c. 1910-11 Princess Sapphire Record rare label
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Hello again, fellow 78 rpm buffs. The job hunt is not going so well; looks like I'm going to have to start selling off some of my record collection. I've been avidly collecting pre-WWII 78's for over twenty years, so be sure to check my other periodic auctions for goodies. The selection will get better and better as I get more desperate. The first batch started Wed. and Thurs. of last week (28 & 29 Apr.) and runs for ten days. The next batch starts Wed. & Thurs. of this week, and that will be it until probably in the Fall, at the earliest. Shipping will be by either Media Rate or Priority Mail shipment (your choice) in the US (or Priority Mail Int'l for international shipment). Ebay now mandates that sellers are responsible for the safe arrival of your package (yet cannot charge buyers for insurance), so insurance is included in the final auction value. And don't worry - I pack very well (even though it's expensive - I'm spending approx. $300 for boxes and packing materials). I'll probably end up paying more to pack and insure some records than I'll make off of them, but that's just the new cost of doing business on eBay, I guess. I will of course combine shipping in cases of multiple wins by one bidder, but, rather than your using eBay's automated checkout in those cases (which unduly complicates matters), we should communicate by e-mail after you're done bidding on things, so I can send you an accurate, economical invoice . Also, I stand by my record grading, but if you are dissatisfied, you may return the record for a full refund of the final auction value. Some of the label pictures look kind of blurry, but this is only scanner schizz. So, here we go with the next item up for bid.
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN - MARCH / THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN - WALTZ: PRINCESS BAND, on 'V' Princess Sapphire Record No. S 3018 from circa 1910-11. An unknown band plays Austrian operetta composer Leo Fall's "Girl On The Train" as a march on the first side and a waltz on the second. Next to it's predecessor Phono-Cut, Princess was one of the earliest American-made vertical-cut disc records; an innovation meant to break the patent stranglehold Columbia and Victor, with their laterally-recorded discs, held over the production of disc records. Manufactured either for or even by The Sapphire Record and Talking Machine Company (which had it's headquarters in New York's Metropolitan Tower), these records were designed to accomodate the use of a sapphire ball stylus. The label is quite rare today. I have no way to play-grade verticals, but it looks like a decent 'V', with two tight hairline cracks that look as though they should play through with no problem. Labels are in very good condition.
PLEASE SEE MY OTHER RECORDS UP FOR SALE.
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