‘96 LEICA GOLD ’KING OF THAILAND’ CAMERA
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$32,000
Initial Offering Marketing Cap -
$8
Initial Offering Share Price -
#LEICAGOLD
Ticker -
01/2022
Initial Offering Date
In 1996, as the people of Thailand commemorated their popular king’s 50th year of rule, a mere 700 24k gold plated Leica “King of Thailand” edition M6 cameras were produced. A much-endeared monarch to the Thai nation, King Bhumiphol Adulyadej was an artistic monarch known for his painting, sculpture, and photography. #LEICAGOLD is a 1996 Leica M6 Gold ’King of Thailand’ Camera in Condition ‘A’ and is a beautiful, rare edition of what might be Leica’s most esteemed 35mm camera.
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“Very simply, the Leica M6 is the most beautifully engineered, most ruggedly built, quietist, sharpest-oh hell, sexiest-camera I’ve ever held in my hands.”
— Photographer Frank Van Riper in The Washington Post | June 2001
#LEICAGOLD Timeline
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Ernst Leitz, an engineer that produces microscopes, prepares his first prototype 35mm camera called the UR-leica.
1914-03-25
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Barnack and Leitz release the Leica 1.
1925-03-07
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King Bhumiphol is born in Cambridge Massachusetts. He is the first Thai monarch born in the United States, because his father is attending school at Harvard.
1927-12-05
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Magnum Photos agency is founded by a collection of famous Photographers who are all using Leica cameras and lenses.
1947-05-27
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The first M6 camera is produced.
1984-01-15
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700 Golden Thailand Jubilee Celebration M6 cameras are produced to celebrate the 50th year of King Adulyadej of Thailand’s reign. #LEICAGOLD is manufactured.
1996-6-09
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The last year of the standard M6 production and first production year of the M6 TTL.
1998-01-15
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The Leica M6 TTL halts production.
2002-01-15
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Rally enters into an agreement to acquire #LEICAGOLD and offer it on the Rally platform.
2021-11-20
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A new Leica M11 has been rumored for a year, leaked pictures of the camera appear on LeicaRumors.com.
2021-12-02
#LEICAGOLD Details
Introduced in 1984 and ending it’s run in 2001, the Leica M6 is the longest-produced rangefinder camera the company ever manufactured. The Leica M6 was such a popular camera that it was produced for more than 15 years and 132,000 Leica M6 cameras were issued.
Invest Now| Financials | |
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| Initial Offering Share Price | $8 |
| Number of Shares | 4,000 |
| Initial Offering Market Cap. | $32,000 |
| Storage Location | Rally |
| Asset Specifications | |
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| Manufacturer | Leica |
| Model | M6 |
| Year | 1996 |
| Condition | A |
| Rarity | 1 of 700 |
| Engraving | HM-311, Royal Crest |
| Lens | Summicron-M 2/50mm |
| Frame Size | 36mm x 24mm |
