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 #3675 SAUDI ARABIA Hejaz Military Mail 1918 (22 Jan) 20 para Ottoman stationery postal card to Istanbul, additionally franked with pair of 5pa stamps, sent by an officer with the 58th division of the "Hejaz Expeditionary Force", then stationed at El Ula, with transit mark of Damascus, showing rectangular negative mark of the 58th Division HQ, the 58th division was formed on 28 Sep 1916 in Medina and remained in Saudi Arabia for the remainder of the War, handing over the city of Medina to the new Saudi forces on 13 January, 1919. This is the only recorded item from this unit, little toning, otherwise fine, with 1997 Yakup Nakri certificate ("a postal history gem from Saudi Arabia")  | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
