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.
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| Lot #4590 CHINA Sinkiang 1928 Chang Tso-lin set (Chan PS71-4), matched bottom-margin plate number imprint blocks of six, "Tihwa Urumchi" May 21,1928 First Day of Issue pmks, v.f. Catalog #70-73 | Price Realized $325.00
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| Lot #4591 CHINA Sinkiang 1931 (19 Aug) red band cover from Ninganpao, Sinkiang to Chungwei, Kansu Province, franked with Unification and Burial commemoratives overprinted for Sinkiang, fine, with Chungwei arrival pmk on back
| Unsold
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| Lot #4592 CHINA Sinkiang 1933-34 40c Peking Martyr with Shanghai overprint in block of nine, center stamp the Double Sun re-entry variety (Chan PS134a), rare, n.h. with slightly disturbed gum, fresh and fine-v.f. **
| Price Realized $550.00
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| Lot #4593 CHINA Sinkiang 1944 Central Trust 50c SYS vertical pair imperf. between (Chan PS198d) with bottom selvage, unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f. (*) Catalog #164var | Unsold
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| Lot #4594 CHINA Sinkiang 1944 Central Trust 25c SYS block of nine, middle stamp with three overprint characters omitted (Chan unlisted), unused without gum as issued, extremely rare, fine-v.f. (*) Catalog #164var | Unsold
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| Lot #4595 CHINA Sinkiang 1946 Pacheng Engraved $50 SYS imperf. single (Chan PS232), unused without gum as issued, v.f., signed J.R.Hughes. A great rarity, with 2023 Frumkin certificate, (*) Catalog #178 Catalog Value $ 1,080 | Price Realized $750.00
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| Lot #4596 CHINA Sinkiang 1944 Pacheng Engraved $5 SYS horizontal pair imperf. between (Chan PS235a), unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f. (*) Catalog #181var | Unsold
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| Lot #4597 CHINA Sinkiang 1946 Pacheng Engraved $50 SYS left-margin horizontal pair, imperf. vertically (Chan unlisted), unused without gum as issued, rare and possibly unique, v.f., with 2023 Frumkin certificate (*) Catalog #187var | Price Realized $475.00
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| Lot #4598 CHINA Sinkiang 1946 Pacheng Engraved $50 SYS bottom-left corner vertical strip of three, imperf. between horizontally (Chan unlisted), unused without gum as issued, minor tone spots, otherwise v.f., possibly unique, with 2023 Frumkin certificate (*) Catalog #187var | Price Realized $475.00
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| Lot #4599 CHINA Sinkiang 1946 Pacheng Engraved $100 SYS vertical pair imperf. between (Chan unlisted), unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f., rare (*) Catalog #188var | Price Realized $475.00
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