Early 1900 s E.berliner Gramophone Fado Da Mouraria Reynaldo Varella Portugal

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Text reads:Portuguese TenorFado da Mouraria cantado porSe or REYNALDO VARELLA PORTOIn the back the words Reproduced by hanover Most likely early 1900 s and definitely one of the very first recordings of FADO music ever.German-American inventor Emile Berliner invented the first circular non-cylinder playing discs with recorded sound in the late 1880s.
These fairly flat-edged black, circular platter-like discs are commonly known as records.
By late 1894 he had financing available for the E.
Berliner s Gramophone Company, which produced the discs until 1899.
These historic recordings--- which are currently between 115 and 120 years old-- are considered extremely rare and collectible, with some being one-of-a-kind recordings due to the process in which they were recorded and duplicated.
Condition is, as is usally the case, fairly used and probably not playable but still a unique item on its own.
I am not an expert on this sort of recording so i will let the people in the know-how judge SHIPPING REGISTERED WITH TRACKING CODE : EUROPE: 7 WORLD: 10 On Jul-14-17 at 09:28:06 PDT, seller added the following information: As requested, we took a picture of the back-side where the hanover reference appears