Can You Remember These

[micko and jack]

just last week jack received a regestered envelope from a friend when he opened it there was 3 rings in it all of them i didnt know where they came from so i had to ring our friend who sent them

 

SURP

some of the older fanciers may remember this one its Scottish Union Racing Post the RP was a pigeon magazine back in the 60's and if you had a ring on your bird with RP on the ring and it won a race you got a prize from the Racing Post of a few bags of feeding

 

NPS

agian older fanciers may remember this one National Pigeon Service during the World War when pigeon were still being used to ferry messages the British pigeons were rung with NPS rings

 

the 3rd

a 22K gold rings won in 1987 by a tippler fancier for his birds being up the longest

 

to the friend who sent them

 

GO RAIBH MAITH AGAT MO CHARA

 

THANK YOU MY FRIEND

 

mick and jack

 

 

 

SURP

 

 

 

 

 

 

NPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOLD RING

 

 

 

 

[andy Burgess]

very nice , and a piece of history in the collection.

[Guest homestead]

i've still got a few of these from when i first started

[lanarkshire lad]

I can remember them cracking wee rings they were. Correct me if i am wrong but was there not a ring with SUHW on it????