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 #3657 ROMANIA Turkish Occupation Military Mail 1916-18 collection of six covers or cards on exhibit pages, showing "Turkische Bahnhofs Komandatur Bukarest" violet pmk of the Turkish Railway Station HQ in Bucharest on Feldpostkarte to Wien, bilingual pmk of German/Turkish "Deutsche Feldpost Bucharest", picture postcard to Constantinople with negative FPO No.1 Bucharest, parcel card from Bucharest to Erenkoi, showing bilingual "Turk.Feldpost Bukarest" mark, address card with FPO 57, also imprinted Turkish fieldpost card sent from Braila and more  | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #3658 ROMANIA Turkish Occupation Military Mail 1917 (25 Oct) address card with Ottoman franking, canceled "Bucharest Parcel Money Order Center", with corresponding censor mark on back, corner wrinkles, fine, previously unrecorded. Also included three pieces with Turkish franking, canceled by Bucharest pmks | Unsold |
