OPAL & PEARL DANCE ORCH "THE POPULAR PAIR" RARE SIEMENS

	£		22
	$		29

UK BUYERS

PLEASE SEE BELOW REVISED "UK POSTAGE RATES"

NEW ALL INCLUSIVE UK P&P RATE OF JUST £5.95 FOR UP TO 20 RECORDS!

THE OPAL & PEARL DANCE ORCHESTRA

"THE POPULAR PAIR"

"FORGET-ME-NOT" 

SIEMENS D.F. 377

"E-" CONDITION

( Generally "E-" with multiple light rubs and light scuffs; multiple light lamination cracks and surface crazing, nothing serious; several light surface scratches and a couple of moderate scratches which sound )

The Opal & Pearl Dance Orchestra, with Eddie Gross-Bart vocal on "The Popular Pair", recorded in London, circa 1928

This is a rare, early Duophone type advertising record with laminated surfaces over a cardboard (?) core. Both sides play remarkably well despite the lamination cracks and surface crazing typical on this type of pressing. 

Good trombone solo on "The Popular Pair" 

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UK POSTAGE RATES

I can now offer two different options for UK postage:

1) Royal Mail Second Class @ £4.00

This is the standard rate if you purchase a single 78 rpm record

2) Royal Mail Standard Parcels @ £5.95

If you purchase two or more 78 rpm records then the Royal Mail Standard Parcel rate will apply - any additional records purchased and shipped in the same parcel will be sent completely free of charge!

I can safely pack up to 20 x 78s in a single parcel - the individual cost of shipping a 78 will decrease significantly if a larger quantity of records is purchased. 

Please ignore the automated Ebay invoice and wait to receive an invoice for the combined shipping costs before sending payment.

I am willing to hold records so that a larger parcel can be made up but all records must be paid for at the time of purchase

 INTERNATIONAL P&P RATES

International Postage and Packing charges for 10" 78s are as follows:

1 Record   EU = £ 8.00,  USA = £12.00

2 Records  EU = £ 9.25,  USA = £15.25

3 Records  EU = £10.50,  USA = £18.50

4 Records  EU = £11.75,  USA = £21.75

5 Records  EU = £13.00,  USA = £25.00

 All international postage rates quoted are Royal Mail Airmail (Small Packets). I am willing to hold records so that a larger parcel can be made up but all records must be paid for at the time of purchase. Please ignore the automated Ebay invoice and wait to receive an invoice for the combined shipping costs before sending payment.

INSURANCE  

All of the above UK and International P&P rates include the Royal Mail compensation limit of up to £39.00 for loss or damage (compensation does not include postage costs). Additional insurance is available on request at extra cost; please ask for further details. I will not be held responsible for loss or damage to inadequately insured parcels.

All records are shipped in brand new, custom size double wall thickness cardboard boxes. Records are securely packed in bubble wrap and surrounded by foam pellets. I have shipped many hundreds of parcels all over the world with no reported breakages.

 GRADING

 I grade conservatively using the following system:

N  As New with no evidence of play. 

E+  Full gloss surface; looks as New with a very few light handling marks. 

E  Very glossy surface with no visible signs of wear; may have some extremely light surface scratches or marking which should generally be inaudible.

E-  Clean, reasonably glossy surface but may have some minor scratches and first visible signs of wear.

V+  Surface will have some gloss but the record will have moderate wear and may also have some moderate surface scratches and scuffs.

V  Not much gloss remaining, moderate to heavy wear with scratches and scuffs.

V-  Dull surface and likely to have significant surface noise from heavy wear, scratches and scuffs. 

G  Completely dull surface and likely to have considerable surface noise from very heavy wear, scratches and scuffs. 

Unless otherwise agreed with the seller, all payments to be made within 7 days of the auction closing date and all International payments must be sent via Paypal. Thankyou

I have over 10 years experience of collecting, buying, selling and packing 78s; please review my Feedback and bid with confidence. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

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