For the 1970’s I have two full series of stamps, one from 1978 reppin’ the steel industry, and another from 1979 commemorating the 30th anniversary of the PRC, but I will simply call it “Weird Science”.
THE STEEL INDUSTRY
This set of stamps is a commemoration of the steel industry. But what isn’t so obvious is what […]
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1960 “The Birds of Communist Paradise” 中苏反好同盟互助条约签订十周年
This stamp is a glorious contradiction, making it not so different from the concept of communism itself. It actually commemorates 10 years since the signing of an alliance between China and the Soviet Union. If I may, allow me to transcribe what the Chinese are really saying to the […]
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When it comes to mail, you can’t just be a taker, you gotta be a giver too, and both roles are fine by me. So the other day when I was at the post office sending some of my stuff to myself, and coating the box with the required postage stamps, I remembered just how […]
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Besides the once ironic but now overly clichéd soviet socialist realism often used in propaganda, post Cultural Revolution China has had a dearth of decent art. Only in the past decade or so have people started to rock out with their cocks out when it comes to art. Still, innovation and artistic ability are not […]
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Anyone seen my coke stash? I’ve got some art to create and I need to be in the right state of mind…
798 was a former military industrial complex, used by the commies in the 50’s with some help from the East Germans and their Russian comrades. What’s fascinating is that several of the factories within […]
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