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 #3464 CAMEROONS Post Offices - Postmarks 1887-1915 collection of 30, mostly registered covers or cards, neatly displayed and written-up on 15 exhibit pages, arranged in chronological order, starting with "Kamerun" pmks on stationery cards and covers franked with German adhesives, also "Viktoria" (registered 10pf stationery entire with additional franking to Germany),"Duala" (also 5M Yacht canceled on piece), "Victoria", "Bibundi", "Gross-Batanga", "Kribi", "Rio del Rey", "Buea", "Edea", "Jabassi", "Ebolwoa", "Ebolowa", "Garua", "Lolodorf", "Johann-Albrechshohe", "Fontemdorf", "Bamenda", "Ssanga-Ngoko" (5pf stationery card, pen cancel and faint cds, addressed to Lyck, with arrival pmk), "Ossidinge", "Joko", "Kusseri", "Jaunde", "Banjo", "Lomie", "Plantation" and "Bonaberi", mostly fine-v.f., splendid showing of scarce Cameroon postmarks on cover  | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
