Fidel Castro’s secret message cigar box with hidden doors, used by Castro to organise the Cuban revolution while in prison. Unknown until now. Penny Black stamps the 5d from R3-4/4-5

the 5d from R3-4/4-5

A major rarity from the British Solomon Islands being a vertical pair with the error of having no perforations between the stamps

Newfoundland 1862-64 1s rose-lake on hand-made wove paper

Chan Catalogue No: LCHD17b/22b

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £6

Fidel Castro’s secret message cigar box with hidden doors, used by Castro to organise the Cuban revolution while in prison. Unknown until now. Penny Black stamps the 5d from R3-4/4-5Fidel Castros 1953 Upmann No. 4 handmade cigar box with two secret compartments for smuggling messages to and from prison. Instrumental in organising the Cuban revolution. Signed by Fidel Castro. A monumental piece of Cuban history. Unknown outside Castros inner circle, until this auction. 5. 5 x 7. 5 x 4 inches. The lot includes a secret letter from mistress Natty Revuelta Clews to Castro, discovered in the box. Background and history Until this day