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 #4505 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 5c on $30 Central Trust SYS with double surcharge (Chan G8a), unused without gum as issued, well centered, v.f. (*) Catalog #829var | Unsold |
 | Lot #4506 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 10c on $1 Pacheng SYS and 10c on $20 Chung Hwa SYS (Chan G39, 41), unused without gum as issued, well centered, v.f. (*) Catalog #834A,836A | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #4507 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 10c on $1 Pacheng SYS and 10c on $20 Chung Hwa SYS (Chan G39,41), unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f. (*) Catalog #834A,836A | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #4508 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 10c on $1 Pacheng (Chan G39), used, well centered, face-free cancel, v.f. O Catalog #834A | Unsold |
 | Lot #4509 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 10c on $20 Pacheng SYS, vertical pair imperf. between (Chan G12var), unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f. (*) Catalog #836var | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #4510 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 50c on 1/2c Peking Martyr, high type (Chan G45a) in block of four, l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., fine-v.f.  *Catalog #846 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4511 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 50c on 1/2c Peking Martyr, low type (Chan G45b), block of four, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #846 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4512 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 Blue Surcharge 50c on $4 Pacheng SYS vertical pair imperf. between (Chan G24var), unused without gum as issued, well centered, v.f. (*) Catalog #853var | Unsold |
 | Lot #4513 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 50c on $20 Pacheng SYS left margin horizontal strip of three, imperf between left-hand pair and along the margin (Chan G25e), unused without gum as issued, well centered, v.f. (*) Catalog #854var | Unsold |
 | Lot #4514 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 $1 on 30c Pacheng SYS on mesh paper, vertical pair imperf. between (Chan G50var), unused without gum as issued, v.f. (*) Catalog #860var | Unsold |
 | Lot #4515 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 $1 on 30c Pacheng SYS on mesh paper, left sheet margin horizontal strip of three, imperf. vertically except at right (Chan G50var), unused without gum as issued, h.r., v.f. (*) Catalog #860var | Unsold |
 | Lot #4516 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 50c on $20 brown, surcharge double (Chan G83i), unused without gum as issued, l.h., v.f. (*) Catalog #913var | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #4517 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 50c on $20 brown, vertical pair imperf. between (Chan G83k), unused without gum as issued, l.h., v.f. (*) Catalog #913var | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #4518 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 $3 on 50c blue (Chan G85var), block of four, top pair with substantial pre-print fold, unused without gum as issued, unusual item (*)Catalog #916var | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #4519 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 $10 on $30 mauve (Chan G89var), upper left sheet corner margin block of eight, left pair imperf. on three sides, unused without gum as issued, v.f., rare (*)Catalog #919var | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4520 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 $50 on $50 blue (Chan G86var), variety imperf. at left, unused without gum as issued, fine (*) Catalog #922var | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #4521 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 $5,000 on $100 olive, prepared but not issued (Chan GN1), unused without gum as issued, v.f. (*) | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #4522 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 Surcharged at Hankow, complete set of 11 (Chan 117-127), unused without gum as issued, l.h., fine-v.f., rare set (*) Catalog #937-47 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4523 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 $10,000 on $20 brown, block of four, bottom right stamp variety "Yuan" instead of "Kuo" (top left third Chinese character) (Chan G122b), unused without gum as issued, fine and rare (*)Catalog #944var | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #4524 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948-49 balance of a specialized collection, 400+ mostly unused, including numerous scarcer items, varieties including imperf. margins, imperf. between, different perforations, printed on both sides, inverted and double surcharges, multiples, etc., written up on pages, mostly fine-v.f. An excellent collection (*)Catalog #820/958 | Unsold |
