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 #4390 ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Ottoman Empire 1900 (16 June) cover to Constantinople, franked with single 2 1/2pi tied by Jaffa departure pmk, with bilingual Registry label alongside, backstamped "Yeni-Djami" on back, minor backflap faults, uncommon example of the Jaffa Registry label on cover, signed Nakri  | Price Realized $6,000.00 |
 | Lot #4391 ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Ottoman Empire 1900 (9 May) picture postcard (Bethlehem) to Trieste, franked with 20pa magenta, tied by Ottoman Jaffa (shuk) pmk, addressed to Trieste, with arrival (22.X.00) at bottom | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4392 ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Ottoman Empire 1900-17 selection of 20 covers and cards on exhibit pages, with Jaffa and district markings, "Aloun-Cara" (Rishon le Zion), Petah-Tikvah, Rehoboth, "Led" (Ramle), "Remle", military mail from FPO 53 and FPO 61 (between Jaffa and Jerusalem), all-Arabic "Beersheba" cancel on cover sent by an officer to Istanbul, round negative seal of the unit marking (Cavalry 2nd machine Gum HQ) (stated to be one of only three examples recorded), Gaza to Jaffa cover, another with unusual marking on card to Turkey, money order from Hafir (one of only a few examples recorded on commercial mail), stationery card from "Khan-Younesse" to Rosh-Pinna near Saffed, different markings of Haifa, including a card to the German Post office in Constantinople, another with bilingual "Caiffa", also stamps on pieces showing pmks of "Beni-Saab", "Djenine", "Zamarin", inbound cover from Beirut to 16th Division Fieldpost Office (near Nablus), plus others. A fine and scarce group | Price Realized $16,000.00 |
 | Lot #4393 ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Ottoman Empire 1901 (30 Nov) 20pa stationery card sent from Ashkelon to Jaffa, with "Medjdil" departure cds (Steichele 38/02), v.f., signed Sorani and Nakri, with certificates from each ("very rare cancelation on card") | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #4394 ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Ottoman Empire 1906 "Hotel Belle Vue, Jericho, Palestine" cover to USA, franked with strip of 4x10pa green, tied by bilingual Jericho departure pmks, with a bold "Jaffa-Jerusalem" 14.2.1906, with Hotel handstamp, Saannah, Mo (Mar 11) arrival pmk on back, some cover mending, fine example of this rare TPO cancel, signed Nakri | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #4395 ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Ottoman Empire 1914 (22 Mar) picture postcard to France, with 10pa Ottoman franking, canceled by violet "ERIHA" (Jerusalem) pmk (Coles 151), fine and very rare | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #4396 ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Ottoman Empire 1916 (15 Oct) picture postcard (Jewish Colony Ness Zion) with Ottoman franking, tied by bilingual Jaffa pmks, sent to Sarajevo by a Lieut. Schreiber, member of the Austrian Military Mission serving as artillery instructor with the Turkish 4th Army, minor card wear, fine | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #4397 ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Ottoman Empire 1918 (5 Feb) Ottoman stationery card franked with pair of Beni-Saab provisional handstamps, sent through the Field Post Office 46, with appropriate markings, fine | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #4398 ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Ottoman Empire 1918 (12 June) inbound FL to Tulkarm, Field Post Office 48 receiving pmk, red censor label affixed over the top edge (slit on opening), with negative seal of the Telegraph office inside, signed Nakri | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4399 ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Ottoman Empire 1918 (27 June) registered cover to Geneva, franked with single and strip of four of 20pa carmine, tied by bilingual "Tiberiade" departure cds, Registry box alongside (number inserted by hand), additionally endorsed "Recomande", transit markings of Beirut, Damascus, Istanbul, arriving in General on 22 August, 1918, also a red Ottoman letterseal, fine cover with unrecorded Registry mark | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
