Edison's first commercial label

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Edison's first commercial label

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In chronological order 1899 Edison's first label is it the only paste on label without his Picture on it ? How hard are they to find?
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Yes, the ones without the picture are the first printed labels. I wouldn't call them particularly rare, but they are nowhere near as common as, say, the Gold Moulded series. They do show up though. If you want one, put an ad in Yankee Trader and one will probably turn up.

I personally think the box with the last patent date of 1900 is the hardest to find. The "Edison Standard Record" box is also quite uncommon.

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This one has no patent date anywhere on box where his picture would be it says Edison records are made on Edison blanks ?
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Yes, that's the first one.

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