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 #4557 SERBIA French Forces in Serbia 1916 cover and card of French Aviation Mission in the Serbian Army showing "Tresor et Postes 502" and "Aviation Francaise de L'Armee Serbe", "Escadrille No.91-S Le Chef D'Escadrille" cachets, fine  | Unsold |
 | Lot #4558 SERBIA French Forces in Serbia 1917 (27 July) cover headed "Cercle des Intimes - Salonique", sent from Monastir (Bitolj) to the Commandant of the French Escadrille 525, with the Serbian Army on the Salonica front bearing previously unrecorded (!) cachet "Commission Secours De Monastir Necessiteaux Israelites" (Commission to aid Jewish needy of Monastir), cover somewhat ragged, backflap missing, but surely unique and historical item (at the turn of 20th century, Monastir's Jewish population reached nearly 11,000. During World War I, Monastir suffered two years of bombardment and invasions. More than 5,000 Monastir Jews fled their homes and lived as refugees in the surrounding area. When the war was over, Monastir's Jews numbered just over 3,000) | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
