2025 Tamarkin Rare Camera Auction 2025-11-15 Auction - 359 Price Results - Tamarkin Rare Camera Auctions in IL - Page 2
Leica I (Model A) Nr. 456 with 50mm Elmax f3,5 lensLeica I-III conversion Nr. 245 in silver chrome finish, with 50mm Summar f2Leica M3 Single Stroke in black paint finish
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Chicago, IL, United States
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2025 Tamarkin Rare Camera Auction

Welcome to the 44th TAMARKIN RARE CAMERA AUCTION SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2025. This year the Leica camera turns 100, and we have curated a special selection of historic cameras, lenses and accessories from across the last 100 years, for your consideration. We have been sure to include many Leica I (Model A) cameras, and many Leica models along the way, focusing on screw-mount Leica cameras and items of wartime, historical and general collectible interest. We hope you find these items as historic, fascinating, and important as we do.
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Replica Leica baseplate with engraving: Replica Leica baseplate with engraving. This replica of a Leica baseplate is engraved “Leica” in script and “Ernst Leitz Canada Limited Midland Ontario.” This item was not made by
0026: Replica Leica baseplate with engravingEst. $250-$350
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Leica IIIc Wartime top plate: Leica IIIc Wartime top plate, without serial number. Condition: Excellent
0027: Leica IIIc Wartime top plateEst. $300-$700
Leica M3 top plate and bottom plate: Leica M3 top plate and bottom plate, unnumbered. Condition: Near Mint overall
0028: Leica M3 top plate and bottom plateEst. $500-$1,000Lot Passed
Leica M5 top plate set: Leica M5 top plate set, repainted in black finish. Condition: Good
0029: Leica M5 top plate setEst. $200-$300Lot Passed
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Leica M6 TTL Special Edition black paint top plate: Leica M6 TTL Special Edition black paint top plate, without glass. Inscribed “LHSA SPECIAL EDITION,” this top plate was made in 2000. Condition Near Mint
0032: Leica M6 TTL Special Edition black paint top plateEst. $800-$1,000
Two Leica R6,2 gold top plates: Two Leica R6,2 gold top plates. One is marked “July 1, 1997 HONG KONG” to commemorate the reunification of Hong Kong with China. The other top plate is marked “30 My Singapore My
0034: Two Leica R6,2 gold top platesEst. $400-$600Lot Passed
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Graflex “Prize-Winning Cameras" plastic sign: Graflex “Prize-Winning Cameras” plastic sign, measuring nearly 12" wide by 31/2" high, with the maker’s mark still attached. Perfect for any Graflex collection. Condition: Excellent ++.
0035: Graflex “Prize-Winning Cameras" plastic signEst. $100-$300
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Minox BL: Minox BL Nr. 1202905, in case with lanyard. Condition: Excellent ++
0036: Minox BLEst. $200-$250
Minox "Selection": Minox "Selection" Nr. 425/999. Made to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the first Minox camera, this special 8 x 11mm format Minox LC is 24-carat gold plated and comes in its presentation box with
0037: Minox "Selection"Est. $700-$900Lot Passed
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Wooden Stereo Graphoscope: Wooden Stereo Graphoscope, made in the late 1800s. This unmarked graphoscope is working and in gorgeous condition. Condition: Excellent ++
0040: Wooden Stereo GraphoscopeEst. $100-$200
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Unis-France Standard 6x13 Stereoscope: Unis-France Standard 6x13 Stereoscope. Made in the 1930s, this popular hardwood hand-held viewer features extendable eyepieces, a focusing mechanism and interocular adjustment. Marked “Photo-Plait
0042: Unis-France Standard 6x13 StereoscopeEst. $100-$200
Folmer Graflex Finger Print Camera: Folmer Graflex Finger Print Camera, Nr. 347831. A copy camera built for life-size images of fingerprints and other small objects, made between 1918-1952. With Graflex plate holder and spare lamps. A
0043: Folmer Graflex Finger Print CameraEst. $200-$400Lot Passed
Two Zeiss stereo fixtures: Two Zeiss stereo fixtures: Zeiss Stereo Viewer (1428) and Zeiss Sterikon 10 (1478/01), marked “St 13300” and with mask (1478/009) and instruction booklet in half of its original box. The
0044: Two Zeiss stereo fixturesEst. $100-$300Lot Passed
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Premier Instruments Kardon "Civilian" camera set: Premier Instruments Kardon “Civilian” camera set Nr. 1695 with 47mm Kodak Ektar f2 lens Nr. EO12033, with original lens cap. The shutter is stuck open, and the vulcanite has been replaced
0046: Premier Instruments Kardon "Civilian" camera setEst. $500-$900
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Shanghai 58-I camera set, with 50mm f3,5 lens: Shanghai 58-I camera set, Nr. 5800559 with 50mm f3,5 lens. Made in 1958 to compete with the Leica, this first version of the Shanghai camera is working and bears a high serial number. Condition:
0048: Shanghai 58-I camera set, with 50mm f3,5 lensEst. $300-$500