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 #4520 Armenia 1915-17 two postcards from Kars to Baku and Paris, with Russian military markings, one with Censor cachet, fine-v.f., extremely rare examples of the Russian military activities in Armenia during WWI  | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #4521 Armenia 1920 (3 Nov) registered cover to Tiflis, franked on back with HH Monogram surcharges, including 1r on 1k orange (block of four), pair of 3r on 3k, single 50r on 1r and 100r on 3.50r, all tied by Erivan departure pmks, with Tiflis arrival (5.11.20) on front and back, fine | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #4522 Armenia 1921 (11 Feb) cover from Erivan, addressed to the editors of "Voice of Caucasus" in Tiflis, franked with 100r on 5r Romanov, used in combination with defective vertical strip of 5r on 5k lilac claret (cover roughly opened at right), backstamped on arrival (17.2.21), extremely rare example of the unissued and unlisted 5r Romanov with HH Monogram surcharge | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #4523 Armenia 1922 (17 Oct) registered cover from Alexandropol to USA, franked on back with gold kopeck surcharges, 2k on 2r imperf. single, 4k on 1,000r imperf. pair and 5k on 50r perforated single and vertical pair, all tied by departure cds, showing the return address of G.Blackwell, Near East Relief Agency, Constantinople, with New York Registry (16 Nov) and Hamilton, N.J. (17 Nov) arrival pmks, rare usage from present-day Gyumri, extraordinary franking on cover Catalog #338,362,366a | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #4524 Armenia 1922 (20 June) registered cover from Erivan to USA, franked on back with gold kopeck surcharges, 10k on 100r perforated strip of four, 2x10k on 2,000r imperf., with New York (July 22) and Boston (July 24) arrival pmks, some overall toning, rare usage Catalog #341,367 | Price Realized $600.00 |
