The Carl Kilgas Collection of China
Part Three
November 29, 2023
Part III of the Carl A. Kilgas collection of China, with 385 lots will be sold on November 29th, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. on CherrystoneLIVE, at our Teaneck, New Jersey Galleries. Please note this is an online sale only - there is no printed catalog.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2001 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878-1883 1ca green, selection of 26 used and unused, different issues, shades, Settings and cliches, neatly identified on album pages, various pmks, few minor faults noted, mostly fine-v.f. A splendid group, *O Catalog #1/7 | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #2002 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, thin and opaque paper, Setting V, cliche 15, red pmk and blue seal, well centered, nice shades, v.f., O Catalog #1,7 Catalog Value $875 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #2003 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, thin and opaque paper, the former cliche 21, lower right box showing horizontal line break, the latter setting IV, fine-v.f., O Catalog #1,7 Catalog Value $875 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2004 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, cliche 23, large "proof dot", used and unused, the latter without gum, plus 1ca rough perfs, fine-v.f., (*)O Catalog #1,7 Catalog Value $1,600 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2005 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, cliche 2, unused without gum, also opaque paper, cliche 6, h.r., fresh, v.f., (*)* Catalog #1,7 Catalog Value $1,400 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2006 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, cliche 17, unused h.r., also opaque paper used, with blue seal, fine-v.f., *O Catalog #1,7 Catalog Value $1,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2007 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, thin and opaque paper, two of last, unused with gum, various cliches, one with faint crease, (*) Catalog #1,7 Catalog Value $2,075 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #2008 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, two distinct shades, unused with or without gum, fine-v.f., *(*) Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,450 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2009 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, cliche 3, all frame-lines straight and no "proof dots", also 1ca yellowish green, cliche 10, similar to cliche 3, but poorly impressed, with some "weak spots", both used, fine-v.f., O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2010 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, cliche 16, bottom frame-line broken, large "proof dot", h.r., v.f., * Catalog #1 Catalog Value $725 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2011 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, setting IV, serif repaired and "one proof dot", h.r., v.f., * Catalog #1 Catalog Value $725 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2012 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, cliche 4, no "proof dots", used and unused, deep shades, fresh and v.f., (*)O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,125 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2013 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, cliche 18, two distinct shades, with and without dot in the left tablet, unused without gum, one with irregular perforations, fine-v.f., (*) Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,450 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2014 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, cliche 18, two distinct shades, used, different pmks, one showing constant break in baseline, fine-v.f., O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #2015 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, cliche 16, three used examples, various shades, one with rounded corner upper left corner perf., otherwise fine-v.f., O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #2016 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, cliche 1, three used examples, various shades, two slightly thinned, one with shorter perfs, fine appearance, O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #2017 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, setting II, used, v.f., O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $400 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2018 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 1ca green, three distinct shades, used, various pmks, some shorter perforations, mostly v.f., O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2019 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878-1883 3ca brown red, collection of 204 used and unused singles, Thin Paper, Wide Margins, Rough Perforations, all four issues represented, with different settings and cliches identified on pages, varieties and better postmarks noted, early and late printings and much more. Truly an outstanding presentation, some extremely rare stamps included, mixed condition, with occasional minor flaws possible, generally fine or better *O Catalog #2,5,8 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2020 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 3ca brown red, faint red cancel, fresh and fine, O Catalog #2 Catalog Value $400 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2021 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 3ca brown red, no bar in "H" of "China" (Chan 2c), cliche 25, h.r., usual perforation, faint gum crease, fine, * Catalog #2var Catalog Value $1,100 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #2022 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 3ca brown red, broken inner horizontal line at upper left (Chan 2b), cliche 24, h.r., fresh and v.f., * Catalog #2var Catalog Value $1,100 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #2023 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 3ca brown red, cliche 4 "broken claw" variety, Customs Newchwang Oct 14, 1880 cds, fine, O Catalog #2var Catalog Value $400 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2024 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878-83 5ca orange, orange yellow, yellow, chrome yellow, collection of 41 used and unused singles, Thin Paper, Rough Perforations, three different issues represented, with different settings and cliches identified on pages, varieties and better postmarks noted, early and late printings and much more. Truly an outstanding presentation, some extremely rare stamps included, mixed condition, with occasional minor flaws possible, mostly fine or better *O Catalog #3,6,9var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2025 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 5ca orange, 5ca yellow, three each from Cliche 6 and Cliche 16, showing small and large dots, distinct colors and different blue seal pmks, also red "Customs" and black "Customs Newchwang" cds, fine-v.f. O Catalog #3,9,9var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2026 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 5ca orange, 5ca yellow, each from Cliche 1, blue seal cancels, good perforations, distinct colors, fine-v.f., O Catalog #3,9 Catalog Value $1,250 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2027 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 5ca orange, left sheet margin single, cliche 1, small h.r., pencil number on back, fresh and v.f., * Catalog #3 Catalog Value $1,450 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #2028 CHINA 1878 Issue 1878 5ca orange, cliche 12, no proof dots, unused without gum, nice color, fresh and well centered, fine, (*) Catalog #3 Catalog Value $1,450 | Price Realized $525.00 |
