ARE YOU LOOKING TO BUY MOVIE POSTERS OR RELATED ITEMS? We are the world's leading auctioneer of movie posters and related items. You are currently on one of our non-auction pages. We hold 4,000 to 5,000 auctions every FOUR WEEKS. To learn more about our auctions, click here. To register to bid on our auctions, click here.

About eMoviePoster.com:

In the past 32 years, we have auctioned MORE movie paper for MORE money than ANY other auction company, period!

EVERY item we auction starts at $1, with NO reserve, and NO buyers premium, and EVERY item is honestly described, with an unenhanced super-sized image!

We charge consignors the lowest rates of ANY major auction, and we have held over 1,834,000 online auctions!

Go to our current auctions in our Auction Galleries, and you will quickly see why we are the most trusted auction site!

eMoviePoster.com was founded in 1999 as the first all-movie poster auction website. We have auctioned well over 1.8 MILLION posters (movie and NON-movie), lobby cards, stills and related items through our auctions since 1999, surely the most of any online auction!

eMoviePoster.com

eMoviePoster.com - The most trusted vintage original movie poster site & the only major online auction with no buyers premiums!

What are the objects in the corners of some images? Learn More
Login or Register to see large images.
Auction History Result

9k142 COSY THEATRE 16x22 certificate 1919 showing it was authorized to show First National movies!

Date Sold 8/25/2016
Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price.


An Unfolded Movie Theater Certificate (measures 16" x 22" [41 x 56 cm]) (Learn More)

Cosy Theatre, the 1919 certificate ("This is to certify that Cosy Theatre R.C. Metzger is a franchise holder in Associated First National Pictures Inc and has the exclusive right to present First National Attractions in this world zone"; "Know all men by these presents - that the management of this theatre is morally and financially bonded to fulfil [sic] the requirements of our organization for the betterment of screen entertainment; to maintain the freedom of the screen from political, religious or financial domination & to foster, support and encourage independent artist-stars, directors and producers who are individually producing their own photoplays and are personally responsible to the public for the quality of entertainment provided by them.") presented to the Cosy Theatre in Tyndall, South Dakota, which was operated by R.C. Metzger, to certify that it was allowed to show First National Pictures. Note that this item features cool blue border art by Joe Sinel. If anyone knows more about this poster, please e-mail us and we will post it here.
Artist: Joe Sinel
Important Added Info: Note that in the 1910s movie theaters would sign deals with specific studios to distribute their product. There was a problem with copied films being illegally shown by theaters that had not signed such deals, so studios created certificates that the theater would display in their lobby that showed that they were certified to show that studio's movies! This certificate, which is from 1919 and for First National Pictures (and which has an actual gold seal attached to the poster over two real pieces of red ribbon), is the first such certificate we have ever offered!

Condition: fair to good. There are creases and staining in the upper left, which has discolored the paper in that area. There are stains in the left and bottom borders, extending into the black border only in the lower right corner (see our image).
Learn More about condition grades

Complete Buyer Protection - No time limit on our guarantees & NO buyer beware
Hershenson Help Hotline - Direct line to Bruce (our owner!) for urgent problems
Also, please read the following two pages of Consignor Reviews - Page 1, Page 2, and two pages of Customer Reviews of our company - Page 1, Page 2, which shows you in our customers' own words exactly what makes our company and our auctions so very different from all others!


LAMP Approved - Founding Sponsor since 2001 - eMoviePoster
Postal Mailing Address:
Bruce Hershenson, P.O. Box 874, West Plains, MO 65775. 
(For our UPS or FedEx address, click here)
phone: +1 417 256-9616     fax: +1 417 257-6948
E-mail: Contact Us
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (CST)