I’m a James Bond fan and I’m selling my entire catalogue of 007 memorabilia — it could fetch £1million
A JAMES Bond fan is selling his entire catalogue of 007 memorabilia — and it could fetch £1million.
Steve Oxenrider’s vast hoard of 32,000 items includes rare posters, film ticket stubs, brochures and promotional lobby cards.
A Goldfinger poster produced exclusively to appease censors in Ireland scandalised by the image of a Bond girl in the original is expected to fetch up to £8,000.
But posters for the first Bond film, 1962’s Dr No, may go for £15,000.
The collection is so big it will be sold in two parts — the first on November 16 and 17 at Ewbank’s Auction House in Woking, Surrey.
Bond expert Steve, a retired teacher from San Francisco, said: “The earlier films through the 1960s were unique and spectacular in their exciting storylines and a proven formula of exotic locations, girls, gadgets and super-villains. Goldfinger is my favourite.”
Ewbank’s said “the sheer breadth and depth of the collection is breathtaking — and a tribute to the dedication of Steve, the ultimate collector of 007 material.”
Beyond the posters, Steve has also amassed material from the films’ lavish premieres.
And one of the most important examples is the Thunderball Gala Charity Premiere brochure from December 29, 1965.
This is signed to the inside by Luciana Paluzzi, who played Spectre assassin Fiona Volpe in the film, and it’s expected to sell for up to £1,000.
A Royal World Charity Premiere brochure for a screening of You Only Live Twice at the Odeon Theatre Leicester Square dated June 12, 1967 has a top estimate of £800.
While a brochure for Live and Let Die at the Odeon Leicester Square, from July 5, 1973, which is signed by Paul and Linda McCartney, could reach £600.
Steve revealed that despite owning the world’s largest bond collection, he still wished he had contact sheets and call sheets from the earlier Bonds in his possession.
He said: “They provide an intriguing insight into the production of a film.”