Canon P
1959, Populaire model
Variants
Select a variant to filter the sales history below.
| Variant | Years | Edition | Sales | Price Range |
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| black | — | — | 4 | £900 – £2,600 |
| chrome | — | — | 10 | £50 – £800 |
| Eagle | — | — | 0 | — |
Sales History
Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.
Prices updated: July 2026
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| Jul 2026 | £188 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | chrome | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 316) Title: A Canon P 35mm Rangefinder Camera
Description:
chrome, serial number 752406, body VG, shutter works, RF patch visible and moving, with a Krasnogorsk Jupiter-8 f/2 50mm lens, black, barrel G, |
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| Oct 2025 | £288 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 113) Title: A Canon P 35mm Rangefinder Camera
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silver, body VG, shutter working, RF patch working, with a f/1.4 50mm lens, barrel VG, optics VG, with cap. |
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| Aug 2025 | £119 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 94) Title: A Canon P 35mm Rangefinder Camera Body
Description:
silver, serial number 759233, body G, small mark to top plate, shutter working, second curtain has small crease, RF patch working, with leather half |
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| Aug 2025 | £150 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 92) Title: A Canon P 35mm Rangefinder Camera Body
Description:
silver, serial number 700445, body VG, shutter working, second curtain has small crease, RF patch working, with leather half case. |
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| Jul 2025 | £353 | 🇬🇧 Chiswick Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Photographica (Lot 231) Title: A Canon P Rangefinder Outfit with Rare 25mm f/3.5 Lens & Viewfindwer
Description:
A Canon P Rangefinder Outfit with Rare 25mm f/3.5 Lens Serial No: 751636 Body: G Shutter: working Lenses Canon 25mm f/3.5 Lens (L3133) 50mm f/2.8 (Qty: 1) ... read more |
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| Oct 2024 | £160 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 139) Title: A Canon P Rangefinder Camera
Description:
A Canon P Rangefinder Camera, seria no 728507, chrome, orange & pale blue ASA dial, shutter working, rangefinder working, body G, some wear to |
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| Apr 2024 | £238 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 267) Title: A Canon P 35mm Rangefinder Camera
Description:
chrome, serial no. 615774, body G, shutter working, RF patch visible, some haze to viewfinder, together with a Canon f/1.8 50mm lens, body G, optics (Qty: 1) |
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| Jan 2024 | £200 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 157) Title: A Canon P 35mm Rangefinder Camera
Description:
1958-61, chrome, serial no.709172, with a Canon f/2.8 35mm lens, shutter sticking at slowest speeds, body G, lens F-G haze, slight fungus, with ever |
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| Oct 2023 | £140 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 268) Title: A Canon P Rangefinder Camera
Description:
A Canon P Rangefinder Camera, chrome, serial no 736265, black, orange, blue film speed dial, shutter working, rangefinder functions, self timer |
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| Oct 2023 | £130 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 267) Title: A Canon P Rangefinder Camera
Description:
A Canon P Rangefinder Camera, chrome, export permitted model, serial no 704213, chrome film speed dial, shutter stutters on slow speeds, rangefinder |
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| Oct 2023 | £110 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 422) Title: A Canon P Rangefinder Camera
Description:
A Canon P Rangefinder Camera, chrome, serial no 786370, blue, orange, chrome film speed dial, shutter working, self timer working, rangefinder |
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| Oct 2023 | £50 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | chrome | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 269) Title: A Canon P Rangefinder Camera Body
Description:
A Canon P Rangefinder Camera Body, chrome, serial no 776322, red star emblem by accessory shoe, black, orange film speed dial, shutter working, bad |
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| Oct 2023 | £70 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 270) Title: A Canon P Rangefinder Camera
Description:
A Canon P Rangefinder Camera, chrome, serial no 778314, black, orange, blue film speed dial, shutter working, rangefinder functions, self timer |
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| Apr 2023 | £180 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 191) Title: A Canon P Rangefinder Camera
Description:
A Canon P Rangefinder Camera, serial no 760079, shutter working, some light creasing to shutter curtain, rangefinder working, body body G-VG, some |
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| Jan 2023 | £162 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 260) Title: A Canon P 35mm Rangefinder Camera
Description:
1958-70, chrome, serial no. 741827, with a Canon f/1.8 50mm lens, black/chrome, serial no. 277795, shutter working, body G, lens P-F, damp |
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| Nov 2022 | £475 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | chrome | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 100) Title: A Canon P Rangefinder Camera
Description:
1958-60, chrome, serial no. 766701, with Canon f/1.2 50mm lens, serial no. 36111, body, G, shutter working, lens, VG, some internal haze, in maker's |
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| Dec 2021 | £174 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 426) Title: A Canon P Rangefinder Camera
Description:
with a Canon f/1.8 50mm lens, body, G, shutter working, slow speeds may be sticking, lens, G, some internal marks |
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| Dec 2021 | £198 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 430) Title: A Canon P Rangefinder Rangefinder Camera
Description:
with Canon f/1.8 50mm lens, body, F-G, shutter working, lens, F, some heavy internal marks/haze |
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| Nov 2021 | EUR 800 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | chrome | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 39 (Lot AI_39_39837) Title: Canon P chrome + 3.5/19mm
Description:
Very attractive outfit with a near mint chrome body in working order, 'TE' (Tax Exempt?) engraved on the accessory shoe, with rare and early rangefinder coupled wide angle 3.5/19mm no.10096, only showing few cleaning marks (with finder) Estimate: EUR 1,200 - EUR 1,400 |
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| Nov 2019 | EUR 1,700 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 35 (Lot AI_35_37790) Title: Canon P black paint
Description:
rare original black paint Canon P in excellent condition and in good working order, the Canon P was Canon's best selling rangefinder camera, over 100.000 examples have been made, only a few hundred of them in black paint finish, with body cap and leather case, strap Estimate: EUR 1,600 - EUR 2,000 |
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| Jun 2019 | EUR 1,000 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | black | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 34 (Lot AI_34_37343) Title: Canon P black paint
Description:
rare original black paint Canon P in near mint condition and in good working order, Canon P was canon's best selling rangefinder camera, over 100.000 examples have been made, only few hundred in black paint finish Estimate: EUR 800 - EUR 1,000 |
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| Apr 2019 | £192 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 217) Title: A Canon P Rangefinder Camera
Description:
1959-61, chrome, serial no. 723281, with Canon f/2.8 50mm lens, black, serial no. 32020, body, G-VG, shutter working, lens, G, some internal haze, |
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| May 2012 | EUR 400 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 21 (Lot AI_21_14211) Title: Canon P Black Paint
Description:
very rare fully original black painted Canon P in working order, cap Estimate: EUR 800 - EUR 1,000 |
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| May 2011 | EUR 400 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | chrome | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 19 (Lot AI_19_12493) Title: Canon P Chrom
Description:
body in near mint condition and in good working order Estimate: EUR 500 - EUR 600 |
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| Dec 2010 | EUR 2,600 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | black | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 18 (Lot AI_18_12187) Title: Canon P Schwarz Lackiert
Description:
original and rare black painted Canon P in good working condition, black Canon Lens 1.8/50mm no.320543, cap Estimate: EUR 2,200 - EUR 2,600 |
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| Dec 2009 | EUR 1,500 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | black | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 16 (Lot AI_16_19536) Title: Canon P black paint
Description:
original black painted Canon P in good working condition, rare black Canon Lens 1.8/50mm no.259230, original black UV filter, cap, black painted Canon Meter (working, cond. B+) Estimate: EUR 2,800 - EUR 3,200 |
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| Nov 2008 | EUR 900 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 14 (Lot AI_14_17957) Title: Canon P black paint
Description:
original and rare black painted Canon P in good working condition Estimate: EUR 1,800 - EUR 2,000 |
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| Nov 2008 | EUR 900 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 14 (Lot AI_14_17956) Title: Canon P black paint
Description:
original and rare black painted Canon P in good working condition, Canon Lens 1.4/50mm no.76602, filter, cap, with black painted Canon meter (working, cond. B+) Estimate: EUR 1,800 - EUR 2,000 |
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| Nov 2004 | £155 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS, MAGIC LANTERNS AND OPTICAL TOYS (Lot 210) Title: Canon P no. 731072
Description:
Canon P no. 731072 Estimate: £180 - £220 |
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| Sep 2004 | £179 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (Lot 241) Title: Canon P no. 705017
Description:
Canon P no. 705017 Estimate: £100 - £140 |
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| May 2004 | EUR 900 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | black | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 5 (Lot AI_5_23761) Title: Canon P black
Description:
very rare, original black painted Canon P, missing the selftimer level Estimate: EUR 1,959 - EUR 706,527 |
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| May 2004 | £215 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS, MAGIC LANTERNS AND OPTICAL TOYS (Lot 196) Title: Canon P no. 751431
Description:
Canon P no. 751431 Estimate: £150 - £200 |
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| Feb 2004 | £239 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT INCLUDING MAGIC LANTERNS (Lot 106) Title: Canon P no. 700957
Description:
Canon P no. 700957 Estimate: £250 - £300 |
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| Nov 2003 | EUR 1,250 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 4 (Lot AI_4_23003) Title: Canon P (special model)
Description:
Canon P graviert mit dem Seiki Logo Estimate: EUR 19,590 - EUR 7,248,760 |
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| Apr 2003 | £329 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | chrome | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT.THE PROP OF DRS.M.SORRELL (Lot 225) Title: Canon P no. 776032
Description:
Canon P no. 776032 Estimate: £200 - £300 |
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| Nov 2001 | £235 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: MAGIC LANTERNS, OPTICAL TOYS AND CAMERAS (Lot 363) Title: Canon P no. 732704
Description:
Canon P no. 732704 Estimate: £200 - £300 |
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| Sep 2001 | £1,645 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (Lot 111) Title: Canon P no. 760360
Description:
Canon P no. 760360 Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500 |
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| Jun 2001 | £117 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: LEICA, NIKON AND 35MM CAMERAS (Lot 6) Title: Canon P no. 731188
Description:
Canon P no. 731188 Estimate: £150 - £200 |
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| May 2001 | £352 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: MAGIC LANTERNS, OPTICAL TOYS AND CAMERAS (Lot 186) Title: CANON P NO. 791400
Description:
CANON P NO. 791400 Estimate: £200 - £300 |
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| Oct 2000 | £282 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | chrome | |
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Auction: LEICA, CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (Lot 154) Title: Canon P no. 705498
Description:
Canon P no. 705498 Estimate: £200 - £300 |
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| Aug 2000 | £329 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: Cameras and Photographic Equipment (Lot 200) Title: Canon P no. 788079
Description:
Canon P no. 788079 Estimate: £200 - £300 |
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| Aug 2000 | £282 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: Cameras and Photographic Equipment (Lot 199) Title: Canon P no. 728922
Description:
Canon P no. 728922 Estimate: £200 - £300 |
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| Jan 1999 | £552 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: Cameras, The Property of a Collector (Lot 158) Title: Canon P no. 704544
Description:
Canon P no. 704544 Estimate: £200 - £300 |
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| Oct 1998 | £368 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | chrome | |
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Auction: CAMERAS & OPTICAL TOYS (Lot 164) Title: Canon P no. 705670
Description:
Canon P no. 705670 Estimate: £25 - £200 |
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| Jul 1998 | £184 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | chrome | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND OPTICAL TOYS (Lot 223) Title: Canon P no. 750522
Description:
Canon P no. 750522 Estimate: £20 - £150 |
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| Jun 1998 | £115 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: LEICA AND 35MM CAMERAS (Lot 90) Title: Canon P no. 720788
Description:
Canon P no. 720788 Estimate: £20 - £200 |
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| May 1998 | £126 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND OPTICAL TOYS (Lot 166) Title: Canon P no. 705338
Description:
Canon P no. 705338 Estimate: £150 - £200 |
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| May 1998 | £149 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | chrome | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND OPTICAL TOYS (Lot 162) Title: Canon P no. 744457
Description:
Canon P no. 744457 Estimate: £150 - £200 |
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| Mar 1998 | £414 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS & OPTICAL TOYS (Lot 158) Title: Canon P no. 705208
Description:
Canon P no. 705208 Estimate: £200 - £400 |
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