At the end of December 2019, the auction concluded on the PIPA website, in which the Dutch breeder Jos Martens offered for sale 15 young pigeons from his best specimens, flying or breeding.

Jos Martens is certainly not a well-known breeder among Romanian pigeon fanciers, but his name has already gained a special aura in the Netherlands and Belgium over the last decade, now enjoying a well-deserved notoriety among the most titled breeders in the West, young or old. age. They all recognize, in unison, his talent as a breeder, his intuition and vision as a pigeon fancier, but especially the exceptional value of his colony.

For Jos, the culmination of his pigeon career can be said to have come in 2018, when he won the third stage of the international marathon, being also the only Dutch breeder with 3 international competitions won in the history, all held in extremely climatic conditions. of hard:

• 1st place International Tarbes 2010 (15,034 p.): With the male “De Tarbes”;
• 1st place Marseille International 2015 (10,238 p.): With the male "André";
• 1st place International Perpignan 2018 (12,349 p.): With the male "Helios".

And these 3 places of 1 internationally are just the tip of the iceberg of a prodigious career of the master of Stein.

The common denominator of the 3 people responsible for the laurels of the international victories is the male "Der Sjef", named as a sign of homage paid by Jos to his father, also a lover of endurance competitions. This blue male, who in the fall of 2019 was in perfect physical shape for his age, is certainly the best breeder Jos Martens has ever worked with, a diamond polished by the master of Stein since his career as flying yearling. About this formidable breeder we will soon publish an ample and detailed material.

Der Sjef, the standard breeder and the mainstay of the Jos Martens colony

Returning to the introductory paragraph of this article, it is appropriate to explain why we have discussed the above tender. Because within it Porumbei360.ro managed to purchase two special copies, which we will present in this material. Also, our collaborator and friend, the legendary Dr. Peeters Norbert, managed to win no less than 6 pigeons from this lot of 15. Moreover, among these 6 young people bought at auction by Dr. Peeters is also a daughter from "Der Sjef", the most coveted specimen in this batch of 15, the only chick ever offered from this legendary breeder in a public auction.

Another proof of the appreciation that Jos Martens enjoys from Dr. Peeters and a confirmation of the undeniable value of his marathon colony.

The first copy purchased from the PIPA auction by Porumbei360

The second pigeon purchased from the PIPA auction by Porumbei360

The daughter of "Der Sjef", the most expensive specimen sold in this auction and the only one that was the subject of a public sale, will arrive in the royal farm of the legendary Dr. Peeters Norbert. The purchase price of this female was 5,200 EURO.

Daughter "209", 1st place Nat. ZLU Marathon 2014-2015, purchased by the legendary Dr. Peeters