DRACULA one sheet R 47 #1

FAKE
THIS WAS THE FIRST FAKE OF THIS TYPE THAT WE UNCOVERED.

front

verso image is not available

Here we see a microscope image of the solid yellow color in the "D" in DRACULA in the main title. On an original poster this is is primarly solid yellow often with sparse,but sharply defined specks of red, blue and black irregularly shaped dots. Here we can clearly see the ink-jet patterns.

Here we see a microscope image of the fine print at the bottom in the word "copyright". We can see the airbrush paint that surrounds the fine print and the original naked paper color showing . We can clearly see the ink jet patterns that mimic the look of old paper

here we see a small area just left of the "D" in Dracula. Here I've removed the ink using a solvent and abraded into the paper layers. We see modern short-fibered paper that is not consistent with original old paper

Here we see the naked paper color in the collar of the figure at lower left. We can clearly see that modern ink jet printing mimics the look of the old paper.

Here we see the naked paper color in Bela's shirt and once again see the ink jet patterns that mimic the look of aged paper.

Conclusion

THIS POSTER WAS NOT PRODUCED BY POSTER MOUNTAIN INC. This is a reproduction of an authentic one sheet made with a digital ink-jet printer. The poster was then folded and damaged intentionally. It was then linenbacked and restored. We have tagged this poster in the Universal logo. Ink jet color copy intentionally folded, a fake theater poster exchange type stamp was added on the back (it reads: FROM THEATRE ADVERTISING CO, 1001 JERSEY AVE N.W., WASHINGTON D.C.) and the poster was mounted to canvas and paper ("linen-backed") then restored as though it was an original poster. Borders were airbrushed, fold lines were touched up with colored pencil. Great, expert effort was taken in a clear attempt to make this fake poster appear authentic. There are 2 known copies of this poster.

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