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 #3301 Field Post Offices during the Boxer Rebellion 1900-01 selection of 17 covers or cards neatly written-up on 11 exhibit pages, showing a representative group of military and naval markings used by German forces during the Boxer Uprising. There are Fieldpost cards with "Kais. Deutsche Marine-Schiffspost" No.38 and 46 ("S.M.S. Gefion" at Shanghai and S.M.S. Hansa at Taku), No. 64 and No.71 (S.S. H.H.Meyer and S.S. Valdivia, troops in transit), others include Tsingtau Provisional surcharge, pair on cover to Germany, card from the "SMS Iltis" (which took part in capture of the Taku Forts on 17 July 1900), Base Post Office markings "Kais.Deutsche Feldpost Expedition" (a) and (b), card from S.S. Crefeld, with the ship's own postal marking, registered cover with "Kaisserlich Deutsche Feldpostexpedition" Registry label, Fieldpost card addressed to Belgium, where it was taxed on arrival adding 20c Postage Due, Naval markings from Yangtsun, Tongku, etc. A valuable group | Price Realized $2,900.00 |
