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 #4201 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 1c on 3c red, variety showing three additional "slug" marks above and below outer characters, h.r., v.f., unusual * Catalog #78var | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #4202 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 1c on 3c red, used, three singles canceled 4.7.1897, Kiungchow Oct. 1897 and Hankow June 1897, first two with creases or thins, fine appearance, O Catalog #78 Catalog Value $ 1,050 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4203 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 1c on 3c red, three used singles, with pa-kua Canton and Shasi (small thin), also oval Wuchang, last two showing significant shift of the surcharge downwards, fine and scarce group, O Catalog #78 Catalog Value $ 1,050 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4204 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c red, two stamps, varieties raised stop after "Cents", h.r., also "even stop", the latter unused without gum, little toning, otherwise fine-v.f., *(*) Catalog #79var Catalog Value $ 1,700 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4205 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c red, lower left sheet corner margin single, h.r., v.f., * Catalog #79 Catalog Value $ 850 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #4206 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c red, horizontal pair, right stamp inverted "s", h.r., fresh, fine-v.f., * Catalog #79,79b Catalog Value $ 1,850 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #4207 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c red, horizontal pair, right stamp with variety showing both middle characters indistinct and partially omitted, centered to top, h.r., very rare * Catalog #79,79var | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #4208 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c red, surcharge inverted, raised stop after "cents" variety, Position 4, unused large part original gum, hinge remnant and pencil notations on back, well centered, v.f., with 2023 Frumkin certificate, * Catalog #79a Catalog Value $ 37,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4209 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c red, surcharge inverted and shifted downwards, Position 9, raised stop after "cents" variety, unused without gum, small pencil national on back, well centered, fine example of this great rarity, possibly the only inverted shifted surcharge recorded, with 2023 Frumkin certificate, (*) Catalog #79a Catalog Value $ 37,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4210 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c red, bottom sheet margin block of four, Positions 4-5/14-15, upper left stamp raised stop, upper right small character, comma after "Cents", bottom right showing inverted "s", disturbed gum with some adhesions on back, fine-v.f. and scarce positional piece,  *Catalog #79b,79d Catalog Value $ 3,650 | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #4211 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c red, surcharge shifted significantly upwards, "Customs" pmk, v.f. O Catalog #79var | Unsold |
 | Lot #4212 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c red, horizontal pair, right stamp showing surcharge shifted upwards, h.r., v.f., * Catalog #80 Catalog Value $ 1,000 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #4213 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 3c red, six used examples, showing "Customs" pmk, also Dollar chops Canton (Sep 97), Chefoo, Chungking (Jan 4, 98), Hankow (Feb 18, 98), Kiukiang (Aug 13, 97), well centered, couple of irregular perforations, mostly fine-v.f., O Catalog #80 Catalog Value $ 2,400 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4214 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 2c on 4c red, four used singles, each with a different Pa-kua cancel (Peking, Lungchow, Newchong, Swatow), two in reddish brown color (both with small thins), others in black, O Catalog #80 Catalog Value $ 1,600 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4215 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 4c on 3c red, h.r., well centered, v.f., * Catalog #82 Catalog Value $ 1,650 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4216 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 4c on 3c red, h.r., well centered, v.f., * Catalog #82 Catalog Value $ 1,650 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4217 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 4c on 3c red, h.r., well centered, v.f., * Catalog #82 Catalog Value $ 1,650 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #4218 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 4c on 3c red, unused without gum, well centered, v.f., (*) Catalog #82 Catalog Value $ 1,650 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #4219 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 4c on 3c red, blue Pa-kua and part of Chefoo pmk at left, well centered, v.f., O Catalog #82 Catalog Value $ 800 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #4220 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 4c on 3c red, part of Shanghai cds, fresh and fine stamp, O Catalog #82 Catalog Value $ 800 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #4221 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 $1 on 3c red, cliche position 7, h.r., fresh and well centered, fine, * Catalog #84 Catalog Value $ 5,000 | Price Realized $2,200.00 |
 | Lot #4222 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 $1 on 3c red, cliche position 15, heavy hinge remnant, large margins all around, faint toning at bottom, still a fresh and v.f. stamp, * Catalog #84 Catalog Value $ 5,000 | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
 | Lot #4223 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 $1 on 3c red, cliche position 12, black Swatow Pa-kua cancel, well centered, fine, O Catalog #84 Catalog Value $ 3,250 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #4224 CHINA Red Revenues 1897 $1 on 3c red, cliche position 14, black Pa-kua cancel, centered to right, fresh, O Catalog #84 Catalog Value $ 3,250 | Price Realized $950.00 |
