Blog — poster collector

The Poster That Started Me Collecting

June 3, 2021 • original poster • Porsche • poster • poster collector • vintage poster

While I had been collecting posters with other subject matter for some considerable time before, the poster image that drew me into Porsche Poster collecting was the one pictured here - 1964 World Championship.

Poster Auctions

June 1, 2021 • Auction • Gooding & Company • Heritage Auctions • Porsche • poster collection • poster collector • vintage car poster

As the pandemic started to subside in late 2020, it seemed that people started to relax and start buying things that would enhance the spaces. I cover two online auctions held in October 2020 for Porsche Club of America. One was held by Heritage Auctions and the other was through Gooding & Company, a leading auctioneer of truly amazing motorcars that has just recently dipped its feet into the selling of automobilia.

Board Mounted Posters

May 18, 2021 • board mounted poster • poster • poster collection • poster collector • poster on canvas • vintage poster

One universally accepted thing to avoid is permanently adhering a poster to its backing. From the 1960s – 1980s it was popular to have posters dry mounted to a board so that they would lie flat in their frames. This process is (almost) irreversible and posters that have been dry mounted are considered by the vast majority of collectors to be both compromised and diminished in value.