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What a Carry On...banned poster set to sell for £3000.

An incredibly rare movie poster from the slapstick classic Carry On Cleo has finally had the last laugh, 55 years after it was banned from use.

It's now twice as valuable to movie buffs as the original Cleopatra poster starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor that it attempted to lampoon.

The artwork for the 1964 comedy classic had to be binned after movie bosses of the far more expensive Taylor/Burton film from the previous year had complained about blatant copyright abuse.

The poster for the original 1963 epic showed Taylor as Cleopatra sprawled on a bed with Burton's Mark Anthony stood over her.

The tongue-in-cheek Carry On version featured a winking Amanda Barrie and a leering Sid James stood behind her.

The Prop Store are also selling an original Cleopatra poster in the same sale with a estimate of £1500...only half the value of the Carry On version.