Fidel Castro’s personal fishing rod

Fidel Castro’s personal fishing rodFidel Castros personal marlin deep sea fishing rod. 6 feet in length. Wood. Castro used this rod to win the 1960 Hemingway fishing competition, even though it was his first time fishing. The event was established by writer Ernest Hemingway in Cuba in 1950. Some of the most celebrated images of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara are those taken by Alberto Korda of the pair fishing at the 1960 competition. This rod, and Guevaras (see lot 27) are almost

Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)

This stamp issue is infamous for its design

it was filled with cigars and sent to Castro in prison

Great Britain 1913 £1 dull blue green "Seahorse"

A very fine and fresh example with all panes watermark inverted

SG371 & Belgium 1938 35c + 5c green

A very scarce Japanese occupational stamp with most attractive central cancellation and in lovely fresh condition

Sent per Cunard steamer "Parthia" bearing a 1d rose-red Plate 170 and a right hand wing margin 6d grey Plate 12 neatly tied by Cork "156" duplexes for JA

An exceptional quality used example with large margins all round and neatly cancelled by a Maltese Cross in ‘Black’

Kuwait Official 1929-33 set of 11 to 15r

1985 edition of Newsweek featuring an autograph from cover star Clint Eastwood

plate 1a lettered 'JI'