Carl Kilgas Collection of China Part II
August 23-24, 2023
We are proud to present Part II of the Carl A. Kilgas collection of China, with 762 lots to be sold on August 23-24, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. each day, at our Teaneck, New Jersey Galleries.
Mr. Kilgas authored a number of articles for the China Clipper from 1976 to 1985. As a member of the Collector's Club of New York, he presented in the CCNY journal, outlining China's postal history, with illustrations of stamps and covers of from his own collection to tell the story. In 1984, he was selected to lend some of his rarities to the 1984 ROCPEX exhibition in Taipei. Carl's few proteges who are still alive (the youngest of whom is now 73) remember him as a very private person, who was embarrassed that his collection had become legendary. He was regarded by his peers as an expert in Chinese Philately. Almost forty years later, we continue to offer selections from Carl's extensive holding of his Large and Small Dragons, Dowagers, Chinese Imperial Post Coiling Dragons, Republic and Nationalist Issues, as well as Japanese Occupation and selection of Alien Offices. All of the collecting areas of the Kilgas collection contain important items, including some that have never been listed, even in specialized catalogues. Many of these "new discoveries" have in fact been hibernating in this collection for over 80 years, mounted on personalized type-written pages, with minimal annotations in pencil.
- CHINA 1878 IssueLots 4001-4017
- CHINA 1882 Wide MarginsLots 4018-4026
- CHINA 1883 IssueLots 4027-4038
- CHINA 1885 Thick Paper, Rough PerfsLots 4039-4048
- CHINA 1885 Small DragonLots 4049-4061
- CHINA 1888 Small DragonLots 4062-4082
- CHINA 1894 Dowager Empress 60th BirthdayLots 4083-4095
- CHINA 1897 Dowager Empress 60th BirthdayLots 4096-4098
- CHINA Mollendorf IssueLots 4099-4100
- CHINA 1897 Surcharges on Small DragonLots 4101-4109
- CHINA Surcharges - small numerals 2 1/2mmLots 4110-4138
- CHINA Surcharges - large numerals 2 1/2mmLots 4139-4171
- CHINA 2 1/2mm spacing surcharges - Transition PaperLots 4172-4172
- CHINA Large Figures 1 1/2mm SpacingLots 4173-4200
- CHINA Red RevenuesLots 4201-4224
- CHINA Imperial Chinese Post (I.C.P.)Lots 4225-4238
- CHINA Chinese Imperial Post (C.I.P.)Lots 4239-4270
- CHINA 1903-04 Foochow and Chungking Provisional BisectsLots 4271-4274
- CHINA 1909 Temple of HeavenLots 4275-4281
- CHINA Imperial China - Postal HistoryLots 4282-4307
- CHINA 1912-1933 IssuesLots 4308-4354
- CHINA 1932-1941 IssuesLots 4355-4378
- CHINA 1940-1942 Provincial SurchargesLots 4379-4379
- CHINA 1942-1945 Central Trust PrintingLots 4380-4386
- CHINA 1942 Domestic Postage Paid (DPP) AnwheiLots 4387-4390
- CHINA 1942 Domestic Postage Paid (DPP) East SzechwanLots 4391-4392
- CHINA 1942 Domestic Postage Paid (DPP) FukienLots 4393-4395
- CHINA 1942 Domestic Postage Paid (DPP) HubeiLots 4396-4398
- CHINA 1942 Domestic Postage Paid (DPP) KiangsiLots 4399-4399
- CHINA 1942 Domestic Postage Paid (DPP) KwantungLots 4400-4400
- CHINA 1942 Domestic Postage Paid (DPP) YunnanLots 4401-4401
- CHINA 1942 Domestic Postage Paid (DPP) HonanLots 4402-4402
- CHINA 1942 Domestic Postage Paid (DPP) HunanLots 4403-4403
- CHINA 1942 Domestic Postage Paid (DPP) KwangsiLots 4404-4404
- CHINA 1942 Domestic Postage Paid (DPP) ShensiLots 4405-4405
- CHINA 1942 Domestic Postage Paid (DPP) West SzechwanLots 4406-4406
- CHINA 1942 "50c" and two vertical bars on DPP overprints AnwheiLots 4407-4409
- CHINA 1942 "50c" and two vertical bars on DPP overprints East SzechwanLots 4410-4411
- CHINA 1942 "50c" and two vertical bars on DPP overprints HubeiLots 4412-4416
- CHINA 1942 "50c" and two vertical bars on DPP overprints KansuLots 4417-4418
- CHINA 1942 "50c" and two vertical bars on DPP overprints KiangsiLots 4419-4419
- CHINA 1942 "50c" and two vertical bars on DPP overprints KweichowLots 4420-4423
- CHINA 1942 "50c" and two vertical bars on DPP overprints YunnanLots 4424-4424
- CHINA 1942 "50c" and two vertical bars on DPP overprints HunanLots 4425-4426
- CHINA 1942 "50c" and two vertical bars on DPP overprints KwangsiLots 4427-4427
- CHINA 1942 "50c" and two vertical bars on DPP overprints ShensiLots 4428-4428
- CHINA 1942 "50c" and two vertical bars on DPP overprints West SzechwanLots 4429-4431
- CHINA 1942-1943 "50c" on 16c dull olive brown General Office IssueLots 4432-4433
- CHINA 1942-1943 "50c" on 16c dull olive brown KweichowLots 4434-4435
- CHINA 1942-1943 "50c" on 16c dull olive brown KwangsiLots 4436-4437
- CHINA 1942-1943 "50c" on 16c dull olive brown West SzechwanLots 4438-4443
- CHINA 1943 "20c" Provincial SurchargesLots 4444-4444
- CHINA 1943 "20c" Provincial Surcharges FukienLots 4445-4445
- CHINA 1943 "20c" Provincial Surcharges KansuLots 4446-4450
- CHINA 1943 "20c" Provincial Surcharges KiangsiLots 4451-4454
- CHINA 1943 "20c" Provincial Surcharges KweichowLots 4455-4455
- CHINA 1943 "20c" Provincial Surcharges HunanLots 4456-4456
- CHINA 1943 "20c" Provincial Surcharges KwangsiLots 4457-4458
- CHINA 1943 "20c" Provincial Surcharges BalanceLots 4459-4459
- CHINA 1944-1946 Pacheng PrintingLots 4460-4473
- CHINA 1944-1948 CNC (Chinese National Currency) IssuesLots 4474-4504
- CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan IssuesLots 4505-4524
- CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan IssuesLots 4525-4542
- CHINA Semi-PostalsLots 4543-4543
- CHINA Air PostLots 4544-4560
- CHINA Air Post Flight CoversLots 4561-4565
- CHINA Express-MailLots 4566-4570
- CHINA Postage DuesLots 4571-4574
- CHINA Military StampsLots 4575-4579
- CHINA Parcel PostLots 4580-4583
- CHINA Szechwan Province Air PostLots 4584-4585
- CHINA Yunnan ProvinceLots 4586-4589
- CHINA SinkiangLots 4590-4599
- CHINA Sinkiang Air PostLots 4600-4603
- CHINA Sinkiang Flight CoversLots 4604-4606
- CHINA KwangsiLots 4607-4608
- CHINA KweichowLots 4609-4611
- CHINA Treaty Ports - ShanghaiLots 4612-4619
- CHINA Treaty Ports - Shanghai Postage DuesLots 4620-4621
- CHINA Treaty Ports - Shanghai Postal StationeryLots 4622-4623
- CHINA AmoyLots 4624-4627
- CHINA Amoy Postage DuesLots 4628-4628
- CHINA Chefoo Postage DuesLots 4629-4629
- CHINA Chefoo Postal StationeryLots 4630-4632
- CHINA ChinkiangLots 4633-4634
- CHINA Chinkiang Postage DuesLots 4635-4636
- CHINA ChungkingLots 4637-4642
- CHINA FoochowLots 4643-4644
- CHINA HankowLots 4645-4645
- CHINA Hankow Postage DuesLots 4646-4649
- CHINA IchangLots 4650-4651
- CHINA KewkiangLots 4652-4655
- CHINA NankingLots 4656-4656
- CHINA TientsinLots 4657-4657
- CHINA Wei Hai WeiLots 4658-4661
- CHINA Wuhu Postage DuesLots 4662-4662
- CHINA Treaty Ports - Collections and balancesLots 4663-4674
- CHINA Taiwan ProvinceLots 4675-4698
- CHINA Taiwan Province Postage DuesLots 4699-4699
- CHINA Taiwan Province Parcel PostLots 4700-4700
- CHINA Japanese Occupation of ChinaLots 4701-4702
- CHINA KwangtungLots 4703-4705
- CHINA Meng ChiangLots 4706-4714
- CHINA HonanLots 4715-4718
- CHINA HopeiLots 4719-4719
- CHINA ShantungLots 4720-4720
- CHINA SupehLots 4721-4721
- CHINA North ChinaLots 4722-4728
- CHINA North China Revenue StampsLots 4729-4729
- CHINA Shanghai & NankingLots 4730-4737
- CHINA Japanese Occupation of China - CollectionsLots 4738-4739
- CHINA Nationalist Northeastern ProvincesLots 4740-4746
- CHINA Nationalist Northeastern Provinces Military StampsLots 4747-4747
- CHINA Nationalist Northeastern Provinces Parcel PostLots 4748-4748
- CHINA Communist East ChinaLots 4749-4750
- CHINA BRITISH RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION (B.R.A.)Lots 4751-4759
- CHINA JAPANESE OFFICES IN CHINALots 4760-4762