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 #3563 TOGO Post Offices - postmarks 1894-1914 collection of 22 covers or cards, mostly registered to Germany, written-up on 14 exhibit pages, including forerunners (registered cover from Klein Popo to Berlin, franked with pair of 50pf Eagle, also 1897 cover from Lome, with 10pf, 20pf and 50pf Eagle franking), Yacht frankings from Agbeluvhoe, Atakpame, Agome Palime, Sansane Mangu, Agu, Avhegame (single 10pf carmine), Sokode, Kete-Kratschi, Assahun, Noepe, Tsevie, Tokpli, Ho, Nuatyii, Nuatja, Porto Segura, Kpandu (including the rare "Kpandu" (Togo) on 3pf used off cover), also Station markings (Misahohe, Sansanne Mangu), fine-v.f., splendid assembly of many rare and seldom seen Colonial markings from German Togo  | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
 | Lot #3564 TOGO Post Offices - postmarks 1906 (26 Sep) registered cover from Anecho to Germany, franked with 5m sheet corner margin single, tied by two "Anecho Togo" departure pmks, corresponding "Anecho" Registry label, fine cover, with Erfurt (11.10.06) arrival pmk on back | Price Realized $525.00 |
