China 1968 'Mao's Inscription to Japanese Worker Friends' (unissued)
- Maker
- People's Republic of China (Ministry of Posts)
- Year
- 1968
- Rank
- 55 of 100
China 1968 'Mao's Inscription to Japanese Worker Friends' (unissued)
China 1968 'Mao's Inscription to Japanese Worker Friends' (unissued) by People's Republic of China (Ministry of Posts) (1968) is ranked 55 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It sold for $1,151,630 on 1 February 2011. A joint record-holder for Chinese philately — an unissued Cultural Revolution rarity surviving only as this block.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
A joint record-holder for Chinese philately — an unissued Cultural Revolution rarity surviving only as this block.
Corner block of four of the unissued 1968 Mao inscription stamp (largest surviving multiple); withdrawn before issue
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $1,151,630
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 1 February 2011
InterAsia, Feb 2011: HK$8,970,000 (~$1,151,630). NOTE: figure is for a corner block of four.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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