[78-L] Early VICTOR RECORD recorded in Japan

[Michael Biel]

These labels are pictured and discussed on page 210 in the new edition
of Sherman and Nauck's Collector's Guide To Victor Records.  Chinese
labels are discussed and pictured on pages 207-209 and Japanese on
210-212.  Joe, there is a First Prize format illustrated in the book but
that is different from these, which also are in the book.  

Michael Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com

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From: "neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com" <neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com>


To me, they don't look all that different from US labels. I wonder if 
the words "Grand Prize" are somewhere in Japanese?   joe salerno

On 3/14/2014 3:17 PM, Clifford Bolling wrote:
> I just acquired a small collection of Japanese 78s which included 4 10" single sided VICTOR RECORD labels
> I've not seen before. Also haven't been able to find any info about them, either, except the Nipper logo appears
> to date from 1906-1908. All 4 show the VICTOR RECORD title around the top with -RECORDED IN JAPAN- under
> that. 1 of the 4 has a conditions sticker on the back dated Feb ?, 1908 stating for sale in the U.S. for 60c. The
> other 3 have no sticker on the back and the conditions are in 3 lines around the bottom of the label.
>
> I posted these records to YouTube on my VintageJapaneseMusic channel:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/user/vintagejapanesemusic
>
> Has anyone seen this label? Doesn't seem like this label was issued very much...
>
> Thanks! Cliff