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 #3337 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Mafia Island Issues 1916 (16 June) handstamped in three lines "G R Post Mafia" on greenish black, prepared by the postal authorities in Zanzibar, struck on 1a I.E.F. adhesive, tied by Mafia cds on cover (embossed "Zanzibar Government") to an official (audit office) in Zanzibar, with arrival pmk the next day, tiny cover tear at top, fine and rare (a similar cover sold in our 2010 "Lobdell German East Africa" sale for $2,600 hammer)  Catalog #SG M35 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
