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 #3422 GERMAN SOUTHWEST AFRICA Post Offices - Postmarks 1889-1915 collection of 36, mostly registered covers or cards, neatly displayed and written-up on 15 exhibit pages, arranged in chronological order, starting with forerunners "Otyimbingue" (1pf stationery card and registered cover with 4x10pf carmine addressed to Cape Town, plus a pair of 20pf Eagle & Crown, with a perfect "Otyimbingue D-SWA" pmk (in use from 1888-1891), "Windhuk", "Omaruru", "Swakopmund", "Cap Gross", "Gibeon", "Keetmanshoop", "Luderitzbucht", "Okahandja" (including wanderstempel provisional straight-line violet handstamp), "Warmbad", "Rehoboth", "Uhabis" (German 5pf green canceled on piece, rare pmk, used for less than 6 months), "Outjo", "Gross-Barmen", "Hohewarte", "Seeis", "Fobabis", "Khanrivier", "Jakalswater", "Ukamas" and "Bethanien", fine-v.f. and spectacular assembly of rare postmarks from German Southwest Africa  | Unsold |
