Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/03

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Subject: RE: [Leica] details on HCB pix auctioned in Berlin
From: "Jean-Claude Berger" <jcberger@jcberger.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 23:36:49 +0100

Thanks Christer,

Only the first print is a collectible in the mind of HCB as it is embossed. I
did not imagine that one could get a second hand print cheaper than a new one...
Very interesting.

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Jean-Claude Berger (jcberger@jcberger.com)
Systems and RDBMS consultant (MCSE)
Lyon, France
http://www.jcberger.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Christer
> Almqvist


> ....and I quote from the catalogue (abbreviated)
>
> Lot 1145: HCB portrait of Francis Bacon, 50s, later silver gelatine print,
> embossed © HCB, signed in black ink HCB  (sold for 2400DM)
>
> Lot 1146: Gunter Sachs, 50s, vintage,silver gelatine print, blue © HCB
> stamp and red archive stamp from a weekly magazine (sold for 3200DM)
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