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 #3398 GERMAN NEW GUINEA Australian Occupation of German New Guinea 1914 (Oct) stampless cover endorsed "Active Service HMAS Berrima" and "No Stamps Obtainable" at top, sent by a member of the 1st Australian Expeditionary Force under Col. Holmes enroute from Sydney on the "SS Berrima" (4 Sept), addressed to England, first charged "1d" in transit, this was crossed out and instead charged 1d on arrival in Tring (19 Oct), fine and scarce early fieldpost cover  | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #3399 GERMAN NEW GUINEA Australian Occupation of German New Guinea 1914 (Oct) stampless cover endorsed "On Garrison Duty Rabaul" and "Stamps Not Available" at top, sent by a member of the 1st Australian Expeditionary Force under Col. Holmes to North Sydney, corner "154 "A" Coy" markings, charged "1d" on arrival in Australia, minor cover faults, pieces missing from the backflap and panel, arrival (13 Oct 1914) backstamp (Field post from New Guinea is quite elusive. Since there was no resistance from the Germans, most troops were redirected to Egypt) | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #3400 GERMAN NEW GUINEA Australian Occupation of German New Guinea 1914 cover to Sydney, showing violet German "Kaiserliches Obergericht Rabaul" (High Civil Court) handstamp, endorsed "Censored", with "Per S.S. Morinda". A rare example of official mail from New Guinea, probably sent in the early part of Occupation (German markings) by pouch via "S.S. Morinda" | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #3401 GERMAN NEW GUINEA Australian Occupation of German New Guinea 1914 (4 Jan) registered cover from Kieta to Adelaide, franked with pair of 3d Kangaroos overprinted N.W.P.I, tied by violet departure pmks, with Shortland, British Solomon Islands transit cds alongside, sent via Tulagi (13 Jan) and Sydney (28 Jan), little toning, otherwise fine and highly unusual routing via British Solomon Islands | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #3402 GERMAN NEW GUINEA Australian Occupation of German New Guinea 1915 (11 Apr) Netherlands Indies 5c stationery card sent from Hollandia to a trooper in Rabaul, redirected to Brisbane, with O.S. G.R.I. 1d on 3pf added, tied by oval Rabaul departure datestamp, card handstamped "3rd Batt. N. and M. Forces Trop.Unit" (3rd battery Naval and Military Forces tropical unit, led by Brigadier Pethebridge), violet "Passed by Censor" and "Passed Censor Brisbane" (27 May) arrival cds, all markings on front, unusual incoming mail from the Dutch Indies to Rabaul, with G.R.I. franking | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #3403 GERMAN NEW GUINEA Australian Occupation of German New Guinea 1915 (2 Oct) "Garrison Duty Rabaul" endorsed cover to Sydney, franked with G.R.I.1d on 5pf, tied by a provisional two-line cancel, cover with backflap faults and scattered toning, otherwise fine example of the two-line cancel which was in use for a very short time | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #3404 GERMAN NEW GUINEA Australian Occupation of German New Guinea 1915 (10 Apr) O.H.M.S. Australian Expeditionary Force, legal size cover to South Brisbane, franked with O.S. G.R.I. 1d on 3pf, tied by indistinct datestamp, with red "Passed Censor Brisbane" (16 Ap 15) arrival cds alongside, minor cover flaws at right, otherwise v.f. example of an official cover paying 1d Empire letter rate to Australia. The Official Service stamp on cover is extremely rare, less than five recorded | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #3405 GERMAN NEW GUINEA Australian Occupation of German New Guinea 1915 cover to Rabaul, franked with G.R.I. 2d on 10pf, used in combination with Australia 1/2d Kangaroo perforated "O S" (Official Service), canceled and tied by "Stephansort" pmks, fine and unusual mixed franking cover, signed Bloch | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #3406 GERMAN NEW GUINEA Australian Occupation of German New Guinea 1915 (17 July) registered cover to Sydney, franked with 1p N.W.P.I, used in combination with the G.R.I. 3d "Raubaul" Registry label, both tied by oval Rabaul New Britain departure datestamps, "Passed by Censor" handstamp, repeated on back, with "Sydney Registered" (31 July) backstamp, filing folds away from the stamps, some toning, scarce early usage of the N.W.P.I. overprint, together with the left-over German Registration label | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #3407 GERMAN NEW GUINEA Australian Occupation of German New Guinea 1915 (18 June) cover to England, with 1p N.W.P.I, tied by oval "Rabaul New Britain" departure datestamp, with "3rd Batt. N. and M. Forces Trop.Unit" (3rd battery Naval and Military Forces tropical unit, led by Brigadier Pethebridge), violet "Passed by Censor", transit Sydney (28 June), with Worcester Park (4 Aug) arrival, part of backflap missing, filing fold away from the stamp, fine | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #3408 GERMAN NEW GUINEA Australian Occupation of German New Guinea 1915 (4 Jan) cover endorsed "On Active Service", franked with G.R.I.2d on 10pf, tied by oval "Rabaul New Guinea" datestamp, addressed to a Naval Base at Herbertshohe, fine | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #3409 GERMAN NEW GUINEA Australian Occupation of German New Guinea 1915 (2 Sep) cover from Kokopo to East Melbourne, franked with 1d N.W.P.I George V, oval "M.E.F. No.5" Censor handstamp below, fine | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #3410 GERMAN NEW GUINEA Australian Occupation of German New Guinea 1916 (16 Mar) cover to Melbourne, franked with 1p N.W.P.I, tied by Rabaul departure cds, with rare two-line "Passed Censor Rabaul" handstamp at bottom, minor cover flaws, fine | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #3411 GERMAN NEW GUINEA Australian Occupation of German New Guinea 1916 (1 Nov) cover to England, franked with pair of 2 1/2d N.W.P.I. overprints, tied by Manus departure cds, with straight-line "Passed by Censor" handstamp. Also a registered cover sent 31 May, 1919 from Morobe to London, franked with pair of 2d overprints, old German Registry label and oval "Passed by Censor" cachet | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #3412 GERMAN NEW GUINEA Australian Occupation of German New Guinea 1917 "On His Britannic Majesty's Service" cover to England, "Nauru Island, 2 Jan 1918" endorsement at bottom, oval "Official / Postage / Free" and Pleasant Island departure cds below, minor cover tears, fine example of official mail which could be sent free from the island with the appropriate endorsement | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #3413 GERMAN NEW GUINEA Australian Occupation of German New Guinea 1917 (June) "Church of England Expeditionary Forces Rabaul New Guinea" corner card envelope provided by a service organization, franked with pair of 1/2p green N.W.P.I., tied by departure pmk, addressed to Georgetown, British Guiana, oval "Passed Censor Rabaul" handstamp, transit roller of Sydney and Georgetown (15 Aug) arrival pmk on back, some hinge stains on back, otherwise fine and extraordinary example of a service envelope to uncommon destination | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #3414 GERMAN NEW GUINEA Australian Occupation of German New Guinea 1918 (31 Jan) O.H.M.S. cover to Switzerland, franked with 1/2p and 2d Kangaroo N.W.P.I. (paying the 2 1/2p UPU rate), tied by Rabaul departure cds, with rare oval "Passed Censor Rabaul" datestamp, also two different censor labels at left, backstamped on arrival in Berne (7.IV.18), fine | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #3415 GERMAN NEW GUINEA Australian Occupation of German New Guinea 1918 (19 Dec) registered cover from a missionary in Namatanai to his bishop in Switzerland, franked with N.W.P.I 2 1/2p (2) and 3p, tied by violet departure pmks, corresponding German "Namatanai Deutsch-Neuguinea" Registry label, Zurich (4.VIII.19) arrival pmk on back, fine. The village of Namatanai was located on the island of New Mecklenburg and was still using the old German registration labels after the war | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #3416 GERMAN NEW GUINEA Australian Occupation of German New Guinea 1916-20 balance of the collection, eight covers and cards, written-up on exhibit pages, showing usages from Rabaul, Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen, Kawieng, Eitape, Herbertshohe and "Station Kieta" straight-line handstamps (Kieta is located on the former German Island of Bouganinville in the Solomons) also Madang, with Australian "O S" perfins, censor markings, official cover, used mostly to Sydney, Brisbane, also to USA and Switzerland | Price Realized $10,500.00 |
