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 #3543 SAMOA Post Offices - postmarks 1901 (27 Sep) registered 5pf stationery card, additionally franked with 30pf Yacht, sent from Apia to Wesseling, Registry label and arrival pmks at left, also piece of a parcel with 20pf, 1m and 3m, tied by new type of Apia markings  | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #3544 SAMOA Post Offices - postmarks 1907 (24 Jan) registered cover to Germany, franked with 25pf Yacht, tied by "Salailua Samoa" cds, with corresponding Registry label at bottom, Apia transit (29.1.07) and Duisburg (13.3.07) arrival pmks on back, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #3545 SAMOA Post Offices - postmarks 1908 (7 June) registered cover to the United States, franked with 40pf Yacht, tied by "Salelavalu Samoa" cds, with corresponding Registry label below, Apia (7.6.09) transit, San Francisco (July 27) and Hoboken (Aug 2) arrival pmks on back, fine and extremely rare cover from Salelavalu (village district at the east end of Savaii Island) | Unsold |
 | Lot #3546 SAMOA Post Offices - postmarks 1908 (12 July), registered cover to Berlin, franked with 3pf, 5pf and 50pf Yacht, tied by "Fagamalo Samoa" cds, with corresponding Registry label (small faults) below, Grunewald (25.8.08) arrival pmk on back. Also included is another registered cover franked with 3pf (2), 5pf and 25pf, tied by "Palauli Samoa" cds, sent to Duisburg, with Apia (24.3.06) and Duisburg (27.4.06) arrival pmks on back, fine pair of registered covers from Fagamalo and Palauli (villages situated on the central north coast and south coast of Savaii Island) | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #3547 SAMOA Post Offices - postmarks 1908 30pf used on picture postcard from Apia to Germany, also 40pf used on registered cover, each showing the latest version of the Apia cds, which was repaired and distinguishable from the earlier markings (the stars at bottom had been removed) | Unsold |
 | Lot #3548 SAMOA Post Offices - postmarks 1908 (4 Oct) registered cover to Germany, franked with 3m dark violet, tied by "Mulifanua Samoa" cds, with corresponding Registry label (defective) at right, Apia (19.10) transit and Charlottenburg (4.12.08) arrival pmks on back, rare usage from Mulifanua (a village on the north-western tip of the island of Upolu) | Unsold |
 | Lot #3549 SAMOA Post Offices - postmarks 1909 (24 Aug) stampless cover endorsed "50c" in blue crayon, with "Apia Samoa" departure pmk alongside, addressed to Birmingham, England, handstamped "T" and "5d", little toning, otherwise fine (occasional spot shortages of stamps developed when supplies ran low and an unanticipated ship arrived with a substantial number of potential writers of letters and cards. This cover, sent from Apia, was forwarded to New Zealand along with the money to pay the postage due charge) | Unsold |
 | Lot #3550 SAMOA Post Offices - postmarks 1910 (5 Feb) large piece addressed to Germany, with 3m and 5m Yacht, sheet corner margin singles tied by "Malua Samoa" cds, with corresponding Registry label below, v.f. O | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #3551 SAMOA Post Offices - postmarks 1910 (31 July) registered cover to Germany, franked with 5pf and 25pf Yacht adhesives, tied by "Aleipata Samoa" cds, repeated below, with corresponding Registry label alongside, redirected on arrival to Born (23.9.10), v.f., signed | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #3552 SAMOA Post Offices - postmarks 1914 (10 Aug) large cover (opened for display) franked with U.S. 5x1c green, sent from Pago Pago to Apia, Samoa, showing handstamp "U.S. Naval Station Tutuila, Samoa", with "APIA SAMOA 20.8.14" arrival on back, opened by censor, with part of red "Kaiserliches Gouvernement von Samoa" seal and endorsed "Opened Under Martial Law" on back. (On 12 August 1914, under decree of the Imperial Governor of Samoa, Dr. Schultz, the postal officials in Apia began to censor mail. Letters were appropriately backstamped, corners cut at the end of the envelopes, slit open in order to remove contents. After inspection, envelopes were closed with an official seal and a handwritten censor notation was applied. Only nine (!) examples of such mail are stated to have been recorded) | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
