2 COLUMBIA - FONOTIPIA 10.5 IN 78 RPM RECORDS 62301 & 39695, 39439 & 39440

$

30

Offered here are TWO (2) vintage Columbia - Fonotipia 78rpm records.  Each measures 10.5 inches in diameter (a half inch more than the standard 10 inch records pressed at that time.  The descriptions and historical info used here are taken from Google AI. Our condition gradings are based on the specialized grading system created by The Record Changer magazine in the 1940s. We are not professional graders, and the condition grades given are only our lay opinion.     
"These historical 78 rpm records represent landmark operatic recordings captured in Milan, Italy by the prestigious Dischi Fonotipia label and subsequently distributed internationally or reissued in the US through the Columbia Phonograph Company. Here is the comprehensive structural breakdown of the historical data, performers, and tracking matrices for both physical discs:
"Record 1: Alessandro Bonci (Tenor) • Disc Identification: Columbia/Fonotipia double-sided disc, domestic/reissue numbers A1370 and A3661.
• Side A (#62301 / A1370): "Vieni, Amor Mio!" o Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo. o Accompaniment: Ruggero Leoncavallo playing the piano. o Recording Date: October 16, 1907. o Matrix Number: 62301 – 1 – 1 (xPh 2693.)
• Side B (#39695 / A3661): "AIDA – Romanza di Radames" ("Se quel guerrier io fossi... Celeste Aida"). o Composer: Giuseppe Verdi. o Recording Date: July 5, 1906. o Matrix Number:  (xPh 1985).          Has an index sticker ("23") affixed to the label by original owner. 
"Historical audio archives confirm the tracking of these consecutive matrices recorded on that single day:  • xPh 1983: Bonci – Lucia di Lammermoor: "Tu che a Dio" (Released as Fonotipia 39694) • xPh 1984: Bonci – Aida: "Celeste Aida" (Alternative/Unissued Take) • xPh 1985: Bonci – Aida: "Celeste Aida" (This disc: Released as Fonotipia 39695 / Columbia A3661) 
"Having xPh 1985 cleanly engraved in your copy's deadwax proves that this is an authentic pressing derived straight from Fonotipia's primary 1906 Milan master matrix. 
"Record 2: Eugenia Burzio (Soprano) & Antonio Magini-Coletti (Baritone) 
• Disc Identification: Columbia/Fonotipia double-sided disc, domestic/reissue numbers A1377 and A1336. • Opera Profile: Both sides capture the legendary Act IV, Scene 2 dramatic duet ("Mira, d'acerbe lagrime") from Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore.
• Side A (#39439 / A1377): "Qual voce!… come!… tu, donna?" o Recording Date: December 16, 1905. o Matrix Number: 39439 – 1 -1 (xPh 1534) o Accompaniment: Piano only (Played by the studio accompanist).         Has an index sticker ("23") affixed to the label by original owner. 
• Side B (#39440 / A1336): "Conte... Nè cessi?... Grazia!" o Recording Date: December 18, 1905. o Matrix Number: 39440 – 1 -1 (xPh 1535).  o Accompaniment: Piano only.
"The numbers "- 1 - 1" after the stamped matrix numbers are stamper and mold codes. They indicate that the specific physical record was pressed using the very first master mold derived from the original metal matrix shipped from Italy. A "1-1" stamping means the shellac was pressed when the metal ridges were at their sharpest, providing the highest possible audio fidelity."
The vinyl on Record 1 visually look to be very good (VG) condition.  The vinyl on Record 2 visually look to be good plus (G+) condition. Please see pictures.
 Aurally, there is static on both of them, some more on Record 2.  Please see video for sound quality. 
One price for both.
Items will be packed securely as described in the last photo (courtesy of a fellow eBayer.) 
Free Shipping by Media Mail.
Thank you for looking.