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 #4370 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Italian Expeditionary Corps in Palestine Military Mail 1918 registered cover to Rome, with large red "Distaccamento Italiano di Palestine" military cachet, sent through the British Army Post Office SZ47, with Registry label and British 2p George V added to pay the fees, red Censor markings, also an Italian military card to Spezia, with appropriate cachets, fine-v.f.  | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #4371 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Italian Expeditionary Corps in Palestine Military Mail 1918 (8 Dec) cover sent from Damascus, with 5pi EEF franking, tied by bilingual departure pmk, addressed to Colonel Pesanti, Commandant of the Italian troops in Jaffa, "Passed by Censor No.10" and negative seal markings, Army Post Office SZ2 and SZ62 arrival cds on back, filing fold away from the stamp, some adhesion on back, still a fine and highly elusive usage to a very small Italian unit, known as Bertoni Group, attached to the British force which advanced from Palestine into Syria, signed Diena | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #4372 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Italian Expeditionary Corps in Palestine Military Mail 1918 two registered covers to Italy, one sent free through the British Army Post Office SZ18, with Registry label and 29 Oct 18 departure pmks, with two red "Distaccamento Italiano di Palestina Carabinier Reali" military cachets, the other cover is franked with 2x1pi E.E.F. dark blue, tied by O.E.T.A - E.E.F. Jerusalem (27 Dec 18) pmks, with Registry label alongside, red "Guardia Italiana Gerusalemme" military cachet, British "Palestine Censorship" handstamp, numerous markings on back, including Field Post Office GM1, Army Post Office SZ32 and others, part of backflap missing and address panel partly restored, extremely rare usage, signed Nakri | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #4373 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Italian Expeditionary Corps in Palestine Military Mail 1919 picture postcard (Jerusalem) addressed to USA, with Italian and EEF franking, each canceled by smaller red "Distaccamento Italiano di Palestine" military cachet, boxed Censor handstamp, fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #4374 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Italian Expeditionary Corps in Palestine Military Mail 1919-20 seven covers or cards, showing various military cachets, including "1a Campagnia Cacciatori Italiani di Palestina Comando" (1st Company of Italian Scouts in Palestine) and "Corpo Spedizione Militare Italiano-Palestina Comando", the latter in violet (stated to be one of only two recorded), Army Post Office SZ17 pmks with three different types of Censor markings used as both unit cachets and censor verification, "Distaccamento Italiano C.C.R.R. di Gerusalemme Comando" (Royal Italian Carabinieri Detachment in Jerusalem Headquarters) cachet on card to Italy, also "Corpo Spedizione Militare Italiano in Palestine" two line handstamp on card sent via Port Said to Naples | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
