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 #3389 GERMAN NEW GUINEA Post Offices - Postmarks 1914 (22 Aug) postal card with "Herbertshohe Deutsch-Neu-Guinea" departure pmk, overprinted "nur fur die Wehrabteilung und fur die Expeditionstruppe", showing official violet seal "Kaiserlich Deutsche Post Rabaul Deutsch Neuguinea" at left, handstamped "Absender Dienstgrad" and pencil addressed to Rabaul, with 1989 Lantelme certificate. Also included is a top portion only of a similar card, endorsed as Field post card, with Rabaul (9.9) departure pmk and official violet seal (at the start of WWI, German troops in New Guinea were ordered to defend Radio Station and other facilities. A number of cards were prepared for use by the troops in the field, without payment of postage. These cards were overprinted "Field Post only for the defense Corps and the Expeditionary Troops". This handstamp was lost during a raid by Australian forces on Rabaul on 12 August and later supplies were validated in manuscript, until the German surrender on 17th September, 1914)  | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
