Lot 30206 – Cuba 1898 Spanish American War Pigeon Post
Lot 30206 – Cuba 1898 Spanish American War Pigeon Post
Cuba » US Administration
Price realised
1’400 CHF
Estimate
1’200 – 1’500 CHF
Auction date
Sat 6 Dec 2025 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1898 flimsy sent from the U.S.S. “St Louis” to Key West naval base by CARRIER PIGEON, the message of thanks from Capt C.F. Goodrich to Rear Admiral C Carpenter (the commandant of the U.S. navy yard at Portsmouth, N.H.), handstamped ‘Property of Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H.’ A very rare example of pigeon post used during the Spanish American War.
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