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

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #3319
GERMAN EAST AFRICA Forerunners
1891 (3 Feb) cover franked with pair of 10pf Eagle & Crown, tied by overlapping "LAMU OSTAFRIKA 3/2" cds, addressed to Weissenburg, Bavaria, with arrival (24 Feb 91) pmk on back, signed Lange, v.f. Also included is a 5pf green, canceled on piece by "Lamu Ostafrika 3/1/90" cds, signed Bloch. A fine pair of forerunners from Lamu (today Kenya)
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Price Realized
$1,000.00

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