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 #4417 ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Italian Occupation of Lubliana 1941 25p black brown, used 30.IV.41 on 25pa Co.Ci. Parcel Card addressed to Kocevje, with official bilingual Occupation Forces seals, "Sluzbeno Postnine Prosto" handstamp, backstamped on arrival, filing fold away from the stamp, v.f., extremely rare, signed Diena, with 1952 Fiecchi and 1953 Diena certificates,  Catalog #Sass.1A Catalog Value €18,000 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #4418 ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Italian Occupation of Lubliana 1941 50p orange, 1d brown rose, each with handstamped "Co.Ci.", used on individual printed matter cover fronts canceled "Ortner" (11 June) and "Ljubljana" (23 June), v.f., the latter with a Croatian stamp added as a souvenir, signed Chiavarello, rare (catalogued as used off cover) Catalog #Sass.2A,4A Catalog Value €18,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4419 ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Italian Occupation of Lubliana 1941 50p orange, used on home-made card from Ljubljana to Vrhnika, handstamped "T" and charged 1d postage due, with pair of 50p violet added on arrival. In addition, there are two commercially used covers, one franked with pair of 1d green, another with a single 1.50f red, tied by Ljubljana pmks (27 April and 30 May, 1941), used locally or to Vrhinka, with arrival pmks, signed Raybaudi, etc., one with certificate, Catalog #Sass.2B,3B,4B Catalog Value €12,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4420 ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Italian Occupation of Lubliana 1941 10d violet (machine overprint), 15d brown (handstamped overprint), used with the complete set of Postage Dues on registered, locally addressed cover, Ljubljana 2.V.41 cds, fine-v.f. (catalogued as used off cover) Catalog #Sass.12,13A Catalog Value €9,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4421 ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Italian Occupation of Lubliana 1941 10d violet, used with 12 larger format stamps 0.25p-12d, each handstamped "Co.Ci.", tied by bilingual Ljubljana 27.V.41 cds on unaddressed Philatelic Club cover, v.f., with Milko Pirmajer certificate, rare (catalogued as used off cover) Catalog #Sass.12A,1B-12B Catalog Value €13,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4422 ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Italian Occupation of Lubliana 1941 Red Cross surcharges, complete set of four, used with block of 4x1d green on registered cover from Ljubljana (26.VI.41) to Venezia, opened and resealed by censors, with transit and arrival pmks, v.f., Catalog #Sass.57-60 Catalog Value €2,500 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4423 ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Italian Occupation of Lubliana 1941-42 balance of the collection on exhibit pages, 26 covers or cards, with First Day of Issue (26 Apr 41) stationery card from Ljubljana to San Pietro del Carso, Trieste, various "Co.Ci." (Commissarato Civili Territori Sloveni Occupati) overprints, including an address card franked with 10d, 15d and 30d (rare), complete set on cover, postal stationery, Italian stamps used on mail from Crnomelj, Gradac v. Belokraj, Sodrazica, Straza Nov.Mestu, Krmelj, Moste pri Ljubljana, Novo Mesto, Rakek, Velike Lasce, Visnje Gora, FPO 59 pmks on Boundary Commission cards, etc., fine and definitive collection | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
