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Auction History Result 2d252 EMPIRE STRIKES BACK British quad 1980 with added elements removed from one-sheet, ultra-rare! Date Sold 12/15/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded British Quad Movie Poster (BQ; Quad Crown; measures 30" x 40" [76 x 102 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)v 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 is an incredibly rare poster, which we have never auctioned before! There is a "regular" British Quad for this movie that has Tom Jung art, but this poster has art that is very similar to the art used on the mega-expensive U.S. "test" one-sheet with Roger Kastel art (the last one we auctioned sold for $14,500). That poster features Roger Kastel's original art, but after he submitted it, the studio decided it was "too busy", and they removed several elements from the poster before it was printed as a regular one-sheet. THIS British Quad has very similar art to Roger Kastel's first version that is on that test one-sheet, but it was created by an unknown English poster artist working from Kastel's first version (and it is very similar, but not exactly the same). The original art for this quad was auctioned in London, and it sold for $32,866! We have seen reference to this poster having been printed for the London Underground. 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. This auction is one of 520 auctions in eMoviePoster.com's special "all-Star Wars" auction! Where did this remarkable selection come from? It all started when we were contacted by a VERY long time collector of Star Wars posters, who told us he wanted to sell his entire collector, and we started with 296 and we then asked our other 2,500+ consignors if they had any other Star Wars items, and the result is this amazing collection of 520 auctions which have no reserve. The item(s) in THIS specific auction you are viewing right now came from the longtime collector who first consigned to this auction. Here are a few words directly from him about his collection: "It has been a true labor of love for me to collect Star Wars movie posters/paper over the past 38 years. When I saw the movie for the first time it captured my imagination like no other and started a fascination that will last the rest of my life. I certainly enjoyed playing with the original toys, but only wanted to collect original movie posters because of my general love of movies. Looking back, it has been a sweet ride. Growing up in the north Midwest, I didn't have great access to such collectables, which was part of the challenge. I started exploring what older movie theaters would have for sale, sometimes getting lucky enough to find something really nice. Before the internet, I remember searching both local and national newspaper classifieds, and movie warehouse catalogues for poster sales. I was self-taught with researching all the different styles and sizes available, so whenever I would come across a new poster it was very exciting. I frequented hobby stores for advice on collecting and what other resources were available. When I found the Kilian checklist poster, I of course had to try and acquire the complete list. Two other great references I used were the Butterflied & Butterfield Star Wars Reference Collection and The Star Wars Poster Book, both of which opened my eyes to the selection of unique sizes and foreign posters available. Through the years the foreign posters were often much harder to find so I gained more satisfaction whenever I acquired one of those. I have thoroughly enjoyed researching, collecting, and reminiscing with these posters over the past several decades and am now ready to pass them on for others to enjoy. I hope they fill in many frustrating gaps in other collections!" Condition: good to very good. The poster has two partial vertical lines of darkening that starts in the left of the top border 3" to the left of the word "THE" and then extending down through Ford's shoulder and into the back of the animal. This appears to surely be in the printing and a printing defect and not a defect acquired later. There are minor creases on the folds and there is some darkening on the back of some parts of the folds (but that darkening does not show through to the front.) The new owner of this poster will have to decide whether to leave the printing defect described alone or to have it restored, but either way they will have an incredibly rare poster to display on their wall. Learn More about condition grades 
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