Sale 4274
London, South Kensington
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9 May 1991
Price realised
GBP 2,090
Estimate
A 35mm. Red Flag 20 camera no. 73083 with a Red Flag 20 f/1.4 50mm. lens no. 730100 and lenshood, in an ever ready case.
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Literature
St. Denny (1988), Cameras of China, p. 36, 37, 93.
The Red Flag 20 camera was a direct copy of the Leica M4. St. Denny claims that fewer than 200 cameras were made. The camera was officially made between 1971 and 1977. Another example was sold in Cameras and photographic equipment 16 October 1986 lot 280.
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