Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Some 25 years ago I went with my then girlfriend (and now wife) to a flea market in Hamburg, Germany. She found a white porcellan serving plate that she liked, and asked about the price. - - It is 30 Marks, the stall holder said. - - That's too much, I'll give you 20 Marks _ Look it has got a swastika underneath, that's why it is 30 Marks - - If it has got a swastika underneath it is only worth 10 Marks! She took the the plate, gave the guy 10 Marks and walked away. He was absolutely flabbergasted by this argument and did not say a single word in protest. I have not been giving this plate any special treatment, and in fact had forgotten all about the stamp on the bottom side (although the plate is in constant use and I do a fair proportion of the dish washing) until reading all this about the Nazi Leicas....