Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Commemorative issue CL?
From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 20:45:34 -0300

I looked at the Ebay listing and I think the seller is a fast talker.
Notice the picture of the camer is cut off just  so that the top plate does
not show.

Regards,

Robert

At 01:35 PM 9/12/99 -0700, RP Johnson wrote:
>The URL below is to a CL listed on Ebay.  The seller describes this as
>"believed to be  one of the 1972 Munich Olympic Edition commemorative
>Cameras."  I asked the seller by email if there were any distinguishing
>marks and he replied that there are none.  This raises the interesting point
>that if there are no marks, then why would it be believed to be a
>commemorative issue?  The serial number is from the early batch in the
>summer of 1971 (Steve Gandy site), so it could have been sold at the '72
>Olympics.
>
>Does anyone have any knowledge of such a commemorative issue?  Or of the
>sales of Leicas at the '72 Olympics?
>
>Thank you.
>
>rp johnson
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=159591071
>
>