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 #3281 GERMAN POST OFFICES IN CHINA Tientsin Issue Postal Stationery 1900 5pf green stationery card, diagonal "China" handstamp, canceled by "Tientsin Deutsche Post 26/1/01" cds, addressed to Germany, with Erlau (28.3.01) arrival pmk, fine and scarce stationery card from Tientsin, possible the only example of the 5pf postal card with Provisional overprint used in period, signed Friedemann ("echt postalische befordert")  | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #3282 GERMAN POST OFFICES IN CHINA Tientsin Issue Postal Stationery 1900 10pf carmine Eagle stationery card, diagonal "China" handstamp, canceled by "Tientsin Deutsche Post 20/1/01" cds, with "K.D. Feldpostexped des Ostasiatischen Expeditionscorps 2/2" alongside, framed "S.B. Ostas.Exped. Feldlazareth 1" handstamp, addressed to Germany, with Zabern (31.3.01) arrival, another fieldpost cancel on back, some toning, otherwise fine, with 2001 Jakubek opinion (genuine, of "souvenir status"), a rare, possibly unique card, overprinted by Tientsin postmaster, presumably by favor, nevertheless postally used, Catalog #Mi.P9 Catalog Value €2,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #3283 GERMAN POST OFFICES IN CHINA Tientsin Issue Postal Stationery 1900 10pf carmine stationery card, diagonal "China" handstamp, canceled by "K.D. Feldpostexped des Ostasiatischen Expeditionscorps 11/3" cds, addressed to Germany, with Spandau (23.4.01) arrival pmk, fine and scarce stationery card from Tientsin, signed Kosack, Kohler, with 2024 Jaschke-Lantelme certificate, Catalog #Mi.P9 Catalog Value €2,500 | Price Realized $750.00 |
