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 #4386 IRAN 1918-20 Censored Mail, collection of 18 covers or cards on exhibit pages, various frankings, showing variety of British Censor handstamps, including "Passed by British Military Censor", "Opened by Censor" labels, "Passed by Censor Norperforce", one on cover from Baku to Teheran, other Dunsterville's markings, such as "Censure Dunsterforce", "Dunsterforce/Censor Posts 101" on covers from Tauris, Recht, Jazvin, Ardebil, Teheran, Hamadan, also British Occupation markings, with a rare "Army Telegraphs KVN 6.XII.18" cds, marked "D.R.L.S. (Dispatch Rider Letter Service), FPO 110 and FPO 120, Russian Censorship on mail from Tauris, additionally censored by the British; cover from American Persian Relief Commission in Tauris, censored by "British North Persian Force", as well as cover from French Mountain Ambulance unit in Urmia, endorsed "Aux Armees du Caucase / F.M.", with cachets of the "Head of the French Mission" and "French Sanitary Mission in Russia/Mountain Ambulance Service", mixed condition, mostly fine or better. A definitive showing of British and Russian activity on Northern Persia post WWI  | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
