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Shanghai Express

This rare, 1930's three-sheet was missing the entire bottom panel.

          
                                                                                                                                                                                         
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BEFORE

  This three sheet was missing the entire bottom panel.

AFTER
After extensive reconstruction, the  finsihed poster is now complete once more.


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After mounting and prepping the poster, the lettering is blocked in. As this poster is extremely rare, there was little reference available. POSTER MOUNTAIN staff had to rely on a small thumbnail photo from a studio catalogue in order to block in the lettering.

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The letters are masked off and the black background painted in.


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The process is then repeated for the orange on the title and green lettering.
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Every element is restored, including the tiny studio logo in the lower lefthand corner and the disclaimer along the bottom of the piece. Screenprinting is used to capture these intricate details.



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