The Alfred F. Kugel Collection, Part Two
September 10-11, 2024
Welcome to Part II of the Al Kugel Collection, being sold on behalf of the American Philatelic Society. We begin with United States Interventions, first in China, during the Boxer Uprising, then in Northern Mexico (looking for Pancho Villa). Spanish American War follows, with U.S. Army in the Caribbean, U.S. involvement in Haiti, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, registered mail from the A.E.F. and the U.S. Army and its Postal Service Abroad during WWII, including "Prexies at War" exhibit. There are solid selections of U.S. Possessions and Allied Intervention in Russia (quite an astounding showing, with many unique items). There are selections from the specialized collections of Albania, Bulgaria, Crete and others. An avid Military historian, Mr. Kugel assembled a splendid collection of the aftermath of the Great War, with French and British Occupation forces in Europe and the Middle East, following the fall of the Austro-Hungarian, German, Russian and Ottoman Empires. There are excellent selections from Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Russia, as well as many uncommon usages from The Holyland, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. World War I and WWII German and Italian Occupation issues, including satellite Croatia and Slovakia are very well represented in this sale. The sale will take place live via CherrystoneLIVE.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #4134 ALBANIA 1913 (27 Dec) cover from Durres to Trieste, franked with 2x20pa Ottoman revenues handstamped with violet Double Eagle, also piece of envelope with 4x2pa carmine, black Double Eagle handstamps, Durres 1914 departure and New York arrival pmks, rare usage  | Unsold |
 | Lot #4135 ALBANIA 1913 four covers from Vlone to Germany, Austria, etc., neatly written-up on exhibit pages, including a newspaper wrapper to Zagreb, cover with the complete set of six, registered to Bremen and forwarded to Hannover, etc., mixed condition, mostly fine Catalog #21-26 | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #4136 ALBANIA 1914 Skanderbeg Issue, complete set of six, used on registered Otto Bickel cover from "Tchay-Aghzi", bilingual 10 Jan 14 departure pmks, further endorsed "Medua" by hand (The Ottoman "Tchay-Aghzi" denotes a small river, marking deemed inappropriate after Independence, hence the Italian name "Medua" was used), fine and scarce usage | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #4137 ALBANIA 1914 Skanderbeg Issue, cover from Shkoder to Varese, single 50q franking, tied by departure cds, with red "A R" label for return receipt below, filing folds, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk on back | Price Realized $350.00 |
