will be part of a two-day auction at Laidlaw Auctioneers and Valuers, where a variety of rare items will be up for sale. The medal was awarded to a Cumbrian pigeon named Tommy VC, who undertook a ...

It has now been put up for sale at Laidlaw Auctioneers ... Here's to hoping it will fly at auction." During World War II the German army knew that pigeons were used to relay information.

It has now been put up for sale at Laidlaw Auctioneers in Carlisle, Cumbria. Paul Laidlaw, the auctioneer, said: "Pigeons are among the most desirable Dickin Medals and Tommy has a great story. Here's ...

will be part of a two-day auction at Laidlaw Auctioneers and Valuers, where a variety of rare items will be up for sale. The medal was awarded to a Cumbrian pigeon named Tommy VC, who undertook a ...

A MEDAL awarded to a hero pigeon in World War Two is set to sell for £10,000 at auction. Tommy was supposed to be racing from Dorset to Cumbria in 1942 when a storm blew him into Nazi-occupied ...

The bird’s bravery medal – awarded for its role in the destruction of a German arms site – has been listed for auction ... emerged for sale for £10,000. The blue cock pigeon, called Tommy ...

Rock pigeons peck at corn cobs, filling their crops with golden kernels. (Tami Gingrich photo) Driving down a rural backroad on a crisp winter morning, a movement catches my eye. A corncrib ...

And now a medal awarded to one of the pigeons which inspired the film, has gone on sale for £10,000 at the Laidlaw Auctioneers of Carlisle, Cumbria. Tommy was awarded the Dickin Medal for ...

The sale totaled $17.28m with a sell-through rate of 67% by lot and 74% by value. Almost a third of the buyers were from Saudi Arabia. The auction offered an eclectic mix of around 120 objects.