Mechanical Copyright Stamps

Gallery of Images

The images below are primarily of larger items, such as the stamps still on records, record sleeves, pianola rolls or cylinder boxes.

On record labels

J. ALBERT & SON c1955 Type 6a 3d, Gotta Have Something In The Bank, Frank, CORAL 45prm.

ASSOCIATED COPYRIGHTS ½d Type 3 pair ,overprinted 'CECIL LENNOX', on reverse of Durium Flexible record (1923)

CINEPHONIC Type 1 on CINECORD record

CLUB NATIONAL du DISQUE Coupons on LP CND 5

COLUMBIA 'ADDITIONAL PRICE 4¢' on UNITED RECORD c.1912

ET (Purchase Tax, 1959-60) on UK Parlophone 45rpm 45-R 4504

ALMA GOETZ ½d, Melisande in the Wood, Zonophone 1626 (1915)

GORDON DAVSON ¾d H/S Type 1 (imperf) on The Druid's Prayer waltz, Zonophone 432 (c1913)

Mozart Allan ½d black on rose on Lang, Lang Syne , UK Parlophone Celtic series E3111 (1925)

Mecolico 'PRIVATE RECORD' on Bristol & West acetate 13/5/1955.

Sir JOHN STAINER ½d MSS Type 1 on Sweet Christmas Bells, HMV B862 (1917)

Sir C. VILLIERS STANFORD 2d MSS Type 2 on Suite of Ancient Dances, HMV 2-0718 (pre 1915)

Star Music Publishing Co 1d H/S on etched label Pathe (c. 1919)

On record sleeves

PALINGS no value on c1960 KIWI 45rpm

FIVE Different on New Zealand Viking VE99 45rpm EP

SIX Different on New Zealand Viking VE47 45rpm EP (Stamps x2)

Printed indica on record labels

While it is common to find the image of a stamp design printed as part of the record label, instead of having a stamp affixed, it is very rare for that indica to bear a value.

B. FELDMAN ½d on 8" Broadcast Smilin' Through, Broadcast 211-B (1928)

A.J. STASNY ¾d on Imperial Will the angels play their harps for me?, Imperial 2602 (1931)

On other recordings

J. ALBERT & SON, ALLAN & Co Volare, Kingsley pressed card Pop Record (late 1950s)

CHAPPELL & CO 1½d on Magic Moments, Vistasound record postcard (mid 1950s)

On pianola rolls

THE MANLY DAILY 8d, If It Hadn't Started to Rain, Mastertouch D.1188

ALFRED JARVIS, Love is a Gift Divine, Mastertouch D.283

WILLIAM WALLACE 2d MSS grey, Freebooter Songs, Thermodist TL33212 (c1913)

J. ALBERT & SON (x2), ALLAN & CO (x2) & D. DAVIS on Mastertouch C 643 medley.

D DAVIS (x4, incl. strip of 3) on Mastertouch AD 5030

L.F. COLLIN 8d on Mastertouch D159

On cylinder boxes

Societé Générale Type 2 , L'Angalis Entete, Pathe 1992

Societé Générale Type 4, La Voliere, Pathe 7229

The Copyright Protection Society Type 1a 2d on base of Edison Blue Amberol cylinder case.

On sheet music

CARISCH 20lire on Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody, 1944 (50% actual size)

CASA SCRIITORILOR 2 Lei (Romania) on Torna Piccina (from film Vivere) (Closeup)

RICORDI AMERICANA (Buenos Aires) on Amigos de Ayer (Tango) (Closeup)

Large blocks of the stamps

CAMPBELL CONNELLY Type 3 leftmost 2 columns of sheet

CINEPHONIC MUSIC Co Type 1 leftmost 2 columns of sheet

EDIFO red & black top 3 rows of sheet

EDIFO brown & blue SALABERT GRENAT 3 full sheet of 50 (Unique?)

EDIFO - AMMRE - MECOLICO Type X8 top 3 rows of sheet showing central tête-bêche pairs

MECOLICO Type 2a left marginal block of 16

EDITIONS FRANCIS SALABERT Type 1 top 4 rows of sheet

Sample part-sets of Stamps (150dpi)

J. ALBERT & SON Type 6a 420A 1940-65 (Unsurfaced, p11)

AMMRE Type X1 X010 1923-29

ASSOCIATED COPYRIGHTS Type 1 010 1913-29

ASSOCIATED COPYRIGHTS Type 2 030 1918-28

ASSOCIATED COPYRIGHTS Type 3 050 1927-32

BIEM Types X1 & X2 X010 & X020 1930s

BOOSEY & Co Type 2 030 1924-30

BOSWORTH & Co Type 1 010 1927-29

CHAPPELL & CO, SYDNEY Type A2 A040 1923-32

L.F. COLLIN Type 2 020 1924-26

L.F. COLLIN Type 4a 040 1926-28

COLUMBIA Type F1 F010 1927-31

D. DAVIS Type 4a 050 1924-27

D. DAVIS Type 5a 110 1945-54

Max ESCHIG Type 1 010 c1930

SAM FOX Type A1 A016 1928-29

I.B.A. Type 2 020 1929

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