Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --------------AE83271BDC0B60F9750B91C6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-2022-jp Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Of course, 23,500 GBP is not 15,525 USD, but is 38,320 USD. Jack Milton wrote: > > One-of-a-Kind Leica Camera Fetches More Than $15,000 at Christie's > > NORTHVALE, N.J., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- A platinum-plated, calfskin > leather Leica M6 camera bearing the engraved signature of world-famous > Leica photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson was auctioned today at > Christie's of South Kensington(U.K.) for 23,500 pounds (equivalent > $15,525). All proceeds from the sale of the special edition camera, > developed by Leica specifically for the auction, will benefit The Little > Brothers of the Poor, a French charity seeking to help the world's > impoverished. The unique Leica was purchased by a British private > collector who wishes to remain anonymous. > - -- Ken Iisaka $B%b%k%,%s%9%?%s%l!<>Z7t2q<R(B Morgan Stanley Japan, Limited $B>pJs5;=QIt!!!!!!!!HS:d(B $B7r(B - --------------AE83271BDC0B60F9750B91C6 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=iso-2022-jp; name="vcard.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Iisaka, Ken Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="vcard.vcf" begin: vcard fn: Ken Iisaka n: Iisaka;Ken org: Morgan Stanley Japan, Limited adr: Yebisu Garden Place;;20-3, Ebisu 4-chome;Shibuya-ku;Tokyo;150-0068;Japan email;internet: kiisaka@ms.com tel;work: +81 (0)3 5424 4434 tel;fax: +81 (0)3 5424 4349 tel;home: +81 (0)3 3721 7295 x-mozilla-cpt: ;0 x-mozilla-html: TRUE version: 2.1 end: vcard - --------------AE83271BDC0B60F9750B91C6--