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Passionate Collector - - Movie Posters and Memorabilia

By Barbara Crews, About.com

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He wrote the seller to see if she had any similar sketches, or anything else related to the movie, and she replied by telling Hall how, while they were stationed in California all those years ago, her husband brought home the sketch as a souvenir of his tour of MGM.“Not many papers like that were saved by the studios,” says Hall. “This one probably only survived because the soldier picked it up off the floor. It’s a great story, and a great item.”

Of the posters, Hall’s favorite is the Italian The Long, Long Trailer poster. “It’s got a fantastic design that features a cityscape with skyscrapers, a scene that was inspired by a sequence in the movie, but it is much more elaborate on the poster,” says Hall. “It feels special because it was the second poster I purchased -- which means it really set off my collection -- and also because it is one of my only posters purchased in a gallery that I haven’t seen on eBay, ever, so that makes it a real rarity. The Belgian poster is another favorite. I haven’t seen it on eBay again since I won it four years ago.”</p>

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