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(This set of Sunday auctions runs from 9/29 to 10/6)
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ATTENTION! The details shown below apply SOLELY to the 766 programs (German, Danish, Austrian, East German, & more) and 452 pressbooks we are auctioning from 9/29 to 10/6, and may well NOT apply to our other weekly auctions. If you are looking for details for other weekly auctions, please check our Info Archive.

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*Details About Sunday's Items (766 programs (many German plus more) & 452 pressbooks ending October 6th)
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*Non-U.S. Shipping Details
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HERE IS A CHART OF THE ITEMS IN THIS AUCTION:
(to better help you find the sizes and countries that interest you)

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SHIP IN SMALL FLAT PACKAGES FOR $7 U.S. SHIPPING:
3a0001-3a0004 WOLF MAN Icelandic program, English programs
3a0005-3a0107 Danish programs
3a0592-3a0730 Austrian programs: 1948 to present

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SHIP IN STANDARD FLAT PACKAGES FOR $11 U.S. SHIPPING:
3a0108-3a0161 German programs: 1922 to 1939
3a0162-3a0206 German programs from German movies during the Hitler years: 1933 to 1944
3a0207-3a0229 German programs from occupied German: 1946 to 1948
3a0230-3a0547 German programs: 1949 to present
3a0548-3a0591 Austrian programs: 1930 to 1938
3a0731-3a0766 East German programs
3a0767-3a1218 pressbooks

A special note about the programs contained in this auction
     Over the past few years, we have offered collections of German and Austrian programs, which were some of the best collections imaginable, because the collectors who put them together were trying to get as many of the highlights of German cinema (and the world's cinema) from all years.
     We THOUGHT that we would never get another collection like those, but now we have been consigned one that is similar to those past ones! It has quite a few of the same programs we have auctioned in the past, but it also contains some that we have NEVER auctioned before! This one has a very wide range, covering all the decades from the 1920s to the present, and there are programs not only from Germany, but also from other countries (see below).
     Note that while 441 of the programs we are auctioning are from Germany (and we have divided them into four sections, depending on the years; see our chart above), there are also lots from Austria, East Germany, Denmark, and a few ultra-rare ones from England and Iceland. Note that Germany and Austria were completely separate until Hitler annexed Austria, and they were again separate right after World War II. There are differences between the programs from the two countries, most notably the sizes, and we clearly identify which of the two countries each program is from. Of course, East Germany became its own country after World War II, and at first they did not show "western movies", but starting in the 1950s they did, and this collection includes a nice selection of those programs as well.
     Also note that there were two entirely different major companies that made programs in Germany (and there were a few smaller companies over the years). Both of these companies made programs right when the movies first came out, and the programs from the same movies usually look entirely different from each other. In a few cases, we have two programs from the same movie that are from the different companies, and both are first release.
     This auction also contains lots of programs from Denmark, which are similar to the German and Austrian programs, except they are smaller (we always note the exact sizes of the programs on each auction). This is a wonderful opportunity to get original first release movie paper on titles where you never ever see any first release items offered for sale (or if you do, they are priced so high that they are beyond the reach of all but the wealthiest of collectors)!

Important note about "conditional" & "forbidden" German movies
Immediately after the end of World War II, a list of around 100 Nazi-made movies was created, and it was decreed that those movies (called "forbidden" movies) could NEVER be shown again, due to their Nazi propaganda content (the most famous of these are the anti-Semitic ones, like JUD SUSS and THE ETERNAL JEW). Over the next decade, the list was re-examined, and it was narrowed down to around 40 movies. At that time, it was decided that the other 60 or so movies could now be shown, but those 40 remaining movies were declared "conditional" movies, meaning they are forbidden to be shown in Germany or Austria, even in the present day, with the sole exception being when they are shown in an educational context, like at a university, and a speaker talks before and after the movie. The collection we are auctioning includes many programs from movies that are on solely the "conditional" list, as well as programs from movies that are not "conditional", but are on the "forbidden" list, and also a very few programs from movies that are not on either list, but which likely should have been on one or the other! In every case, we have clearly noted on the auction which list the movie is on.

About the condition of the items
Note that we give a detailed overall condition grade to every item we sell ("fine", "very good to fine", "very good", "good to very good", and "good", with only a few graded "fair" or lesser) along with more details about the condition described in words (but pretty much a general description of the defects, and we only describe specific defects if they are the type that CAN'T be seen in our super-sized images, or if the item is especially valuable). We felt this would help bidders identify items they want to bid on more easily. Of course, we still strongly recommend that you look at our super-sized image to see the extent of the defects that we describe and to examine the poster for minor defects that we did NOT describe. Of course, with the items that have many pages, we could not photograph every single page, but we often photograph both covers and an interior two-page spread, which should surely give you an excellent idea of the overall condition of that item.

Non-U.S. buyers must pay the actual cost of shipping their order (you can choose whatever method you prefer, but know that the U.S. Post Office has eliminated Surface Mail, so we can only send via Express or Airmail), plus $3 for the best packaging materials you have ever seen. All non-U.S. buyers must tell us if they want the package sent insured or uninsured at the time they pay for their order.

PLEASE KNOW THAT ALL OF THE BOOKS & AUCTION CATALOGS ARE HEAVY (some extremely heavy!), SO BEAR THIS IN MIND BEFORE PLACING BIDS ON THEM IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE THE U.S.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please bear these approximate shipping cost in mind BEFORE you place a bid (if you live outside the U.S.). The vast majority of our customers want a very securely packed tube, and will pay the extra shipping cost involved (and of course, it goes to the Post Office or UPS, and not us!). Please do not ask us to pack less securely, as that would likely result in a damaged order.
Some sellers are sending by Ground UPS to Canada, but that incurs large "brokerage fees", so we do not recommend it. Note that there are also some sellers sending non-U.S. packages via a "Letter" rate, but of course this is not legal, and we can not do this. We have outlined the possibilities for sending non-U.S. packages above, so please read that carefully, BEFORE placing a bid!

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