The Alfred F. Kugel Collection, Part Three
February 11-12, 2025
Welcome to the third sale dedicated to material meticulously assembled by Alfred "Al" F. Kugel over a multidecade effort to build an expansive collection of philatelic and postal history items focused on military conflicts of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Upon his passing in 2022, Al Kugel entrusted the American Philatelic Society (APS) with his entire philatelic estate, including 180 boxes of philatelic literature and military postal history material. Much of the material offered across the first three sales has not appeared on the market for decades, many of the items originally acquired through Cherrystone Auctions, where Al was a frequent and valued client. Now, this exceptional collection returns to the marketplace, offering collectors a rare opportunity to acquire significant pieces enriched by Al's extensive scholarship and research.
Al's collection spans global conflicts and military mail from the late 19th century through modern times, with a focus on the break-up of Austrian, German, Ottoman Empire and Russian Empires, military campaigns in the Balkans, with Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, Allied Interventions in China during the Boxer Rebellion and in Russia during the Civil War as well as the two World Wars and their aftermaths. An extraordinary array of regional Military and Naval mail from those violent actions form the core of Al's exhibits, China, Japan, and other nations.
This sale will take place via CherrystoneLIVE
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
| Lot #5423 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GREECE 1900-20s accumulation of 300+ covers or cards, mainly Greek Post Offices in Asia Minor, some with Ottoman franking, Corfu, Epirus, various overprints, Occupation usages from Bulgaria, registered and censored mail, Money Orders, Parcel cards, military mail and much more. Assembled over a period of many years, many acquired at substantial cost, mixed condition, excellent potential for a military historian, with sufficient material to build a number of exhibits  | Price Realized $8,500.00 | |
 | Lot #5424 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GREECE 1919-22 Greek Military Post Offices in Asia Minor, collection on pages, 23 covers or cards, some with Ottoman franking, one to Constantinople, with "Garrison of Mudanya" departure, Greek military censor mark on back, stampless letter from "Syntrigi" to Istanbul, "Bank of Athens" cover from Smyrna to Kos Island, Italian 20c Postage Due added on arrival, covers with Greek postage sent from Smyrna to Germany, France, USA, etc., also loose stamps, some on pieces, various pmks, mixed condition, interesting lot | Unsold |
