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 #3132 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Philippines Registered Mail 1898-1902 Military Postal Stations in the Philippines, collection of 23 covers and cards, written-up on 16 pages, presented in numerical and alphabetical order (for the unnumbered stations). The initial marking for registered mail from the Islands, was "Philippine Sta. San Francisco, Cal./Registered", represented by a postcard from Camp Dewey on Manila Bay (Aug 10,1898, earliest recorded), Sep 17, 1898 registered cover from Cavite, franked with 1c, 2c, 5c and 10c Bureau issues, sent to Genova, Italy, with French "Paq.Fr.No.1 Ligne N" maritime mark, Military Sta.No.1 markings on Registered covers to Albany, another to Paris, with 8c Trans-Mississippi franking, 1901 Registered cover with overprinted adhesives to Germany, Mil.Sta. No.2 Cavite, No.3 Ilolo, P.I. (two-line handstamp), No.4 Phil.Isls, Cebu, one to Spain, another to Singapore, No.5, Bacolod, P.I. to Spain (one of only four examples of the 4-line marking recorded), Mil.Sta.Aparri, Mil.Sta.Bongao (located in the Sulu Archipelago, this garrison did not have a registry marking, the lettered transited Jolo), Mil.Sta. San Fernando, Mil.Sta.Vigan, two registered covers to the United States. An extraordinary collection of registered mail from the Philippine Islands military stations, four decades in the making, mixed condition, some usual faults, mostly fine or better  | Price Realized $17,000.00 |
