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83 Leica I Mod. A First Type %u20ac3.000*no.1302, 1926, condition B/A %u20ac 6.000 %u2013 6.500An extremely early Leica I Model A with Elmar lens, one of the earliest examples we have encountered. The camera displays all the desirable early features, including the mushroom-type shutterrelease, early viewfinder and flat viewfinder eyepiece. Accordingto the Leica delivery records, it was delivered on 23.04.1926. Preserved in excellent, remarkably original condition.4 Leica I Mod. A Elmar %u20ac1.200*%u2018Feathered Arrows%u2019no. 4332, 1927, condition B/A %u20ac 2.400 %u2013 2.600A very rare early Leica I Mod. A with Elmar, featuring feathered arrow engravings on both the winding and rewind knobs. The camera is preserved in very good, original condition and shows several characteristic early features, including the mushroom-type shutter release button and early-style base plate. It comes with anETRIN leather case, black-painted FISON lens hood, feet-scaled FOKOS rangefinder (without mounting post), yellow filter and twofilm magazines. According to the Leica delivery records, thecamera was delivered to Biel, Switzerland, on 10 September 1927.5 Leica I Mod. A Elmar %u20ac1.000no. 4880, 1927, condition B %u20ac 2.000 %u2013 2.400Very early 2nd version Leica I Mod. A in good condition, delivered to Duisburg, Germany on 28.11.1927, in meter scale, with %u2018mushroom%u2019 style shutter release button (not dimpled) and short winding knob,shutter curtains have been replaced, together with black paint frontlens cap, FODIS rangefinder and Gossen Ombrux lightmeter(reacting!).6 Leica I Mod. A Elmar %u20ac1.800*%u2018Lutz Ferrando, Buenos Aires%u2019no. 8871, 1928, condition B/A %u20ac 3.000 %u2013 3.400Rare Leica I Model A Elmar engraved for Lutz Ferrando & Cia., Buenos Aires, the important Argentine Leitz representative. According to the Leica delivery records, the camera was delivered to Ferrando on 20 June 1928. Cameras with this South American importer engraving are seldom encountered and represent an interesting part of Leica%u2019s early international distribution history.7 Leica I Mod. A no. 25000 %u20ac3.000*%u2018Sven Hedin%u2019no. 25000, 1929, condition B+ %u20ac 6.000 %u2013 7.000A historically important Leica I Mod. A bearing the milestone serial number 25000, presented in 1929 to the renowned Swedish explorerSven Hedin. Leitz established a long tradition of reserving significantserial numbers for presentation cameras and distinguished recipients. One of the earliest examples was Leica no. 1000, presented in 1925, followed by further milestone cameras including no.%u200910000 and the offered no.%u200925000. This tradition continuedthroughout Leica history, with notable examples presented to explorers, photographers, statesmen and other prominent personalities. According to the Leitz delivery records, the offeredcamera was initially delivered to Ernst Leitz London. It is preserved in good overall condition.