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 #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 |
