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It must be there somewhere... I can't seem to find this one in the catalogue. Scott or Stanley Gibbons number and year of issue please.  Thanks in advance. Alex |
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About 20 pound in the latest SG catalogue.
However, a lot of the classic Mao stamps are being reprinted for collectors.
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Thanks Kim,
that's the one I was going to pick, but wasn't sure
"poem with 5 lines"
I presumed the lines were the vertical lines.
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Yes, traditionally, Chinese calligraphy and traditional works are written vertically. When I observed at the museums, that the more messy and unreadable the writing, the more valuable/revered it seems to be -- I got some mean looks...
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I completely agree with khj about fine calligraphy. This cursive ('grass') style writing is all but illegible ... to me, at least  Mercifully Yang's catalogue reproduces the first few words of Mao's poem in print form. Here are the first two lines (in traditional, rather than simplified, form):  |
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'grass' If I am not mistaken, ironically the word for green "grass" in Mandarin Chinese sounds a lot like the word for "illegible/messy" writing?! |
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In fact, the same character:  My dictionary gives four meanings for the character (ts'ao/cao) 1. Grass, straw; a herb; a weed 2. Coarse, crude 3. A draft (or writing); to draft 4. The script type of Chinese calligraphy |
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Good to know! I'm on the illiterate side of the bench. So even it the calligraphy was "legible", I probably still wouldn't have been able to figure it out! |
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