Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry and I hope you still have the camera as well! Scott On 2013-06-10, at 2:19 PM, lrzeitlin at aol.com wrote: > When I bought my first new Leica at a duty airport shop in Dublin in 1954, > US Customs would not let me bring it in because the name "Leica" was the > trademark property of Leica, USA. They would pass it if I ground the > identifying marks off the camera. Which, of course I would not do. The > camera stayed in escrow for three weeks until I got a letter from Leica, > USA exempting me from import restrictions and certifying that I was not > buying cameras for the black market. > > Incidentally the camera was a first edition M3 with an f2.0 Summicron. The > price I paid in Dublin was about $250. I still have the receipt. > > Larry Z > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information