October Online Auction (Sale #282)
Lot 215:
Description
Chinese Communist Propaganda Posters
(3) posters each depicting Chairman Mao Zedong including a portrait having Chinese characters with a floral motif; a portrait in a sunburst having Chinese characters; and a large portrait of a grinning chairman without his iconic starred cap, having Chinese characters and dates ‘1966-1967’
Property from: the Inventory of Primitive Chicago
Height: 30 1/2 inches, Width: 21 1/4 inches (floral – largest – entire sheet)
Condition: Good, creases, rips and repairs to margins throughout; floral motif poster having pinholes around all margins, crease turning into a 2-inch tear to upper right quadrant and a 3-inch tear to central left quadrant; sunburst poster having pinholes around all margins, some repaired, missing upper right corner, repaired and 2.5-inch tear to central right quadrant, repaired; grinning poster having pinholes beyond margins, excessive creasing along entire upper quadrant including tearing a paper loss, 2-inch tear to upper central quadrant, repaired, multiple tears along entire right quadrant, some repaired, largest is 3-inches
Category: Collectibles > Political
Estimated Sale Time: 1:13 pm CST
Shipping Status:
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Sales Tax: Illinois (8%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Condition: Good, creases, rips and repairs to margins throughout; floral motif poster having pinholes around all margins, crease turning into a 2-inch tear to upper right quadrant and a 3-inch tear to central left quadrant; sunburst poster having pinholes around all margins, some repaired, missing upper right corner, repaired and 2.5-inch tear to central right quadrant, repaired; grinning poster having pinholes beyond margins, excessive creasing along entire upper quadrant including tearing a paper loss, 2-inch tear to upper central quadrant, repaired, multiple tears along entire right quadrant, some repaired, largest is 3-inches
Dimensions: 30.5 x 21.25 in
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