Les Green – 253 pigeons – 2,227 euro/bird
Les Green decided to sell his entire pigeon collection after a long-standing career. If a renowned fancier like Les Green organises a total sale, you know there will be high numbers involved. He easily cleared the 0.5 million euro mark, raising 563,350 euro in total.
The five most expensive birds all go to China, to three different buyers.
1. Golden Kittel – Son Kittel – 20,000 euro
2. Special Blue – Daughter Broer Goede Rode X Rosita – 17,200 euro
3. Flanders Connection – Son Kittel – 16,200 euro
4. Boonen – 1st Nat. Ace Pigeon RPRA UK – 15,600 euro
5. Van Loock Cock – Son Blauwe Gert, Stefaan Lambrechts – 15,200 euro
The new owners of the 253 different pigeons come from 23 different countries:
China (87), the United Kingdom (28), Germany (23), Taiwan (18), Belgium (17), Poland (10), Hungary (9), USA (8), Ireland (7), Morocco (7), Romania (7), Slovakia (7), The Netherlands (6), Canada (5), Egypt (2), Mexico (2), Qatar (2), Serbia (2), South Africa (2), Denmark (1), Bangladesh (1), Ivory Coast (1), and Saudi Arabia (1).