Prop Store – one of the world’s leading film and TV entertainment memorabilia companies, has today announced it is to hold its next cinema poster live auction this April, with the posters and artwork on offer expected to fetch in excess of £175,000. Over 490 rare, sought-after posters and artworks will be sold during Prop Store’s cinema poster auction on Thursday 22^nd April 2021 from 12:00pm GMT.

The auction is suitable for fans with a variety of budgets and is now open for registration via: www.propstore.com/posterauction. The auction will be live streamed online for fans to track the action and participate in bidding.

Top items to be sold at Prop Store’s cinema poster auction include:

1. JAMES BOND: FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963) – UK Quad, 1963 est. £5,000 – £6,000

2. JAMES BOND: FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963) – British Double-Crown (Artwork Style), 1964 est. £2,000 – £3,000

3. STAR WARS ORIGINAL TRILOGY (1977-83) – Set of Three Artist Proof Mondo Posters, 2010 est. £2,000 – £3,000

4. STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977) – Richard Edlund Archive: Special One-Sheet Style Poster, 1976 est. £1,500 – £2,500

5. LE MANS (1971) – UK Quad, 1971 est. £1,000 – £2,000

6. BLACK SWAN (2010) – Set of Four One-Sheets, 2010 est. £800 – £1,200

7. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969) – UK Quad, 1969 est. £800 – £1,200

8. HALLOWEEN (1978) – Bryan Fuller Collection: Australian One-Sheet, 1979 est. £800 – £1,200

9. DRACULA: PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1966) – UK Quad, 1966 est. £600 – £800

10. JAMES BOND: GOLDFINGER (1964) – FEREF ARCHIVE: Original Transparencies with 1 of 1 Proof Print, 2021 est. £500 – £700

11. STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) – FEREF ARCHIVE: Original Transparencies with 1 of 1 Proof Print est. £500 – £700

12. THE BEATLES: YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968) – FEREF ARCHIVE: Original Transparency and Negatives with 1 of 1 Proof Print est. £400 – £600

13. THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974) – FEREF ARCHIVE: Original Transparency and Negatives with Four 1 of 1 Proof Prints est. £200 – £300

14. THE WOLF MAN (1941) – Bryan Fuller Collection: Mondo Poster, 2012 est. £200 – £300

15. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) – Bottleneck Gallery Lenticular One-Sheet, 2020 est. £200 – £300

Stephen Lane, Prop Store CEO, commented on the upcoming auction: “Prop Store is back with another incredible collection of posters going under the hammer on 22^nd April. We’re particularly excited to bring over 200 posters and transparencies from the Feref Archive to market, including some amazing one-of-a-kind prints from Star Wars, Top Gun, Get Carter and many more!”

Mark Hochman, Prop Store’s poster expert said: “With glimmers of light appearing at the end of this pandemic tunnel, our April 2021 Cinema Poster Live Auction offers further good cheer. This will be our biggest poster auction to date with over 490 lots and includes an unparalleled collection of blockbuster titles from classic movies with many that have never come to auction before. We are showcasing exciting pieces from the personal collection of leading Hollywood Producer and Screen-Writer Bryan Fuller but we are proud to announce our collaboration with creative design agency Feref and will be offering original pieces and signed proof prints from their extensive archive”

About Prop Store

Operating since 1998, Prop Store sells original movie props and costumes, posters, and related memorabilia, regularly hosting live and online prop, costume, and cinema poster auctions.

Since their first Cinema Poster Live Auction in June 2018, Prop Store have become a well-established vendor in the world of poster collecting and have achieved some remarkable results, including selling Short Circuit original poster artwork and a James Bond: Dr. No UK Quad poster for £12,000 each. In late 2019, Prop Store hosted the largest ever auction of James Bond posters and have offered items from the personal collections of Star Wars film producer Howard Kazanjian, visual effects supervisor Richard Edlund and Mondo artist Jock. Now partnering with veteran poster expert Mark Hochman, they are striving to continue collating an assortment of original and rare poster related content to bring to the auction market.