5th Jun, 2024 13:00

OSTLICHT CAMERA AUCTION SPRING 2024

 
  Lot 33
 

Leica II Mod. D Black 'Charles & Anne Lindbergh'

Estimate
€11,000 - €13,000
 

Buyer's premium: 20%

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Lot details

Start price: €6.000

Estimate: € 11.000 – 13.000

SN: 97398
Year: 1932
Condition: B/A

English:

Personal camera of Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh, in very fine condition and good working order, engraved 'Germany' on accessory shoe, 'open-close' on base plate, with matching nickel Elmar 3.5/50mm no.72872 (extremely early serial number), everready case ESNEL marked 'Germany' on front, 'C.A.L. 1933' (Charles A. Lindbergh) with pencil inside, including THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE September, 1934 (Volume LXVI Number Three) with the cover story 'Flying Around the North Atlantic Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foreword by Charles A. Lindbergh 82 Illustrations and 2 Maps', with a written confirmation letter from Charles Lindbergh's son-in-law Richard W. Brown regarding this camera and a copy of a letter by Charles Lindbergh indicating that he used the Leica from 1932 onwards.

 

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Deutsch:

Persönliche Kamera von Charles A. Lindbergh und seiner Frau Anne Morrow Lindbergh, in sehr schönem Zustand und voll funktionsfähig, mit der Gravur 'Germany' auf dem Zubehörschuh, 'open-close' auf der Bodenplatte, mit passendem Nickel Elmar 3.5/50mm Nr.72872 (extrem frühe Seriennummer), Bereitschaftstasche ESNEL mit der Aufschrift 'Germany' auf der Vorderseite, 'C.A.L. 1933' (Charles A. Lindbergh) mit Bleistift innen, einschließlich THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE September, 1934 (Band LXVI Nummer Drei) mit der Titelgeschichte 'Flying Around the North Atlantic Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foreword by Charles A. Lindbergh, mit 82 Illustrationen und 2 Karten', mit einem Bestätigungsschreiben von Charles Lindberghs Schwiegersohn Richard W. Brown bezüglich dieser Kamera und einer Kopie eines Briefes von Charles Lindbergh, der angibt, dass er die Leica ab 1932 benutzt hat.

* Vollbesteuert

 

Auction: OSTLICHT CAMERA AUCTION SPRING 2024, 5th Jun, 2024

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