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 #4284 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of the Channel Islands 1940 with the Fall of France, German forces took St. Malo on 22 June and Britain decided that defending the islands was impracticable. Jersey was demilitarized, British troops withdrew, but on28th June, German aircraft machine-gunned the island and dropped bombs, killing ten civilians. On July 1st, a warplane dropped copies of a two-page letter to the "Chief of the Military and civil offices on Jersey (St. Hellier)", an ultimatum demanding that white flags be flown and white crosses be painted on the ground. An envelope addressed to the Governor of the Island of Jersey, with the ultimatum letter, signed by the Commanding General of the German Air Force in Normandy, rare historical document  | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
