The Alfred F. Kugel Collection
June 18-19, 2024
We are pleased to present our June 18-19, 2024 auction, featuring Part One of the Alfred F. Kugel collection of Postal History of the world, being sold on behalf of the American Philatelic Society. The first of many to follow, this sale is only a sample of the vast amount of material yet to be presented. We begin with United States Dollar values on cover, U.S. States Postal Agencies in the Far East, U.S. International Registration Exchange Labels, U.S. Intervention in Mexico and Registered Mail from U.S. Possessions. There is a splendid selection of the International Intervention in China during the Boxer Rebellion, extensive showing of German Colonies in China and the Pacific, with dozens of rare and unusual items, including unique Tientsin handstamps on 2m and 3m Reichspost. In addition, there are selections of World War I British Occupation of Baghdad, Jordan, Salonika, Mafia Island, Saudi Arabia, plus elusive covers from the Austrian, British, Ottoman, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese Empires.
This is a Public Auction, with Floor Bidding and live internet bidding via CherrystoneLIVE
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #3149 ALBANIA British Contingent 1913 cover to London, with large double Eagle Albania 1913 handstamp, endorsed "Stamps unavailable", further marked "Scutari No English Stamp available", handstamped by censor Col.Phillips and charged "1d" on arrival in London (Jy 30, 13), filing folds, rare cover (An international peace keeping force (Scutari detachment) from five countries including Austria-Hungary, Great Britain, France, Italy and Germany was deployed in the city and kept until the start of World War I. The British landing forces consisted of three companies of the Second Battalion stationed in Malta)  | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #3150 ALBANIA British Contingent 1913 cover to Malta, marked "Scutari No Malta Stamp available", censored and signed by Col.Phillips and charged "1d" on arrival in Valetta, with framed "F.R. 29 Aug. 1913" and backstamped Malta (Aug 29), fine | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #3151 ALBANIA British Contingent 1913 (17 May) picture postcard (depicting Montenegrin soldiers), endorsed "Bojana River", mailed by a sailor from "H.M.S. King Edward VII", sent by a naval pouch to London, where it was franked with 1p red, tied by (May 20) cds, fine (text states that "we have about 1,000 men occupying Scutari - about 300 from this ship") | Price Realized $525.00 |
