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 #3286 GERMAN POST OFFICES IN CHINA Post Offices - Postmarks 1900 (Nov) large linen coverfront addressed to France, franked with two each 5pf and 20pf, plus 3x10pf "China" overprints, tied by seven undated "Peking Deutsche Post" pmks, with corresponding Registry label, French maritime 16 Nov. 00 octagonal mark at left, v.f., signed Bothe. The German post office in Peking opened on 11 September, with temporary cancels carved from wood used for two months until the permanent metal datestamps arrived. Examples of registered mail from this period are very rare. Also included is a Feld-Postkarte to Germany, with similar, slightly larger temporary pmk | Price Realized $325.00 |
