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This stamp was not officially issued during the "Cultural
Revolution", but several stamps------both old and new
ones have shown up in different parts of China in recent
years. The denomination is 8 fen, the inscription in the
stamps is :" When the universal truth of Marxism
and leninism is combined with the specific practice of
the Janpanese revolution, the victory of the Janpanese
revolution is without question." The colour of stamp is
slightly orange-red with black characters on it. In the
upper-left margin, it is printed "Chinese People's Posts";
at the bottom, it is printed "8 fen"; the size is 52mm
* 31mm. The department of issuing stamps never mentioned
how the stamp had been desiged, printed and its schedule
of issue. Due to the small amount,thet are very precious.
On November 21,1997, in the Shanghai Philatelic Items
Auction of the Second International Stamps and Coins Exhibition
'97 , one piece of "Mao Zetong Wrote a Few Words for the
Jampanese Workers" [new stamp (with right margin)] was
sold at 260,000 RMB; another piece, pair of stamps, was
sold at 400,000 RMB.
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