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 #3638 LITHUANIA Gardinas (Grodno) 1919 three covers franked with unissued imperforate values, 50sk on 1k orange, imperforate vertical pair, 50sk on 5k lilac and 50sk on 15k red brown & blue, imperforate singles, each canceled by violet "Grodno Post & Telegraph Office" handstamps, used locally, fine-v.f., signed Friedl, first two with 1941 Kohler certificates. Only 20, 25 and 50 of the imperforate values were issued, not many recorded on covers  | Price Realized $6,500.00 |
