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 #4041 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Cuba Prisoner of War Mail 1898 two covers from Annapolis, Md and Washington, D.C., showing "U.S.N.A. Censored" and "Prisoner's Letter Censored and Forwarded Navy Department Bureau of Navigation, Washington, D.C.", the latter with Spanish Red Cross handstamp applied on arrival, fine and extremely rare pair of covers from Spanish naval officers captured during the battle of Santiago Harbor. They were transported to the US and held briefly at the Naval Academy at Annapolis, pending repatriation to Spain following the signing of Armistice agreement on 12 Aug, 1898  | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
