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 #5429 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ITALIAN COLONIES - Aegean Islands 1912-43 extensive collection of 197 covers, cards, parcel forms, telegrams and wrappers on 125 pages, described as a specialized study and collection of postmarks, cancelations and postal markings applied on mail from beginning of the Italian Occupation through World War II, starting with Military Mail and Civil Post Offices in the 14 individual islands of Calimno, Caso, Castelrosso, Cos, Karki, Lero, Lipso, Niseros, Patmos, Rodi, Scarpanto, Simi and Stampalia. There are some outstanding destinations, including French Cameroun, Constantinople, various European countries, including Sweden, others to Egypt, United States, Italian Colonies of Cyrenaica, Somalia and others, numerous censor markings, many better frankings, including complete sets on cover (Garibaldi, Ferrucci, etc.), unoverprinted Italian stamps used in the Aegean, military markings, some reported to be unique. The entire collection has been expertly described by Mr.Kugel, who acquired these covers individually and over many years. A splendid presentation and an unusual opportunity to obtain a ready-made exhibit of special interest to collectors of both Greece and Italy  | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
