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 #2280 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 (19 Nov) native cover from Fengtai, Anwhei Province, paying 10c domestic letter rate to Shanghai, with a specially prepared violet label to be used as a stamp, with departure pmks and arrival on back. Mail delivery was very difficult due to increasing Civil War activities and took 9 days to get to Shanghai, about 300 miles away, fine and scarce  | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2281 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 (30 Nov) "Domestic Postage Paid" bluish violet chop applied on registered letter from Taiyuan to Peiping, with 1 Dec 48 arrival pmk on back, cover wrinkles and tears, otherwise fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #2282 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 (19 Nov) cover with special unit label, used from Fengtai, Anwhei district, violet "782" registration handstamp, sent to Shanghai, with arrival (28.11.49) on back, fine. Of 1050 prepared, only 81 were sold | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #2283 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 (Domestic Postage Paid Swatow) provisional handstamp on locally addressed cover, v.f., in use for three days only, "no stamps available" | Unsold |
 | Lot #2284 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 (19 Nov) native cover from Fengtai, Anwhei Province, paying 40c domestic registered letter rate to Shanghai, with a specially prepared red label to be used as a stamp, with departure pmks and arrival on back. Mail delivery was very difficult due to increasing Civil War activities and took 9 days to get to Shanghai, about 300 miles away, fine and extremely rare (1,200 labels prepared, only 72 sold) | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #2285 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 (29 Nov) "Domestic Postage Paid" violet chop applied on registered letter from Taiyuan, via Yangku to Peiping, with 30 November arrival pmk on back, cover wrinkles and wear from removed labels, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #2286 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 (26 Nov) "Domestic Postage Paid Swatow" bilingual chop on native cover, fine (this Swatow, Kwantung Province provisional was used only from November 24-26) | Unsold |
 | Lot #2287 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1948 (2 Dec) "Ordinary Letter Postage Paid" chop on native cover showing 27mm dotted circular date cancel on back, fine and scarce Canton local provisional | Unsold |
 | Lot #2288 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 (4 May) registered "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" official cover to Chicago, metered "$750,000" applied in Canton, with Registry label below, Consulate General of the Republic of China, Chicago handstamp and arrival (8 May) pmks on back, cover defects and tape mending at bottom, rare | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #2289 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 (6 Apr) cover from Foochow to Tacoma, Washington, paying $5,800 rate ($1,500 UPU and $4,300 Air Post), fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #2290 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 (12 Apr) cover (reduced at left) from Kwantung district to Portland, paying $41,000 rate (single $1,000 and two blocks of 4x$5,000) | Unsold |
 | Lot #2291 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 cover from Nanking, franked with block of 10x$10 on $30 surcharges, some cover mending, otherwise fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #2292 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 cover (opened for display) from Foochow to USA, franked on both sides with $10,600 in Gold Yuan (strip of 5x$2000, single $100 surcharge and $500 SYS), some cover mending, otherwise fine, scarce usage | Unsold |
 | Lot #2293 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 (26 Apr) large part of commercial cover from Shanghai to USA, with mostly intact $41,000 meter imprinted alongside Shanghai cancel | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #2294 CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues 1949 (8 May) cover to USA, franked on back with 16x$100,000 (including a block of 10), tied by Shanghai cds, fine and unusual Catalog #880B | Unsold |
