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 #3059 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1888 (17 Nov) cover franked with 5c brown, tied by double-lined oval "U.S. Postal Agency Tientsin", with similar "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai" (30 Nov 88) transit mark alongside, sent to Rutland, Vermont, red San Francisco (Dec 22) and Rutland (28 Dec) arrival pmk on back, partly mended cover tears, otherwise fine and rare "U.S. Postal Agency Tientsin" markings, used for a brief period in the late 1880s, only four (!) examples recorded (dates ranging from 11 Dec 1887 to 3 Sept 1889)  | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
