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 #3504 KIAUCHAU Stamps and covers 1900 5Pfg on 10pf carmine, single without the blue crayon, used (2.7.00) on picture postcard to Germany, with "Kais. Deutsche Marine Schiffspost No.39" (SMS Hertha) and Essen (8.8.00) arrival pmks (with 1992 Royal certificate); also registered cover with provisional surcharge, used in combination with "China" 25pf orange, used from Tsingtau to Oppeln; cover with two different 5Pfg surcharges (2,3) sent from Tsingtau to Niederkalbach, with Berlin transit pmk on back, fine-v.f. (when a German relief force arrived in China on the "S.S.Dresden" on 20 April, 1900, the regular 5pf stamps to send postcards home became exhausted and 50,000 copies of 10pf stamps were overprinted "5 Pfg." at the mission printing plant and placed on sale on May 9th. After the first day, crayon lines were drawn under the new denomination to distinguish them from unsurcharged stamps)  Catalog #1,2,3 | Price Realized $900.00 |
