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Auction History Result 5g0650 EMPIRE STRIKES BACK printer's test 25x38 special poster 1980 Darth Vader, Boba Fett, trap! Date Sold 10/26/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Unfolded Special Movie Poster (measures 25" x 38" [64 x 97 cm]) (Learn More) The Empire Strikes Back (now known as "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back"), the classic 1980 Irvin Kershner science fiction (sci-fi) outer space action adventure sequel ("The Star Wars Saga Continues"; "Story by George Lucas") starring Mark Hamill (as Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (as Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (as Princess Leia), Billy Dee Williams (as Lando Calrissian), Anthony Daniels ("as C-3PO"), David Prowse ("as Darth Vader"), Kenny Baker ("as R2-D2"), Peter Mayhew ("as Chewbacca"), Frank Oz ("as Yoda"), Alec Guinness (as Obi-Wan Kenobi), Jeremy Bulloch (as Boba Fett), and John Hollis (as Lobot) 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 our consignor purchased this uncut printer's test poster (often referred to as a "printer's proof") in with a group of late 1970s and early 1980s printer's test one-sheets from movies from those dates. But this poster (and five other printer's test posters were are currently auctioning in five separate auctions) are NOT one-sheets, but posters of varying sizes ranging from 25" x 28" to 25" x 38", and neither our consignor nor us know what they were created for! They could have been test runs for some kind of commercial posters, but these images were not used on any set of commercial posters we know of, and they look like they were printed at roughly the same time, so perhaps they were tests for some project that never materialized, and these test posters are all that remains of that project. In May of 2023 we auctioned nine similar examples of these posters, and they sold for prices up to $360. Now that same consignor has consigned six different examples of these posters for this auction! But please do not bid on any of these six rare printer's test posters unless you can accept the uncertainties as to why they were created. What are printer's test posters? Before a poster was printed in large quantities, the printer would print a limited number of posters as "test" posters. Because they needed to be shown to people at the studio, people in the art department, the stars, etc, they would print a number of test posters and distribute them to these people. Some of them would be fully trimmed, but often they would leave the color chart on the left edge of many of the posters. Once these printer's test posters were shown to the various people in a position to "OK" them, the printer would print the full print run of the posters.
UPDATED 10/10/2023: While this is not printed on still paper stock, a knowledgeable collector suggested that this is a printer's test for promotional stills, and we have seen the same images on 8x10, 11x14 and oversize stills. Condition: very good. The poster has a few light crease scattered in various areas but otherwise it is in pretty nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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