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 #3187 CHINA BOXER REBELLION - British Forces in China 1901 (Legation Gate) (23 Mar) legal size "On Her Majesty's Service" (Government of India embossing on backflap) franked with OHMS handstamped 1a Victoria, tied by double ring FPO No.1 pmk, addressed to Calcutta, with Base Office transits and 20 April arrival pmks on back, filing folds away from the stamps, fine and extremely rare usage of the OHMS overprinted adhesive on cover from FPO1 (Legation Gate) (OHMS stamps were not sold in China, but were distributed to Army offices under strict accountability rules, to be used only on official mail)  | Unsold |
