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 #3091 United States Postal Agency in Siberia 1918 (26 Nov) large, registered cover to Boston, "War Department" crossed out, handstamped "American Expeditionary Forces, Siberia", franked with Washington-Franklins 2c, 5c (2) and 10c, violet Registry box and "Return Receipt Requested" handstamp alongside, A.E.F. Siberia Censored cachet, arrival (22 Dec) pmk on back, some cover mending and faults, stated to be the only recorded "Return Receipt Requested" cover from AEF Siberia  | Unsold |
 | Lot #3092 United States Postal Agency in Siberia 1918 two picture postcards from Nagasaki, Japan to USA, each with 4sen franking, different "Censored" handstamps, sent by members of the RRSC, the sender of second card is "Leaving tomorrow (6 Aug 1918) for Vladivostok" (the Russian Railway Service Corps in Russia was a semi military organization of American railway engineers and technicians formed by the Department of State in September 1917 at the request of the Provisional Government of Russia to operate the Trans-Siberian, Chinese Eastern, and Ussuri Railways. The first contingent of 350 men under the command of Colonel George Emerson arrived in Vladivostok on December 14, 1917. Shortly after, they left for Nagasaki, Japan, because of unsettled conditions. In March 1918, the Corps returned to Russia and began its work under the direction of John F. Stevens, Chairman of the Advisory Commission of Railway Experts to Russia and later President of the Interallied Technical Board) | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #3093 United States Postal Agency in Siberia 1918 (28 Aug) YMCA cover (with letter), with Russian 30k franking, canceled by oval "Vladivostok-Tsuruga" Steamship datestamp, addressed to DuBois, PA, sent by a member of RRCS in Vladivostok, opened and resealed by censor, with "Passed by Censor 2001" handstamp, cover roughly opened at right, fine (until 25 September, 1918, the only postal service available to the RRSC personnel was the Russian Post Office. Even after the US Postal Agency Siberia opened, the local inflation rate, made the Russian postage a bargain) | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #3094 United States Postal Agency in Siberia 1919 (23 May) War Department, Official Business, legal size envelope, registered to New York, franked with 10c Franklin (straight edge at right), tied by U.S. Postal Agency Siberia "M.O.B." double circle departure pmk (repeated on back), Registered box showing chipped lower left corner, ascribed to Vladivostok, with self-censored "A.E.F. Siberia Censored" handstamp, signed by Lt. N.C. Streit (the sender), backstamped on arrival (June 25), some cover mending, otherwise fine. This is the only recorded Registered cover from Vladivostok with "M.O.B." datestamp (in this case, the postal clerk used the Money Order handstamp instead of the registry datestamp) | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #3095 United States Postal Agency in Siberia 1919 U.S. Postal Agency Siberia, duplex pmk on YMCA cover to New Mexico, boxed AEF Siberia Censored handstamp, with "Opened by Censor No.10" label, with Santa Rita arrival (July 22) | Unsold |
 | Lot #3096 United States Postal Agency in Siberia 1919 (20 Feb) U.S. Postal Agency Siberia, duplex pmk on Roessler cover franked with 3c Washington, oval "AM.E.F. Siberia Passed as Censored Lieut.Lester K. Ade Base Censor", roughly opened at top, with small piece missing from the front, one of only 19 Roessler covers recorded | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #3097 United States Postal Agency in Siberia 1919 (5 Dec) Headquarters American Expeditionary Forces, Siberia corner card cacheted cover from Major General William S. Graves, commander of the AEF, Siberia, sent to his wife, endorsed "Soldier's Mail", with framed censor handstamp, fine cover, one of only three known with HQ corner card | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #3098 United States Postal Agency in Siberia 1919 (22 Dec) illustrated cover from Capt. W.E. Crampton, boxed "AEF, Siberia Censored by Capt. W.E. Crampton", typewritten "Letter No.172", fine. Capt. Crampton sent 200 letters home, but only 4 of them bear this self censoring handstamp | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #3099 United States Postal Agency in Siberia 1919 two covers to the United States, one with the "Associated Press Peking" cachet, paying 3c to the Agency's News Editor in New York, the other with "Community Motion Picture Bureau Care of U.S. Consul, Vladivostok, Russia" corner cachet, paying 2c to Waterloo, IA, two different censor handstamps, fine pair of covers sent by civilians in Siberia | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #3100 United States Postal Agency in Siberia 1919 (14 Nov) YMCA cover, endorsed "Sailor's Mail", with "U.S.S. New Orleans" pmk, addressed to Bridgeport, CT, fine ("U.S.S. New Orleans", a naval protective cruiser was stationed in Vladivostok from July 17 to Dec 20,1919, supporting the Allied force in Siberia and again from May 30-Oct 3, 1921) | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #3101 United States Postal Agency in Siberia 1920 (29 May) U.S. Naval intelligence Office, Vladivostok, Siberia, letter written in Siberia, but mailed en route to Chicago, with free-frank acceptance from Honolulu, Hawaii (June 15), endorsed "Officer's Mail", fine | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
