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 #3480 CAROLINE ISLANDS Post Offices - postmarks 1902-06 two registered covers from Yap to Germany, first with 2m Yacht, with "Yap Karolinen" Registry label, the second with five different adhesives, showing the name-change to "Jap (Karolinen)" Registry label. Also included are two adhesives canceled by the original "Yap" cds on pieces, displayed on exhibit page  | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #3481 CAROLINE ISLANDS Post Offices - postmarks 1905 two picture postcards, franked with left and right halves of 10pf carmine, tied by official seals of the postal agent, addressed to Saipan, one with arrival (19/7/05) pmk at left, signed Peinelt, Lange (this so-called "Typhoon provisional" was used from 25th April to 13 November 1905, when most of Ponape, along with the stock of the 5pf postage stamps was destroyed) | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #3482 CAROLINE ISLANDS Post Offices - postmarks 1906 (25 June) registered cover from Ponape to Hamburg, franked with 10pf, 20pf, 25pf and 3M Yacht, tied by cds, with arrival (4.9.06) pmk on back | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #3483 CAROLINE ISLANDS Post Offices - postmarks 1908-09 (22 May) registered cover franked with sheet corner margin 5m Yacht, tied by "Truk / Karolinen" departure pmk, addressed to Weimar, with arrival pmk on back (with 1992 Steuer certificate), also picture postcard from Truk to Belgium, plus 20pf, 40pf canceled on pieces and 2m single, all with "Truk" pmks, neatly displayed on exhibit page | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #3484 CAROLINE ISLANDS Post Offices - postmarks 1908-14 postcard (creased) and cover franked with Yacht adhesives, the latter Registered to Metternich, with "Palau / Palau Inseln" Registry label, departure (16.01.08) cds, Yap (23.10.08) transit pmk and Metternich (11.12.08) arrival on back. Also included are 20pf and 80pf adhesives, each canceled by violet "Palau" pmk | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #3485 CAROLINE ISLANDS Post Offices - postmarks 1909 5pf stationery card, canceled "Angaur / Palau-Inseln" (18.2.09) cds, addressed to Swatow, China, with Victoria, Hong Kong (6 Mar) and Swatow (8 Mar 09) arrival pmks. Also included is a block of 4x3pf Yacht, canceled Angaur, fine-v.f., scarce usage from the second post office in the Palau Group (opened at the side of the German South Sea Phosphate Company) | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #3486 CAROLINE ISLANDS Post Offices - postmarks 1910 picture postcard dated 12.7.10, with manuscript "5 Pf" and postmaster's initials in red ink, so-called "Barfrankatur" (cash payment), with "Ponape 31.7.10" cds, addressed locally by Mr. Hollborn, the postal agent, fine and rare Ponape Cash franking, signed Bothe, with his 1981 certificate (Mi. €12,000) | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #3487 CAROLINE ISLANDS Post Offices - postmarks 1911 (9 Sep) registered cover franked with 40pf Yacht, canceled "Angaur / Palau-Inseln", with corresponding Registry label below, addressed to Shanghai, arrival pmk on front, additional message and framed (I.J.P.O. Post Office) marking on back, fine cover from Angaur, Palau to China | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #3488 CAROLINE ISLANDS Post Offices - postmarks 1912 (10 Dec) reply half of Caroline Islands 5pf card, with two additional 3pf adhesives, sent from the British Protectorate of Gilbert & Ellice Islands, stamps canceled by large "Gilbert Ellice Islands Protectorate Postal Department" handstamps, addressed to Ponape and from there forwarded to Jaluit in the Marshall Islands, written at "Butaritari", with Jaluit (14.12.12) arrival pmk, fine and exceptional usage of the German Caroline Islands card and adhesives from the British Protectorate | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #3489 CAROLINE ISLANDS Post Offices - postmarks 1913 (16 Jan) large registered free-frank cover, endorsed "Postsache" at bottom, with "Palau / Palau-Inseln" departure pmk, corresponding Registry label, addressed to the Imperial Post Office at Rabaul, with Rabaul Deutsch Neuguinea (10.2.13) arrival on back, filing fold, unusual example of official mail sent between Palau and Rabaul (a distance of 1,450+ miles) | Price Realized $475.00 |
