[78-L] 1922 customs decision etc. ^

[David Lennick]

I had an experience of CDs stolen during shipment. These were when I was 
producing reissues for Dante in France, and they'd send promo copies (which 
raised another problem, that of getting them..like other companies..to put a 
nominal value on the package, since Canada Post otherwise regarded them as 
merchandise to be taxed at full value, sometimes even covering over the green 
customs sticker). One time I received a box containing..a half used bottle of 
Vitamin C Cream. Customs and Canada Post couldn't have cared less, nor could 
Dante (who went out of business owing me for several masters).

dl

Steve Shapiro wrote:
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> Mike B:
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> Note that the opium "was sent to the appraiser's stores under the supervision of a customs guard."  The shortages apparently occurred prior to being under the vigilant eye of Customs, so the appraiser had overpaid the duty on the actual amount of opium involved.  I wonder what the Gerhard and Hey company was doing with the opium.  Sounded legal.
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> I have had two experiences with 78s being stolen during shipment.  One time was when the late Roger S. mailed me some Thai Rabbit records in a package with some great stamps.  The thief, likely in Roger's mailroom, wanted the stamps; the records were lost./steve  
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