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 #3538 SAMOA Forerunners 1889 20pf ultramarine, canceled on piece by "Imperial German Post Office Apia 5.2.1889", another piece with pair of 10pf carmine tied by framed "Bezahlt Kaiserl. Deutsche Postagentur Apia 1-2-1889" (First Day of usage), plus a registered cover franked with a single and vertical pair of 20pf Reichspost, tied by bold "Bezahlt Kaiserl. Deutsche Postagentur Apia 4-4-1895", with Apia Registry label, sent to Breslau, with arrival (25.5.95) cds on back, little toning, filing fold away from the stamps, two earlier items with 1994 Steuer and 1976 GPS certificates. (The German Consulate in Apia, which also housed the Postal Agency, burned down destroying all the postal equipment. A local print shop produced cancels in both German and English for use to the homeland and on international mail)  | Price Realized $950.00 |
