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 #4205 CRETE British Administration 1898 cover mailed by I. Griffith, the military commander of Monofatsi to Candia, with "Governor Monofatsi International Occupation" seal, with corresponding Flag indicia alongside, endorsed "20 Paras" and dated 9.12.98, addressed to a Captain Edgar at Candia, with Austrian Post Office 12.12.98 arrival pmk on back, filing folds, fine and rare cover, only 24 examples of the provisional marking were prepared prior to the issuance of the new Cretan stamp  | Unsold |
 | Lot #4206 CRETE British Administration 1898 20pa violet, margins all around, canceled by straight-line "Archanes" in blue and manuscript 1/10/12.98 (presumably covering both Julian and Gregorian calendars) on small cover addressed to Maj. General H.Chermside (commander of the British troops and military commissioner from 1896-99), v.f., with sender's note on back ("Inscription on stamps in Greek Provisional post of Kandia"), with 1988 Peter Holcombe certificate: "This is the only British cancelation other than Heraklion used and is the only known cover", ex-Lewis and Friend collections Catalog #1 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
