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 #3226 CHINA BOXER REBELLION - Japanese Forces in China 1900 (Tientsin) registered cover franked with six overprinted Japanese Offices in China adhesives (a stamp at lower right is missing and has been replaced by 8sen which does not belong), canceled by Tientsin I.J.P.O 7 October 1900 cds, addressed to Germany, with the very scarce Registry label overprinted "I.J.P.O. Tientsin", Moji and Yokoyama (27 Oct) transit pmks, Erfurt (29.11.00) arrival pmks, minor faults, rare  | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #3227 CHINA BOXER REBELLION - Japanese Forces in China 1901 (Shanhaiguan) 3sen stationery lettersheet additionally franked with Japanese Offices in China 2s green, tied by Shanhaiguan I.J.P.O. 19 Jan 1902 cds, addressed to a German Sergeant in Tangshan, red censor chop, diagonal crease, otherwise fine. Also a cover from Shanhaiguan (11 Mar 1901) to Tokyo, with arrival pmk on back | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #3228 CHINA BOXER REBELLION - Japanese Forces in China 1901 (4 March) Japanese 1 1/2sen stationery card with additional 2sen and 5sen (Japanese Offices in China) franking, tied by Peking (English text) pmks, endorsed "Feldpost" and sent to Germany, fine | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #3229 CHINA BOXER REBELLION - Japanese Forces in China 1901 (1 March) China 1c stationery card, additionally franked with Japanese (Post Offices in China) franking, used in combination with China 2c CIP (2), tied by Japanese text pmks (intended for use on mail to Japan), with oval "Peking" datestamp and German K.D.Feld-Poststation No.2 cds, sent to Germany, with Gera (12.5.01) arrival | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #3230 CHINA BOXER REBELLION - Japanese Forces in China 1901 (Taku) 4sen postal card, used with Japanese Offices in China 15s lilac, canceled TAKU I.J.P.O. (10 Jan 1901), with stamps of Russian and German Offices in China in combination with CIP Coiling Dragon 2c red with a Tientsin cancel, v.f. A scarce, albeit philatelic example of the Taku I.J.P.O. cancel (this post office was open only until January 11, 1901) | Unsold |
 | Lot #3231 CHINA BOXER REBELLION - Japanese Forces in China 1901 (Tientsin) 4sen postal stationery card additionally franked with Chinese Offices in China 20s carmine, canceled Tientsin I.J.P.O. (23 Apr 01), addressed to Germany, with Aschaffenburg arrival cds on front. Also included is a free frank military mail envelope with "Tientsin 16 Oct 1901" pmk ("OCT" reversed), with red "Gunji Yubin" (military mail) docketing | Unsold |
 | Lot #3232 CHINA BOXER REBELLION - Japanese Forces in China 1901 (Tongku) 1 1/2sen stationery postal card sent from Tongku I.J.P.O. to Japan, also a registered picture postcard to Germany, franked with four Japanese Offices in China overprinted adhesives, tied by Tongku I.J.P.O. 19 Sep 1901 departure cds, additional stamps added alongside, canceled by Moji 23 Sep 1901 transits, with two Registry labels on the picture side, one Japanese, the other English language "Moji, Japan", Trisedorf (Bavaria) 27 Oct. 01 arrival | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #3233 CHINA BOXER REBELLION - Japanese Forces in China 1901 (Tungchow) 3sen stationery lettersheet to Germany, franked with six different Japanese Offices in China adhesives, including 1sen carmine, tied by Tungchow 26 Feb 1901 departure cds, Registry label with name filled in by hand added at top, Frankfurt 12.4.01 arrival pmk on back, fine, extremely rare example of registered mail from the Japanese Post Office in Yungchow (which operated for less than one year) | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #3234 CHINA BOXER REBELLION - Japanese Forces in China 1901 (Yangtsun) two different stationery post cards to Germany, each with Yangtsun I.J.P.O. (14 Jan and 2 Apr 1901) departure pmks, the latter with German military "Ostasiatischen Expeditionscorps" Fieldpost markings, Frienwalde and Breiholz arrival pmks, fine (the Yangtsun I.J.P.O. operated as a suboffice of Tientsin from 10 Sep 1900 to 17 July 1901) | Unsold |
