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 #3220 CHINA BOXER REBELLION - Italian Forces in China 1901 (12 Jan) cover (opened for display) franked with 20c Umberto, tied by "Ra. Nave Fiera-Mosca" naval cancel, addressed to Livorno, with Japan 4sen rose added on reverse, tied by a private boxed seal in red, with additional Italian markings and Livorno arrival (19.2.01), fine and unusual combination, with Holcombe certificate ("the only explanation for the Japanese stamp without a Japanese cancelation is that the sender thought the letter would have to go through the Japanese postal system if the ship was at that time in a Japanese port and therefore paid the 4sen to cover the internal Japanese postage")  | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #3221 CHINA BOXER REBELLION - Italian Forces in China 1901 (20 Nov) registered cover sent through the Imperial Chinese Post Office in Peking, franked with 2c, 4c and 5c C.I.P. Coiling Dragons, tied by oval Peking departure markings and large "R", with framed "R Peking" registry box below, addressed to the Italian Flagship "Marco Polo" at the Italian Consulate in Shanghai, with large "COMANDO BATAGLIONE MARINAI" seal on back, Shanghai Registered Nov.28 arrival pmk, filing fold away from the stamps, faint toning, fine | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #3222 CHINA BOXER REBELLION - Italian Forces in China 1902 (10 May) registered cover to Italy, franked with 5c Eagle and 20c (3) Umberto, tied by "R. Nave Puglia" pmks, with R.No. at bottom, boxed "Piroscafi Italiane", Rome (29.6.02) arrival pmk on back, fine. At the outbreak of the Boxer Uprising, the only Italian forces in China were four ships of its East Asia Cruiser Squadron, including the "Puglia", which had its own on board post office | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #3223 CHINA BOXER REBELLION - Italian Forces in China 1902 (Feb) cover to Viareggio, Italy, with Italian pair of 5c green and 10c red brown, tied on back by blue "COMANDO BATAGLIONE MARINAI" (with Savoy Coat of Arms seal), arrival (1.3.1902) on back, fine and scarce usage, signed Diena, with his 1988 certificate | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #3224 CHINA BOXER REBELLION - Italian Forces in China 1903-04 registered cover and card to Italy, each with Italian franking, first one (opened for display), with 20c and 25c Umberto, canceled by "Comando Truppe Italiane in Cina" (14 Jan 1903) departure, with large "R No." (actual number in pen), "Regie Truppe Italiane in Cina Comando" backflap and arrival pmk (27 Feb), the latter franked with 10c and 25c Victor Emmanuel, tied by "Comando Truppe Italiane in Cina" (15 Apr 1904) departure pmk, Registry label (previously unrecorded) at left, Firenze arrival pmk (29.5.04) at bottom, cover and card tears, fine and extremely rare pair of Registered items from Italian forces in China | Price Realized $750.00 |
