“Snabbvingad dove sold for sek 13 million,”
“A långdistansstjärna has changed stables and the transfer fee was a record high – eur 1.25 million, corresponding to sek 13 million. It’s all about Belgium’s fastest brevduva sold at auction, reports the belgian media.”
“It was expected that the pigeon Armando would beat the previous spain for a dove, 376 000, but not by as large a margin. He was called in by a chinese buyer. Interests for brevduvesporten is on the rise in Asia, which has driven up prices.”
“Competitions with carrier pigeons have a long tradition in Belgium, the Uk, northern France and the Netherlands, although interest has slowed down in recent years. Armando is one of the many birds that have been sold by the renowned duvuppfödaren Joel Verschoot on the online auction the last few weeks. In total, he has sold 178 pigeons, with a total value of corresponded to 20 million.”
