Protecting your military poster collectibles is as important as learning what IS and what IS NOT collectible. There has been a lot of animosity between framers and collectors. We'll try to help resolve some of the problems. Most people choose to display their posters in glass frames. But before you frame that collectible, there are some simple steps that you should know.

Better framers are schooled and trained in how to preserve paper and make it look pretty.Even though they have good intentions, Framing a military collectible it is NOT the same as framing an art print... When a framer who is NOT familiar with movie posters sees a 'folded' poster... the first thing they want to do is.....dry mount it. So before you give that GREAT collectible over to the framer ... BE SURE THAT THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH MILITARY POSTER FRAMING...... The best way to make sure is......for YOU to be as knowledgeable as possible. Remember, this is YOUR precious collectible that you are trying to protect. To help you become more knowledgeable, we have prepared 2 special areas to help you. First, we turned to professional archivest Sue Heim of Hollywoodposterframes.com. For over 16 years, Sue has framed thousands of movie and military posters for the top collectors in the country. She prepared a very thorough article on the proper way to frame a poster.

PLEASE BE SURE TO READ THIS ARTICLE THOROUGHLY BEFORE HAVING YOUR MILITARY POSTER FRAMED ... THEN COME BACK FOR THE NEXT SECTION!!

Click HERE for Sue Heim's article:

PROTECTING YOUR INVESTMENT: THE REAL STORY BEHIND CONSERVATION PICTURE FRAMING
We've asked Sue to compile a list of the most asked questions dealing with poster framing and her answers. We hope this helps with your framing questions.

Framing Q&A