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 #4068 ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - SIBERIA United States forces in Siberia 1918 (7 Nov) picture postcard (U.S. Soldiers on the march) to Chicago, endorsed "Somewhere in Siberia, Soldier's Mail", written in Czech, canceled "U.S. Postal Agency Siberia", with a bold red-violet "Passed by Military Censorship A.E.F. Siberia" (Type C-14 (No.5) handstamp, fine and rare, only 6 (!) recorded  | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #4069 ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - SIBERIA United States forces in Siberia 1918 (2 Oct) "Knights of Columbus War Activities" corner card cacheted cover to Los Angeles, endorsed "Soldier's Mail", canceled "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai, China", A.E.F. Siberia Censored cachet, fine (U.S.P.A. Siberia borrowed the USPA "Shanghai, China" cancel and used it from 25th September to 17 October, 1918. Altogether, 57 (!) examples are recorded (of which 17 are in the Smithsonian), all struck in black, poor to barely legible strikes are the norm) | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #4070 ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - SIBERIA United States forces in Siberia 1918 two covers, endorsed "Soldier's Mail" or "Officer's Mail", each with "U.S.Postal Agency Shanghai, China" departure pmks, boxed A.E.F.Censored handstamps, neatly displayed on exhibit page | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #4071 ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - SIBERIA United States forces in Siberia 1918 (18 Dec) Headquarters American Expeditionary Forces, Siberia corner card cacheted cover from Major General William S. Graves, commander of the AEF, Siberia, sent to his wife, endorsed "Soldier's Mail", with framed censor handstamp, self-censored by the General, fine cover, one of only three known with HQ corner card, latest recorded use of this "U.S. Postal Agency Siberia" rubber postmark | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #4072 ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - SIBERIA United States forces in Siberia 1918-19 Personal "Soldier's Mail" printed stationery envelopes, three different, Lieut. Lester K.Ade, Lt. Col. T.W. King and O.P. Robinson, Col. General Staff, each with U.S.Postal Agency Siberia departure cds, different censor handstamps, one roughly opened at right, otherwise fine. A rare group (only 5 covers from four different officers have been recorded. This out of nearly 1,300 AEF Siberia covers) | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #4073 ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - SIBERIA United States forces in Siberia 1919 U.S. 3c stationery entire envelope, Registered from Vladivostok to San Francisco, with violet registry box, "A.E.F. Siberia Censored M.R. Barrow, Base Censor" hs, "Supposed Liable to Customs" and oval "Free of Duty" handstamped on arrival, minor backflap flaws, extremely rare | Unsold |
 | Lot #4074 ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - SIBERIA United States forces in Siberia 1919 (21 July) Japanese stationery lettersheet canceled "U.S.Postal Agency Siberia", endorsed "Soldier's Mail", censored, addressed to Portland, datelined "Suchan Mines" (the Suchan Campaign involved clearing and subsequent occupation of the mining region around Suchan (currently Partizansk) in a climatically-unforgiving region of Siberia during the Russian Civil War. The letter describes difficulties with mosquitos, etc.) (Japanese lettersheets were rarely used by the American Troops in Siberia) | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4075 ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - SIBERIA United States forces in Siberia 1919 (1 Sep) "Compliments of American Red Cross Canteen Service" stationery lettersheet, endorsed "Nurse's Mail", canceled "U.S.Postal Agency Siberia", censored and sent to USA, with "Siberian Commission American Red Cross" handstamp on back, scarce example of the donated special stationery to the U.S. Troops in Russia | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #4076 ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - SIBERIA United States forces in Siberia 1919 Russian Railway Service Corps, two covers to USA., each with Russian franking, sent from Harbin, one from Col. G.H. Emerson (general manager of the Great Northern, head of the RRSC), sent via the British Field Post Office 201 (22 Aug 19), A.E.F. Siberia (self) censored, the other from Lt. Turner to Reynolds, N.D., "Opened by Censor" label, with violet Russian censor handstamp on back | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #4077 ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - SIBERIA United States forces in Siberia 1919 (12 Feb) U.S.Postal Agency Siberia, registered cover, franked with 10c orange, tied by violet departure pmk, addressed to Manila, P.I., A.E.F. Siberia censor handstamp at left, with additional departure and arrival pmks on back. There are only 25 recorded Registered letters sent from A.E.F. Siberia, this being the only known cover addressed to a destination other than the United States | Price Realized $950.00 |
