Fidel Castro’s secret message cigar box with hidden doors, used by Castro to organise the Cuban revolution while in prison. Unknown until now. Kenya stamps the area of the lunar

the area of the lunar surface where Apollo 14 landed in February 1971

Very fine and fresh mint examples with large part original gum

but still highly attractive and rare in this form

Pretoria typo printing

John Glenn (1921-2016) was the pilot of the 1962 Mercury-Atlas 6 spaceflight – making him the first American to orbit the Earth

Fidel Castro’s secret message cigar box with hidden doors, used by Castro to organise the Cuban revolution while in prison. Unknown until now. Kenya stamps the area of the lunarFidel 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