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AUTHENTIC U.S. ONE SHEET, UNIVERSAL HORROR, 1943, ILONA MASSEY, PATRIC KNOWLES, LON CHANEY, BELA LUGOSI, LIONEL ATWILL, MARIA OUSPENSKAYA
THE DIFFERENCE IN COLOR AT THE BOTTOM IS UNIQUE TO THIS INDIVIDUAL POSTER AND PROBABLY OCCURRED DURING THE PRINTING PROCESS. DURING THE OFF-SET LITHOGRAPHY PROCESS, THE PRINTING PLATE IS WIPED TO REMOVE THE DUST AND LINT PARTICLES THAT CREATE PRINTING ERRORS, AFTER THE CLEANING OF THE PLATE THE NEXT FEW POSTERS PRINTED ARE USUALLY DISCARDED AS TESTS. THIS POSTER HOWEVER, WAS NOT, AND RETAINS THE DISCOLORATIONS OF AN IMPERFECT PRINTING PLATE.
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| Examination by black light, light table, digital imaging and tactile inspection. Documentation by John Davis and Lindsay Simmons of Poster Mountain Inc. |
| THIS POSTER WAS NOT CONSERVED, NOR RESTORED BY POSTER MOUNTAIN INC. This is an authentic US one sheet poster which was hand delivered by its owner, with a cotton canvas backing and Masa paper substrate.
There is no paper loss, only the top two corners show a slight thinness from the reverse, probably due to tape removal. There is very minor cosmetic detailing in some of the fold line areas. |
