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 #3272 GERMAN POST OFFICES IN CHINA Tientsin Issue 1900 5pf green, vertical pair, used together with 10pf carmine on large cover to Breslau, endorsed "Feldpostbrief", with framed "S.B. Ostas.Exped. Feldlazareth" handstamp below, stamps tied by ""K.D. Feldpostexped des Ostasiatischen Expeditionscorps 4/4" cds, minor cover wear and tears, with Breslau (22.5.01) arrival pmk on back, filing fold away from the stamps, pencil signed, with 1964 Peter Rickenback guarantee, ex-Sir Percival David. A rare cover (during the Boxer Rebellion, supplies of Numeral and Eagle "China" overprints were exhausted at the German post offices in China. To remedy this shortage, unoverprinted German and Kiautschou postage was used in a variety of provisional forms. The German post office in China accepted Chinese dollars at 2.50 marks per dollar, while on the open market the rate of exchange was 2-1. Private individuals could buy the unoverprinted stamps and realize a 25% gain by returning them to Germany. In order to prevent speculation, the Tientsin postmaster ordered that these stamps be handstamped with the word "China" before being sold at the counter) (Mi.9,10, €3,900)  Catalog #18,19 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
