eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 4c0239 GEHEIMZEICHEN LB 17 Belgian R1940s Tourjansky, Willy Birgel, spy Hilde Weissner, ultra rare! Date Sold 4/13/2023Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Undated (probably 1940s) Re-Release Theatrical Folded Belgian Movie Poster (measures 11 3/4" x 16 1/2" [30 x 42 cm]) (Learn More) Geheimzeichen LB 17 (literally translates to "Secret Symbol LB 17"), the 1938 Viktor Tourjansky German spy espionage crime thriller starring Willy Birgel, Hilde Weissner, Bernhard Minetti, Otto Wernicke, and Nicolas Koline. It appears this movie was never released in the U.S. If anyone knows more about this movie, please e-mail us and we will post it here. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this poster is printed on the back of part of a pre-war Belgian poster (for "A Slight Case of Murder"). During World War II, there were massive paper shortages in Belgium. Where Belgian movie posters had previously been approximately 23" x 32", there was such a shortage of paper that not only did they often have to print them on the back of other posters or maps, but during World War II, the size of the posters shrank dramatically, with some of them as small as 11" x 15". This situation continued even after World War II, until around 1946 or 1947, when they began making Belgian movie posters in a size of roughly 14" x 22", which became the standard size, and continued for decades. Posters like these that are from during World War II or immediately after, and which are printed in a small size (often on the back of other posters or maps) are INCREDIBLY rare (surely they did not print many, and surely many of them were soon recycled themselves. We have NEVER auctioned this poster before! Note also that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: good. The poster has areas of oily discoloration scattered in various areas and some creases (see our image). Most of the image is "all there" but see our super-sized image to get a good sense of the condition of this rare poster prior to placing a bid and please do not bid unless you can accept the defects described above, or you are willing to pay to have them properly restored. Learn More about condition grades
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