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 #4675 CHINA Taiwan Province 1887 Small Dragon, 5ca olive yellow, imperforate horizontal sheet margin pair, proof on unwatermarked paper, v.f., rare P | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #4676 CHINA Taiwan Province 1887 Small Dragon, 5ca olive yellow, imperforate bottom sheet margin single, overprinted in four Chinese characters in red, v.f., rare P | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #4677 CHINA Taiwan Province 1887 Small Dragon, 3ca mauve, two imperforate sheet margin singles, one overprinted in four Chinese characters in red, the other with diagonal "Formosa", v.f. P | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #4678 CHINA Taiwan Province 1887 Small Dragon, 5ca olive yellow, two perforated and gummed sheet margin singles, one overprinted in four Chinese characters in red, the other with diagonal "Formosa", fine-v.f. * | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #4679 CHINA Taiwan Province 1945 3s-10y imperforate, sheet corner margin blocks of four, complete set of nine, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f.,  (*)Catalog #1-9 Catalog Value $ 506 | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #4680 CHINA Taiwan Province 1945 3s-10y imperforate, sheet margin blocks of four, complete set of nine, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., (*)Catalog #1-9 Catalog Value $ 506 | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #4681 CHINA Taiwan Province 1945 3s-10y imperforate, sheet corner margin blocks of ten, complete set of nine, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., (*)Catalog #1-9 Catalog Value $ 1,265 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #4682 CHINA Taiwan Province 1945 3s-10y imperforate singles, without overprint, complete set of nine, unused without gum as issued, n.h., faint toning, v.f., rare (*) Catalog #1-9var | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #4683 CHINA Taiwan Province 1945 3s carmine, 5s blue green, 10s pale blue, each with double overprint, unused without gum as issued, n.h., faint toning, otherwise v.f. (Chan TP4b,5b,6c) (*) Catalog #1-3var | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #4684 CHINA Taiwan Province 1945 10s pale blue, overprint inverted, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. (Chan TP6b) (*) Catalog #3a Catalog Value $ 375 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4685 CHINA Taiwan Province 1945 10y brown violet, inverted overprint, horizontal pair, unused without gum as issued, v.f., (*) Catalog #9a Catalog Value $ 750 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4686 CHINA Taiwan Province 1945 10s blue (3), 50s gray brown (10) and 10y brown violet (5), used in 1946 on back of registered and flown cover from Taiwan, via Los Angeles to Col. H.C.T. Han, Chinese Supply Commission in Washington, D.C., Aug 16, 1946 arrival pmks, few stamps roughly separated and damaged, part of label removed from back, fine double weight Registered Air Mail $55.30 rate  Catalog #2,3,9 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #4687 CHINA Taiwan Province 1946 3s on 3c yellow brown (watermarked), prepared but not issued, unused without gum as printed, v.f., signed in red "S.C. Yeen". A rare stamp (*) | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #4688 CHINA Taiwan Province 1946 70s on $20 green, inverted surcharge (Chan TP50a), unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., pencil signed. A rarity, only one sheet of 50 reported, with 2023 Frumkin certificate, (*) Catalog #10a Catalog Value $ 1,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4689 CHINA Taiwan Province 1947 Return of National Government to Nanking, 10 sets including imprint blocks of six, also $20 sheet of 50, n.h., fine-v.f., **Catalog #35-39 Catalog Value $ 350 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4690 CHINA Taiwan Province 1947 30s gray and $7.50 orange, prepared but not issued, without gum as printed, n.h., fine-v.f. (Chan TPPN7,10) (*) | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #4691 CHINA Taiwan Province 1947-49 SYS definitives, types I and II, blocks of four, unused without gum as issued, also Chiang Kai-Shek issue, blocks of four, all n.h., fine-v.f., **Catalog #29-34,40-49,63-68 Catalog Value $ 414 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #4692 CHINA Taiwan Province 1948 $200 on $20 scarlet, unused without gum as issued, l.h., fine, rare (Chan TP33) * Catalog #58 Catalog Value $ 1,600 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #4693 CHINA Taiwan Province 1948 $200 on $10 dark blue, red overprint, basic stamp printed on both sides, back inverted, fine and extremely rare (Chan TP34var) * Catalog #82var | Unsold |
 | Lot #4694 CHINA Taiwan Province 1948 $200,000 on $3,000 blue, unused without gum as issued, l.h., v.f. (Chan TP49) * Catalog #89 Catalog Value $ 900 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #4695 CHINA Taiwan Province 1948 $200,000 on $3,000 blue, unused without gum as issued, l.h., v.f. (Chan TP49) * Catalog #89 Catalog Value $ 900 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #4696 CHINA Taiwan Province 1949 surcharges in green, red violet, black or blue, selection of 32 unused and used on pages, different printings, varieties, including double surcharge, also violet and different types, fine-v.f., *O Catalog #91-96,92a,94a Catalog Value $ 2,319 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4697 CHINA Taiwan Province 1949 $25 on $100 pale blue, top sheet margin block of four, transposed characters variety (upper left), large Top character (upper right), unused without gum as issued, v.f. (Chan TP77,a,b) (*) | Unsold |
 | Lot #4698 CHINA Taiwan Province 1949 surcharges, set of three, also additional varieties of 10c on $50 rose lilac, including shifted surcharge, narrow and wide spacing, fine, * Catalog #101-103 Catalog Value $ 365 | Unsold |
