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 #3161 CENTRAL LITHUANIA 1919-20 selection of 10 covers or cards written-up on exhibit pages, showing First Polish Administration, including Registered cover from Wilno to Egypt (17 Nov 1919 arrival in Alexandria), postal card to London, handstamped "Wolna of Cenzury" (free of censor), registered cover to London, with Army Censor label on reverse, postcard to Eastern Silesia, Second Polish Administration cover with violet "Postal Bureau Oszmiana" handstamp, plus two registered covers with Zeligowski adhesives, registered from "Troki" to Jaszuny (with arrival 26.VI.21), another from Wilno to Alexandria, Egypt, as well as incoming cover from Danzig, with 20m postage due and Telegraph form with pair of 5m red brown, fine and interesting lot  | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #3162 CENTRAL LITHUANIA 1920 "Litwa Srodkowa" overprints on Lithuanian stamps, complete set used, fine-v.f., signed Landre, etc. Only 360 of the high values were printed, genuine complete sets are rare, O Catalog #13-22 Catalog Value $4,080 | Price Realized $800.00 |
