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.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #4018 CHINA 1882 Wide Margins 1882 1ca green, cliche 19, h.r., well centered, v.f., * Catalog #4 Catalog Value $ 600 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #4019 CHINA 1882 Wide Margins 1882 1ca dark green, Thick Paper (Chan 4var), used with partial large Tientsin seal postmark, fine O Catalog #4 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #4020 CHINA 1882 Wide Margins 1882 1ca Green (Chan 4) with North China Herald "N.C.H." perfin, used with face-free Shanghai seal postmark in black, fine, scarce, with 2023 Frumkin certificate O Catalog #4 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #4021 CHINA 1882 Wide Margins 1882 1ca Green, showing nearly all of "T" of "Kent "from the "Moncton Kent" papermaker's watermark (Chan 4h), unused without gum, faint overall toning, otherwise fine, with 2023 Frumkin certificate (*) Catalog #4var | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #4022 CHINA 1882 Wide Margins 1882 1ca Green, showing Portion of "ON" of "Moncton" from the "Moncton Kent" papermaker's watermark (Chan 4h), used, with partial large Tientsin seal postmark, fine, with 2023 Frumkin certificate O Catalog #4var | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #4023 CHINA 1882 Wide Margins 1882 3ca Brown Red, Setting VII, cliche 24 (Chan 5), used with partial seal postmark in black, one of the two most important 3ca Wide Margin cliches, fine O Catalog #5 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #4024 CHINA 1882 Wide Margins 1882 3ca Brown Red showing top half of "T" of "Kent from the "Monckton Kent" papermaker's watermark (Chan 5c), used with partial large Tientsin seal postmark, well centered, v.f., with 2023 Frumkin certificate O Catalog #5var | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #4025 CHINA 1882 Wide Margins 1882 5ca orange yellow, Setting III, cliche 14 (Chan 6), unused, regummed over thins, irregular perfs, an acceptable example of this rare unused stamp, (*) Catalog #6 Catalog Value $ 20,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4026 CHINA 1882 Wide Margins 1882 5ca orange yellow, Setting III, cliche 5 (Chan 6), used, with partial large Tientsin seal pmk in black, rich color, v.f., O Catalog #6 Catalog Value $ 1,500 | Price Realized $700.00 |
