eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 2r592 LAUREL & HARDY kraftbacked stock Belgian '40s great stone litho art of classic comedy duo! Date Sold 7/24/2012Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Kraftbacked Folded Belgian Stock Movie Poster (measures 13" x 14 1/4" [33 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) a circa 1940s Belgian stock poster for Laurel & Hardy movies! The poster features great different headshot artwork of the comedy duo, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Belgian theaters would display this poster when they would show Laurel & Hardy movies (sometimes writing in the title of the specific movie being shown at the bottom of the poster). Note that Laurel & Hardy movies were very popular in the 1930s and 1940s, in the U.S. and abroad. In Belgium, there was a paper shortage during the 1940s and 1950s, and so they sometimes printed up stock posters for the most popular stars and teams, including Laurel & Hardy, to be used by theaters showing any of their movies, thus conserving on paper. 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 has been trimmed and it now measures 13" x 14 1/4" [33 x 36 cm]. A knowledgeable collector who has an untrimmed poster tells us that roughly 3 inches of blank white border have been trimmed from the bottom (perhaps an area to list the specific film) as well as a blank border at the top and sides. Also note that this poster has been kraftbacked, which means it was backed onto a brown paper soon after it was printed (this process is called "kraft-backing", and posters with it are called "kraft-backed"). One could have it professionally removed from the kraft paper and linenbacked, and it would look great! Finally, note 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. An unknown amount has been trimmed from the edges of the poster. There are creases scattered throughout and there is some tattering around the edges with some pieces of tape on the back of the poster. Learn More about condition grades
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