, and we can not do this. We have outlined the possibilities for sending non-U.S. packages above, so please read that carefully, BEFORE placing a bid!

DON'T BID ON OUR ITEMS UNLESS YOU WILL PAY THE ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING (plus $3 for packaging materials)!