BR Poster Authentication

Could anyone please direct me to a resource, preferably a person or a trustworthy collectables vendor, that can help me authenticate a Blade Runner one-sheet that I have. This one is rolled, but I hear that originals were machine folded. However, there are mitigating factors and I want to be sure<BR><BR>Here's the backstory:<BR>I obtained the poster somewhere in '83-'84 (not sure, but most likely) from a relative of mine who was (may still be) a senior VP in the Warner Bros. marketing department. It was in a big pile of posters in his office to which he pointed and said "Take them all, they're cluttering up my office" or something like that. <BR><BR>So if originals were folded, why would a Warner Bros. publicist who worked directly with theaters have a reproduction in his office? That's why I need to authenticate it.<BR><BR>Any help would sure be appreciated. Thanks<BR>

Ahhh good question, I have several one sheets including a Blade Runner that I obtained in 85' from an "reputable" source, I also own a Star wars style a sheet that I obtained from the president of the official fan club,and I also have many posters that I got at opening screenings, all rolled. I showed them to a guy who sold movie posters who told me that they were fakes,and the ones mailed to the theater are folded because they put it in an evelope with other press kits and lobby cards. My feeling is that ones used for promotion outside of the theater are probably rolled. It may also be a choice of the theater on how they recieve it. All large movie chains now days have posters in their marquees sans creases while a small local theater I go to still has the folded variety. I would also like further information on this because I now question the origionality of my posters.

ridleynoir-<BR><BR>I do have information for you on your Star Wars A-sheet. It's a reproduction. The Star Wars fan club sold Star Wars posters through the fan club well after ROTJ was released. From what I've been able to gleen about movie poster collectablility is that if it was available to the public it's not that valuable. This is what makes genuine movie theater posters so desireable - they're supposed to be returned to the studio or destroyed.<BR><BR>Regarding the Blade Runner poster. I've found out that machine folding the posters was standard practice UNTIL the early '80s when more and more were being shipped rolled. I've seen one source say that ALL BR posters were machine folded, but who knows? Perhaps some were shipped rolled.<BR><BR>In any case, the posters you have either from the fan club or from other promotions, though authentic, are not the items sought after by the true collector. They may still be worth some money, though.

The star wars A 1 sheet is different than the "repro" sold by the fan club at the time. The numbers at the bottom(shifted to the side) and quality of the print are different. it was not available to the public directly. I got it when I contacted the fan club directly and the president at the time sent me a list of his personal items for sale. (around 1993)