Vietnam War poster - "Down with American Invader"

Popular Collectibles: Memorabilia: Political: Posters Pre 1970: item #345450
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“Southern Vietnamese People gets stronger and stronger in fighting, Continue to destroy the American Invaders until success is achieved!” Poster depicts a Vietnamese guerilla soldier. According to the small print, this poster was created in February 1966, published by Shanghai Publishing house. 30” x 19”, 0.11 yuan.

Unite the People and down with Imperialism

Popular Collectibles: Memorabilia: Political: Posters Pre 1980: item #345448
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Titled “Unite the people of the world, down with American Imperialism, down with Soviet Capitalism, and down with Counterrevolutionaries from all countries”, this poster shows Mao’s image, along with the 3 elite class citizens – PLA, peasants and workers. This posters was printed by Shanghai People’s Publishing house in January 1971.

Revolutionary Committee is Good - national map

Popular Collectibles: Memorabilia: Political: Posters Pre 1970: item #345443
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Titled “Revolutionary Committee is good!”, this rare poster serves as a documentation of the establishment of Revolutionary Committee in the provincial level. In this poster, it depicts Mao’s image, and just below him it is the slogan of “Long live to the full success of the Great Proletarian Class Cultural Revolution.” Below the slogan, it is the Chinese map, with Taiwan being not “red”. On the side of the posters in tables and columns, it shows the different provincial revolutionary committees... Click for details

"Modernization and normalization of military defense"

Popular Collectibles: Memorabilia: Political: Posters Pre 1960: item #345434
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This 1952 poster was created by Hu Delin. It has a very different flair to the style than the Cultural Revolution era posters, Mao’s cult personality is developing though it has not been the entire theme of the poster. In this poster, PLA soldiers are seen holding Mao’s Thoughts book and a text book called “literature book”. Published by PLA art publishing house in 1952, it was printed by Beijing Art Printing Company. Total print run: 120,000. Old Chinese Characters were used as the simplified ... Click for details

Long Live to the Chinese Communist Party

Popular Collectibles: Memorabilia: Political: Posters Pre 1970: item #345429
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Titled “long live to the Chinese Communist Party led by Chairman Mao”, this poster incorporates a familiar image of Mao in party uniform with hands folded back, in the front of him are representatives of the people of China holding red books and Mao Thoughts books, some of the banners say “Revolutionary Committee is Good”. Published in Jiangsu province in April 1969. 0.29 yuan. 30” x 21”

Wish Long Live Chairman Mao wood block print

Popular Collectibles: Memorabilia: Political Pre 1970: item #345424
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A collage of Mao’s pictures in variety stage of his political life, this poster has the winter blossoming plum flowers on the upper right corner to symbolizing longevity. A stamp on the lower right says “long live Chairman Mao. Created by the Capital Red Representatives, Central Art Academy The East is Red People’s Commune, Henan Twenty’s Commune Division, Yuxi Divisional People’s Commune Art Army Commander office. 30” x 16.5”. c.1968

Mao Thoughts Activist Award Certificate - 1971

Popular Collectibles: Memorabilia: Political Pre 1980: item #345417
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This award certificate was awarded to someone by the name of Dong Jinxi for being a Mao’s Thoughts Activist in 1970. The award certificate also says to wish “Dong Jinxi to continue his humbleness… and achieve greater success.” This award certificate was given by Chinese PLA Inner Mongolia No. 2 Mechanical military unit, and No. 2 Revolutionary Committee in Feb 1971. A relatively unusual collectible from the Cultural Revolution era, though quite common during the era, they rarely surface on the m... Click for details

"Whoever is anti Chairman Mao we will have his head!"

Popular Collectibles: Memorabilia: Political: Posters Pre 1970: item #345044
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After Mao authorized the Big Character Poster (dazibao) as a form of criticizing the government and the Red Guards as the main force for pushing the campaign forward, Cultural Revolution gained its momentum. But it was obvious, as it turns out out, that Red Guards’ infighting was getting more and more brutal. Harsh languages were exchanged, and the accusations of not enough Mao worshipping between the two factions (the original revolutionary vs. the rebellion) became more direct and the language... Click for details

The Revolution Big Criticism wood block print

Popular Collectibles: Memorabilia: Political: Posters Pre 1970: item #345034
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During the Cultural Revolution, criticism sessions were conducted as a way of implementing the latest direction from the Central Government. Called “The Revolution Big Criticism”, this wood block print shows a Red Guard holding what might be a stick, hitting two enemies, the Chinese characters accompanying these two in defeat positions says “Ultra Lefties” and “America and Capitalist (Soviet Union). Post Sino-Soviet split in 1960, Soviet was to be classified as another Capitalist like America. T... Click for details

The Proletarian Class Revolution Faction is in control

Popular Collectibles: Memorabilia: Political: Posters Pre 1970: item #345027
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Different factions of the red guards were formed during the early stages of the Cultural Revolution. The original groups of Red Guards were senior cadre's children, and the rebellion faction was the Red Guard who were from good class backgrounds. In this wood block print, the large red Chinese character stated the following: "The Proletarian class revolution faction is in control of the power." In the poster, it depicts a Red Guard holding a Mao's Thoughts book. Under his fist, it's a sign that ... Click for details