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 #4504 POLAND Polish Army in the Soviet Union 1941-42 collection of 28 covers or cards from various camps in the Soviet Union, extensively described on exhibit pages, starting with Buzuluk, Tatischevo, Tock Lager, Yangi-Jul, including a cover from Scotland to London, marked "Wyjechal do Rosji" (left for Russia), forwarded by diplomatic pouch and handstamped "O.B.C. (opened by censor) in Yangi Jul GHQ, incoming mail from Kokchtav and Ayaguz, registered cover from Katta Kurgan (Uzbekistan) to GHQ in Yangj Jul, triangular "C" and "Rej.B.C.W." (Rejonowe Biuro Cenzury Woskowej) censor mark, Military Post No.3000 pmk on receipt for Money Order, Fieldpost covers from Dzhalal Abad Camp, also from Shakhrisabz Camp, Military Post No.3003 pmks on cover to Teheran, covers to and from Kanimekh Training Camp for Airmen, also a cover from the same camp to Teheran, carried by Polish courier, with British censor marking applied on arrival, covers from Guzar Camp, Vreskaja Camp, Malan and Lugovoy Camps, Tokmak, etc. Also included is a proof strike "Poczta Polowa Polskie Sily Zbrojne w ZSSR", Polish circular pmk used on incoming mail from Port Said to Buzuluk, passed by British censor, cover sent by courier from the Polish Embassy in Kustanai to Commandant of Field Hospital in Shakhrisabz, "Glowna Poczta Polowa" markings, registered mail from Ashkhabad Evacuation Center, etc., mixed condition, remarkable assembly of historical significance  | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #4505 POLAND Polish Army in the Soviet Union 1942 "Dojdziemy" single used on large part of cover (half of the back missing), canceled by Field Post No.300 in Cyrillic, with numerous additional markings, addressed to Polish Red Cross in Teheran, signed Bojanowicz. Also included is a vertical tete-beche proof printed from defaced cliche, plus a privately designed "Stan" souvenir sheetlet | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #4506 POLAND Polish Army in the Soviet Union 1942-43 selection of covers or parts of documents, with cover sent through civilian mails to embarkation point in Tashkent, with Soviet franking, canceled "Pol. Sil Zbr. W. Z.S.R.R. D-Two" cancel, postal receipt for three incoming registered letters with "Tokmak" cancel, cover sent 12.7.42 to "Vrevskaya", cover to Tolense in Kyrgyzstan, with Fieldpost and Postage due markings, censored at "Dzhalal Abad", registered cover set 18.4.42 to the Polish Military governor at Yangi Yul, another registered cover sent 20.4.42, cover from Sukotino in Northern Kazakhstan to Yangi Yul, various strikes of Polish Military units, etc., mixed condition, faults noted, rare assembly, ex-Chris Kulpinski | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #4507 POLAND Polish Army in the Soviet Union 1943 proof of unadopted design of 80gr (green) showing Polish troops in U.S.S.R 1941-42, designed by A.Horowicz and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson on gummed paper with serial number 66, v.f., extremely rare P | Price Realized $850.00 |
