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 #4525 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 10c on $1,000 surcharge inverted (Chan S11c), unused without gum as issued, fine (*) | Unsold |
 | Lot #4526 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 unissued 10c on $1,000 Lithographed (Chan S11d), unused without gum as issued, fine (*) | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #4527 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (12 July) registered and flown cover from Kweiyang to Hong Kong franked on reverse with 2c meter label, 4c on $3,000 & 10c on $1,000 pairs, all tied by "Anshun" postmarks, with Chungking (17 July) transits and 19 July arrival datestamps, fine and scarce usage  | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #4528 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (1 Aug) Kintsing bisect cover (Chan S203) franked with 4c Sun Yat-sen and bisected Fukien 2c on $2,000,000 tied by "Kintsing" departure, with "Foochow" arrival on back | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #4529 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (6 Aug) registered and flown cover to Hong Kong (35c rate), franked with various issues tied by Canton postmark with additional strike alongside, Kowloon Hong Kong arrival (Aug. 8), with small circular "K2" postman's chop | Unsold |
 | Lot #4530 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 Rectangular box with $40,000 overprint at top on 5c on 20c olive green (Chan S84b), unused without gum as issued, h.r., v.f., seldom offered (*) | Unsold |
 | Lot #4531 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (3 Nov) cover from Kwangtung Province to Shanghai, franked with Silver Yuan Unit Locomotive, rouletted (Chan S5) tied by Canton postmark, Shanghai arrival (Dec.21), seven weeks in transit, small piece of bottom-right corner missing, otherwise fine, uncommon usage of the rouletted stamp Catalog #959var | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #4532 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (12 June) flown cover from Yunnan Province to USA franked with Yunnan $1.20 on $100,000 olive green (Chan S149), tied by "Kunming" postmark with additional strike on reverse, Canton roller transit (June 16), attractive single-franking of the high value | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #4533 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (14 Nov) registered and flown cover (opened for display) to USA (75c rate) franked on reverse with 10c on $1,000 pair, 50c on $50 single, and 5c on $500,000 (Chan S11, 17, 39) all tied by "Kunming" postmarks, transits of Hong Kong, San Francisco, Boston, and Cambridge, highly attractive | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #4534 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 (3 May) Yungning 1c temporary label tied by "Yungning" postmark on locally addressed cover, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #4535 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 Kwangtung $500 "Ordinary" trial double overprint in red, also the issued stamp with misplaced black overprint (Chan S91, 91c), unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f. (*) Catalog #962var | Unsold |
 | Lot #4536 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 Sun Yat-sen coarse print set (Chan S22-30), unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f., (*) Catalog #973-81 Catalog Value $ 1,042 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #4537 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 $1 UPU commemorative with black denominations omitted (Chan S33a) unused right-margin example, without gum as issued, light horizontal crease, fine appearance (*) Catalog #988var | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4538 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 15c Summer Palace, imperf. sheet margin, imprint single, green denomination & inscriptions omitted (Chan S31b), unused without gum as issued, v.f. (*) Catalog #989var | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #4539 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 40c green, red surcharge double (Chan S32b), unused without gum as issued, fine (*) Catalog #990var | Unsold |
 | Lot #4540 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 40c green, imperforate vertical pair (Chan S32e), unused without gum as issued, large margins, v.f. (*) Catalog #990var | Unsold |
 | Lot #4541 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 40c green, imperforate bottom imprint single, red denomination & inscriptions omitted (Chan S32g), unused without gum as issued, small tone spot and minor creasing, fine appearance (*) Catalog #990var | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #4542 CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues 1949 balance of a specialized collection, 250+ mostly unused, with numerous scarcer items including wide range of provincial surcharges, National issues, varieties, inverted overprints, Specimen overprints, Local "Unit" Label, multiples, many unlisted, some experimental items, mostly fine-v.f., fascinating insight into the Silver Yuan era * | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
