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 #4029 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Cuba 1897 (17 Nov) cover franked with Insurrectionist stamps, pair of 2c brown, tied by "Prefectura de Guaimarillo Camaguey" departure cds, with oval "Jefature Superior de Sanidad Militar Ejercito Libertador" (HQ of the Medical Corps of the Liberation Army), addressed to the head of medical activity of the First Corps at Jatico-Tunas in Oriente Province, arrival pmk No.22, 1897, filing fold and some toning, otherwise fine, endorsed on back "this envelope was received by me from Cuba and used inside of Cuban lines", signed Seybold. According to Mr. Kugel, fewer than five (!) covers with this issue are recorded  Catalog #Ed.2 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #4030 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Cuba 1898-1901 balance of an exhibit, 43 covers or cards on pages, showing many interesting and scarce markings, including a "discovery example" of previously unrecorded auxiliary "Received in Bad Order Havana P.O. Cuba" on cover from Madrid, "Military Sta. No.13 Cienfuegos", cover from "U.S.S. Columbia 1st Rate" from Guantanamo Bay to San Mateo, Calif., another from "U.S.S. Resolute" to a Naval Hospital in Norfolk; Quarantine Mail, including cover with the only recorded example of 3-line "Mil't'y Sta./Montauk N.Y." provisional handstamp, card from Columbia Barracks to Germany, "Military Station No.27 Matanzas, Cuba" card to Germany, Registered card and two covers, one endorsed "Soldier's Letter Moro Castle, Santiago, Cuba", "Military Sta. No.33 Sagua la Grande" and "Military Sta. No.34 Caibarien" handstamps (only a few recorded), "Military Station No.29" from Placetas, with two privately overprinted "Cuba 2 1/2c de. Pso" in manuscript (one stamp damaged), plus many others | Price Realized $5,250.00 |
 | Lot #4031 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Cuba 1898 (18 July) 1c stationery card from Maj.Henry Clay Cochrane, second in command of the First Marine Battalion in Cuba, to his wife in Newport. Written at Guantanamo on 14th July, noting that "Santiago surrendered today". The card was delivered by ship to the post office at Key West and placed in the mails four days later. This is the only recorded piece of Marine mail from Guantanamo during the Spanish-American War | Unsold |
 | Lot #4032 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Cuba 1898 cover to Norway, franked with vertical strip of 5x2c carmine, tied by "United States Post Office Military Station No.1, CUBA" handstamps, showing on back New York July 9, 1898 transit and "Kristiania" (23.7.98) arrival markings, trivial cover wrinkling, otherwise fine. The first military station opened at Daiquiri, Cuba on 23 June, 1898. The first postmark was undated, so "Earliest Use" cannot be documented. Based on an average of about 2 1/2 weeks delivery time from Cuba to U.S., this cover, which transited NY on 9 July, would possibly have been included in the first mail dispatch from Daiquiri. It is furthermore a cover to a foreign destination, possibly the only one sent during that time | Unsold |
 | Lot #4033 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Cuba 1899 (24 Jan) cover to New York, franked with 2c and 3c Bureau issues (the latter with straight edge), canceled duplex and "Military Sta. No.7 Gibara", Havana (30 Jan) transit and New York (Feb 3) arrival pmks on back. A rare usage from Gibarra (at the time a small village on the northeast coast), only a few recorded with this marking | Unsold |
 | Lot #4034 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Cuba 1899 3c on 1c black violet, tied by blue oval grid of Santa Cruz del Sur on cover addressed locally to Puerto Principe, blue company oval datestamp (15 Jan 1899) at bottom, stamp unfortunately defective, cover with folds and slightly reduced at right, fine appearance of one of the only two recorded Puerto Principe covers with "Santa Cruz del Sur" postmark (the other cover from the same correspondence, ex Robertson), Catalog #196 Catalog Value $ 3,000 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #4035 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Cuba 1899 (3 July) registered Patriotic cover (45-star design) to Chicago, franked with 6x2c carmine, tied by "Military Station No.26 Buena Vista" and Duplex markings, with corresponding Registry datestamp, Jacksonville, Fla. Transit and Chicago (10 July) arrival markings, backflap missing, otherwise fine. Ex-Molesworth | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #4036 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Cuba 1899 (3 Aug) registered cover to Boston, franked with 10x2c carmine, tied by "Isabel de Sagua S.C." cds, supported by Registry datestamp, Havana transit and Boston (18 Aug 1899) Registry Division arrival, cover roughly opened with backflap faults, otherwise fine and impressive | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #4037 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Cuba 1899 5c on 1c black violet, tied by Puerto Principe (2 Jan 1899) cds on cover to New York, insufficiently franked and marked "T" (Havana, Cuba) and on arrival in New York (Jan 14) and "Due 10 Cents", implemented by adding a 10c Postage Due on reverse, tied by cds, with additional markings, cover roughly opened and defective at right, additional filing folds, still fine and incredibly rare, Catalog #198 Catalog Value $ 6,000 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #4038 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Cuba 1899 (2 May) registered cover to Spain, franked with 5c and 10c surcharges, with "Military Station No.1 Santiago de Cuba" departure datetamp, registry oval and label added in New York, arriving Madrid 24 May, cover with corner repair, otherwise v.f. Catalog #225,226 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #4039 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Cuba 1906-09 American Troops in Cuba, eight covers or cards neatly displayed on four exhibit pages, showing markings from Marianao, Guanajay, Columbia Barracks, including registered letter from the post hospital at Columbia Barracks to USA, Marines mail from Sancti Spiritus and Baracoa, incoming mail from Lajas, forwarded mail, etc., mixed condition, mostly fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #4040 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Cuba 1917-22 a small exhibit of 16 covers or cards, neatly written-up on eight pages, with Station Ship at Guantanamo Bay, Marine Mail U.S. Navy, 9th Regiment covers, with censor markings, Earliest and Latest Recorded examples of 7th Reg. U.S.M.C. Santiago, Cuba, also "U.S. Marine Detachment Camaguey Cuba", Censor markings "Passed by Censor Second Lieut. U.S.M.C." and others, two Registered covers, each used 7 May 1919 (these are the only two recorded examples of Registered Mail from this U.S. Intervention) | Price Realized $950.00 |
