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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #4379
CHINA 1940-1942 Provincial Surcharges
1942 collection of 600+ surcharges, 1c, 3c, 7c, and 40c, mostly unused, with numerous better items such as two 4c on 5c imprint blocks of 25 including double "Tso" error, 3c on 5c "Had Tung" imprint blocks, seven "double fen" errors in blocks of nine with normal stamps, East Szechwan 3c on 5c surcharge misplaced 50% in margin block of ten, Chekiang 7c on 8c Dah Tung empty button, Hunan 1c on 1/2c New York SYS with double surcharge, Yunnan 40c on 50c Dah Tung with inverted surcharge, and numerous other varieties, fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #482/71
Price Realized
$1,500.00

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