Heritage to Auction Rare Mickey Mouse Posters!

Dallas, Texas: Heritage Auction Galleries will offer several rare and desirable Mickey Mouse one-sheet posters in their upcoming Signature Auction, to be held March 17 and 18, 2006 in Dallas, TX.

"Other than the iconic paper from the classic horror films of the 1930's, some of the most sought-after posters in this hobby are the Mickey Mouse cartoon one sheets created by United Artists from 1932 to 1933," said Grey Smith, Director of Vintage Movie Poster Auctions for Heritage. "United Artists produced thirteen individual Mickey Mouse one sheets before they went to a stock format from late 1933 to 1937. These thirteen one sheets are considered by many to be among the 'Holy Grails' of the hobby."

"One of the best of these posters," Smith continued, "Mickey's Nightmare was also the first, released in August 1932. When United Artists took over distribution of Disney's cartoons they decided to produce a full color one sheet as opposed to the duo-tone sheets produced by Columbia. Some collectors feel that Mickey's Nightmare is the best of these because Mickey is shown not once, but nine times on the poster."

"Adding to the desirability of this magnificent one sheet is the fact that there are only two copies of this poster known to exist," Smith said. "This is the better of the two copies and has been placed on linen to conserve it for future generations to enjoy. Heritage is proud to offer this spectacular poster that will appeal to collectors of Disneyana, movie posters, animation and Americana. What more could you want?"

"In addition to Mickey's Nightmare," Smith continued, "we're also proud to offer a stunning one sheet for the Mickey Mouse short The Mad Doctor, considered by many to be even rarer and more desirable than Nightmare. The Mad Doctor, made in 1933, is rife with references to Universal's classic monster films, from The Old Dark House to Frankenstein. One of the last one sheets that United Artists would issue for an individual cartoon, we know of only one other copy of this poster in existence and the condition of that copy is reportedly far, far lesser than the stunning example offered here."

"Of course, there's plenty more where those came from for the passionate Disney collector," Smith said. "From the only known copy of 1937's Hawaiian Holiday with Mickey and Donald 'hanging ten' and a lovely poster for Donald's Garden from 1942, to such classics as Dumbo, represented here in a beautiful insert from 1941 and a lovely one-sheet from 1953's Peter Pan, this is an auction that no Disneyphile will want to miss!"

Mickey's Nightmare one-sheet carries a pre-auction estimate of $40,000 - $50,000. The Mad Doctor has a pre-auction estimate of $60,000 - $80,000.

For more information about Heritage's auctions, and a complete record of prices realized, along with full-color, enlargeable photos of each lot, please visit www.HeritageAuctions.com.

Prospective consignors and sellers of vintage movie posters and related material should contact Grey Smith at 1-800-872-6467, ext. 367, or 214-252-4367, or email GreySm@HeritageAuctions.com.

To reserve your copy of any Heritage auction catalog, please contact Nicole Jewell at 1-800-872-6467, ext. 272, or visit www.HeritageAuctions.com to order by email.