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Iconic cinema posters & original artwork worth over £200,000 are to be auctioned in the UK by Prop Store. Over 550 rare, sought-after posters and artworks will be sold during Prop Store’s cinema poster auction on Thursday 24th March 2022 from 15:00 GMT.

Over 70 autographed lots from movie icons such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael J. Fox, Al Pacino, Chris Pratt, Chris Hemsworth, Carrie Fisher and Alfred Hitchcock are included as well as the largest collection of alternative movie posters to be sold in the UK, including lots from renowned poster artists: Olly Moss, Tyler Stout, Paul Mann, Matt Ferguson and Laurent Durieux.

The auction features an incredible selection of Star Wars posters, from the original trilogy (1977-83) to The Force Awakens (2015), including a Yamakatsu-issued Japanese B2 “Starfall” poster from Return of the Jedi (1983), which is considered to be one of the finest posters from the original trilogy and is estimated between £2,000 – 3,000

Another highlight is an original framed animation cel from the 1937 Disney classic, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs estimated to sell between £4,000 – 6,000

The auction is suitable for fans with a variety of budgets and is now open for registration via: https://ukm.propstoreauction.com/m/view-auctions/info/id/316. 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:

STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) – US Six-Sheet – Style B est. £6,000 – 8,000 ($8,100 – $10,800)

SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937) – Framed Animation Cel est. £4,000 – 6,000 ($5,400 – $8,100)

STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) – Japanese B2 – Yamakatsu ‘Starfall’ est. £2,000 – £3,000 ($2,700 – $4,050)

JAMES BOND: THUNDERBALL (1965) – US Subway Poster ‘Look OUT’ est. £2,000 – £3,000 ($2,700 – $4,050)

PSYCHO (1960) – Complete Set of Eight US Lobby Cards est. £1,500 – £2,500 ($2,025 – $3,375)

STAR WARS: EP IV – A NEW HOPE (1977) – UK Quad Style C Poster Artwork Transparency est. £1,500 – £2,500 ($2,025 – $3,375)

FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956) – US Title Lobby Card est. £1,000 – £1,500 ($1,350 – $2,025)

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) – “Space Wheel” Style Lenticular est. £1,000 – £1,500 ($1,350 – $2,025)

STAR WARS: EP V – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) – Original Concept Design Artwork est. £1,000 – £1,500 ($1350 – $2025)

THE GOONIES (1985) – Cast Autographed One-Sheet Poster est. £1,000 – £1500 ($1,350 – $2,025)

JAMES BOND: GOLDFINGER (1964) – US Three-Sheet est. £1,000 – £1,500 ($1,350 – $2,025)

AT THE EARTH’S CORE (1976) – Original Poster Composition Artwork est. £1,000 – £1,500 ($1,350 – $2,025)

STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE JEDI (1980) – US One-Sheet (Dated Teaser) est. £800 – £1,200 ($1,080 – $1,620)

STAR WARS: EP IV – A NEW HOPE (1977) – US One-Sheet – Style C est. £700 – £900 ($945 – $1,215)

EVERYTHING OR NOTHING (2012) – UK Quad est. £600 – £800 ($810 – $1,080)

TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991) – Arnold Schwarzenegger Autographed Oversized Photo est. £600 – £800 ($810 – $1,080)

JURASSIC PARK: THE LOST WORLD (1997) – Special Poster – 3D Lenticular est. £600 – £800 ($810 – $1,080)

THE EVIL DEAD (1981) – UK Quad, 1983 (1st Release) est. £200 – £300 ($270 – $405)

THOR (2011) – Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston Autographed One-Sheet est. £200 – £300 ($270 – $405)

Stephen Lane, Prop Store CEO, commented on the upcoming auction: “We’re very pleased to announce Prop Store’s first poster auction of 2022 will be back on Thursday 24th March, live from our UK headquarters! We have another incredible collection of over 550 posters and artwork going under the hammer, including many autographed and alternative film posters which are always very popular with bidders”

Mark Hochman, Prop Store’s poster expert said: “Our first dedicated poster auction of 2022 builds on our previous successes and features a bumper one-day sale of over 550 lots. We are once again excited to include over 230 Alternative Movie Posters and we are continuing our love for original artwork we are offering a unique Star Wars composition by Eddie Paul and Mike Bell and Tom Chantrell’s full colour studies for “The Land That Time Forgot” and “At the Earth’s Core”. Included in our Star Wars category are some of the rarest examples from the ever-popular franchise with many fully authenticated autographed items. We have gathered together a diverse quality collection that will appeal to all collectors”