Treasure of China's Cultural Revolution sells for World Record

An $859k corner block of stamps has become the most expensive philatelic item from the People's Republic

Interasia's auction of Chinese rare stamps at the weekend was a resounding success, with the record for a single Chinese stamp broken by some distance by a Small One Dollar Red Revenue, from 1897 (during Qing dynasty rule).
However, this was not the biggest price at the sale. That honour went to a corner block of four stamps with the theme Victory of the Cultural Revolution. One of five 'Treasures of the Cultural Revolution', these stamps depict Chairman Mao and military leader Lin Biao.