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 #3001 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 (21 Dec) 50c slate blue, used on registered cover from San Jose to Germany, with New York Registry exchange label alongside, transit (12.28) and arrival in Bremen (8 Jan 94) pmks on back, fine cover, with 1982 PFC,  Catalog #240 Catalog Value $600 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #3002 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 $1 salmon, used in 1927 on registered cover from New York to Vienna, "New York Foreign" postmarks on reverse, stamp lifted for examination and replaced, cover cleaned, otherwise fine and rare high value on cover, with 1985 PFC, Catalog #241 Catalog Value $1,800 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #3003 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 $2 brown red, used together with 50c slate blue on registered cover (March 14, 1894) sent from the Scott Stamp & Coin, Ltd to Berlin (present day Mitchener), Canada, with boxed registration handstamp at left, Toronto transit and Berlin arrival pmks on reverse, v.f., Catalog #240,242 Catalog Value $1,900 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #3004 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 $3 olive green, well centered, tied by machine cancel on cover used locally in New York, with Brooklyn (May 10) cds alongside, v.f., with 2002 PSE certificate, Catalog #243 Catalog Value $2,500 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #3005 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 $4 crimson lake, tied by New York (July 4, 1894) postmarks on locally addressed registered cover, with boxed registration handstamp (July 5) on reverse, fine, Catalog #244 Catalog Value $4,000 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #3006 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 $5 black, well centered, tied by New York registration (3.13.94) postmark on cover to Halle, Germany, with commercial "Ludeke & Power" handstamp and Halle arrival on reverse, registration label torn, stamp and cover v.f., ex-Argentum, Catalog #245 Catalog Value $4,750 | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
