[78-L] Hail to the sleeve, #2: OPA ceiling prices

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <davdieh at aol.com>
> Well, Majestic didn't exist under that name until early 1946! It was
> originally
> "Hit"...an Obie label, and that was sold to the makers of Majestic radios
> (again, NOT the original user of THAT name either!" who changed the label
> name and design to match their main product!
> ...stevenc
>
> In fact, Majestic bought Hit in February of 1945. OPA came about in Jan., 
> 1942 but I don't think it got around to meddling with phonograph records 
> until the summer.
> It was dismantled in 1947 but most of its rules seem to have expired much 
> earlier. Can't think of any milestones that would allow us to date the 
> sleeves any more exactly.
> -David Diehl
>
Thanxes muchly! My estimate was off by almost a year, it looks like.In any 
case
we can assume that OPA-price sleeves were only used from 1/1942 until
sometime in 1947; I suspect the ceiling prices for records didn't change 
during
that period?

As well, I dimly recall that somebody was going to create a sleeve-related
web site...?! Am I remembering right...and, if so, did the party ever post
anything useful? It would be a challenge to try and find EVERY different
sleeve...particularly if the different records being promoted were to be
considered as separate varieties! I would guess that I have about 15,000
78 sleeves (NOT different...but the total after I disregard replacement
"blank" sleeves as well as some made from other paper bags...I bought
A LOT of 78's from Don Keele that were in these "homemade" sleeves
with artists, titles and catalog numbers neatly written on one corner!)...!

...stevenc