August Online Auction (Sale #280)
Lot 309:
Description
Chinese Propaganda Assortment
(36) items including (5) posters including a portrait of Mao; (8) machine-woven tapestry political portraits of Mao, Stalin, Lenin, Marx and others; (16) books and pamphlets, most published by Foreign Languages Press, Peking; ‘Paper-Cuts of Yangchow, China’ decorative cut papers having printed paper folder; other cut-paper depictions of warriors housed in a faux leather album; ceramic relief profile portrait having ‘Long live chairman Mao!’ caption; printed cardboard depiction of a Chinese man, having a plastic frame; unopened pack of cigarettes from the Shanghai Cigarette Factory; embossed plastic document folder from the China Travel Service, containing an invitation to the 1969 Chinese Export Commodities Fair, disembarkation cards, baggage tags and notices of regulations; printed paper pill package without contents; a yellow scarf
Height: 27 1/2 inches, Width: 20 1/2 inches (Mao poster)
Condition: Very Good to Good, occasional pin holes, light creases from rolling, edge wear to some posters; a torn corner to a poster; Mao poster having tape repair, upper right corner; (4) large tapestry portraits tacked together; overall light wear consistent with normal use
Category: Collectibles > Ephemera
Estimated Sale Time: 2:17 pm CST
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Sales Tax: Illinois (8.000%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)
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Condition: Very Good to Good, occasional pin holes, light creases from rolling, edge wear to some posters; a torn corner to a poster; Mao poster having tape repair, upper right corner; (4) large tapestry portraits tacked together; overall light wear consistent with normal use
Dimensions: 27.5 x 20.5 in
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