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 #4152 ALBANIA Italian Occupation of Albania 1939-44 collection of 42 covers or cards, neatly displayed and written-up on exhibit pages, starting with military mail "Ufficio Concentramento P.M.402", "Ufficio Postale Militare 22", "95" and "202" sent from Coriza, Durazzo and Tirana, also Military Mail cards "P.M. 402" and "52", the latter from Porto Edda (Sarande), "Constituent Assembly" Postage and Air Post overprints on covers, First Flight via L.A.T.T. from Tirana to Rome and from there to Seville, Pictorial definitives, including complete set of 14 on FDC, censored mail to Graz, Nice, wrapper to England, mail to USA and Switzerland, Official card to Firenze, Third Anniversary, Anti-Tuberculosis Semi-Postals, Branch postmarks (Durres/Banja, Shkoder-Treg, Vlone/Skele), village postmarks from Himare, Kelcyre, Librazhad, Italian re-named "Porti Edda", "Borgo Constanzo Ciano", Diplomatic Mail from Tirana to Vienna, Fascist Militia Legion mail, etc. A comprehensive collection  | Price Realized $6,750.00 |
 | Lot #4153 ALBANIA Italian Occupation of Albania 1940 (27 Apr) registered cover from Tirana to Allessandria, franked with four different stamps, including Air Post and Special Delivery, part of backflap missing, minor toning, otherwise fine, with arrival pmks | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #4154 ALBANIA Italian Occupation of Albania 1942 (19 Dec) cover from Brindisi to Tirana, franked on back with Italian 10c and 20c (8), with arrival (18.I.43) pmk, returned to Italy, where it remained at the post office for one year and sent back, arriving on 10 July, 1944 and franked with 10q Postage Due and German semi-postal 10+5q, opened and resealed by censor, fine and unusual combination franking featuring both the Italian and German Occupation issues | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #4155 ALBANIA Italian Occupation of Albania 1943 (11 Feb) registered cover from Tirana to Prague, franked with three different definitives and 50q Special Delivery, tied by departure cds, with Registry and Air Mail labels, opened by censor, with additional violet censor marks, backstamped on arrival (24.II.43), rare usage from Italian Occupied Albania to German Occupied Czechoslovakia | Price Realized $475.00 |
