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 #3565 TOGO Government and Military Station Markings 1899-1901 two picture postcards and one stationery card to Germany, "Station Basari", "Station Kpandu" and "Station Misahohe" markings, fine and scarce group, each with arrival pmks. Togo was a small Colony, with only 17 regular post offices. Government officials in smaller villages prepared their own station markings meant to indicate the origin of the mail being sent by them or others from those locations. Station markings were not supposed to be used to cancel stamps, which was done at the outgoing post offices  | Price Realized $650.00 |
