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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #4501
POLAND Polish Army in Great Britain
1941-44 collection of 26 covers or cards on exhibit pages, with "British Liberation Army" markings, incoming mail, various FPOs, "HQ Polish Recruiting Mission" cachet, Polish Navy mail, Polish Army Corps bilingual Field Post cachet, censor hs, unusual destinations (Northern Rhodesia), Official Mail, cover to USA, with mixed Polish Government in Exile stamps, with U.S. 6c Air Mail, all canceled by "Poczta Polowa 137" cds, etc. Included in this collection are two covers from Polish Training Battalion in Owen Sound, Canada, one with Polish Military Mission cachet, marked "Secret", sent to General Dembinski by courier to the Chief of Staff in London. A fine chronicle of Polish Army and Navy in England and Canada
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Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #4502
POLAND Polish Army in Great Britain
1942-47 large collection of 100+ covers and cards on exhibit pages, including Indian Army Postal Service, used by the Polish Army in Teheran, Kirkuk (Iraq), Egypt. Including Naval Mail, incoming letters, Central Mediterranean Force, mail from Palestine, Baghdad, incoming and outgoing mail, one to Kenya, Polish Forces Middle East covers, Polish Troops in Italy, Lebanon, plus countless others, each cover with its own story, well described, with numerous elusive items, some from remote locations, demonstrating the powerful presence of the Polish Army under British Command
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Unsold

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