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 #4526 Far Eastern Republic 1920 (2 June) Japanese picture postcard sent to Harbin, franked with 5r on 5k claret, tied by Chita railway cancel, with arrival (11.6.20) alongside, overall toning, extremely rare usage  Catalog #N3 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #4527 Far Eastern Republic 1920 (14 July) cover headed "Swedish Red Cross" in Chita, addressed locally to the representative of the German Red Cross, franked with surcharged Ataman Semenov 3x5r on 5k claret and single 10r on 70k brown & orange, tied by Chita departure pmks, minor cover flaws, rare usage, signed Mikulski Catalog #N3,4 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #4528 Far Eastern Republic 1921 (30 Jan) cover from Vladivostok to Constantinople, addressed to the agent of the Russian Volunteer Fleet in Galata, franked on reverse with 10k on 3.50r DVR overprint, tied by departure pmk, with transit markings of Shanghai (9 Feb), Port Taufiq (13.III), Alexandria (14.III) and arrival pmks, unusual destination | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #4529 Far Eastern Republic 1921-23 collection on exhibit pages, 14 covers or cards, showing registered mail from Vladivostok, provisional government stationery card to Austria, Anniversary overprints on registered covers to Latvia, another used locally, Chita issue on postcard from Pervaya Rechka to Hamburg, also a registered cover from Petrovski Zavod to Moscow, Diederichs issue, one to Shanghai, etc. | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
