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 #4359 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN Military Mail 1918 (6 Sep) Ottoman 20pa stationery entire envelope additionally franked with pair of 20pa adhesives, tied by FPO 43 dated "6/9/1334" (Crescent & Star in the middle) cancel of the 8th Army Corps located at Salt, sent by an officer to the 53rd division, 163rd regiment, FPO 72 in the Jaffa area, backstamped on arrival, overall toning, signed Nakri, with his 1999 certificate ("This is the only recorded item with FPO 43 cancelation used from Jordan. A Postal History Gem from Jordan")  | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #4360 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN Military Mail 1918 (Sep) Ottoman free frank card to Beylerbey (Istanbul) sent by a soldier with the 4th Army, 146th Regiment, showing a negative handstamp of FPO 69, with FPO 43 transit and arrival (28 Sep) pmks, fine usage from El-Salt (located between Amman and the Jordan river. It was the only center of military activity in the area which subsequently became Transjordan. Military mail is very scarce, officers' mail had to be prepaid, enlisted men had free-frank privileges), signed Nakri, with his 1997 certificate ('This is the only recorded item with negative type field post office 69 seal. A Postal History Rarity from Jordan") | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #4361 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN Military Mail 1918 (8 July) "On Active Service" cover to Cairo, with bold "FPO No.28" dated pmk, with censor cachet, backstamped on arrival 10.VII.18, fine. Indian FPO 28 was used for a few months at the Ghoraniyeh Bridgehead | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #4362 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN Military Mail 1919 (14 Feb) "OS" cover to England, with bold "Field Post Office C.12" pmk, sent by a member of the 12th Cavalry Brigade, which operated in Daraa, located in the Jordan valley, about 30 miles east of the Sea of Galilee. This cover represents the only recorded example of the use of this marking (as the Allied troops moved to occupy former Ottoman territories in the Palestine area, a small detachment was ordered to advance into what became designated as Transjordan) | Unsold |
