Unissued Mao and Lin Biao on Tian'anmen Rostrum

China · 1967 · 8 fen

The stamp depicts Chairman Mao Zedong and Lin Biao standing on the Tian'anmen Rostrum, with a crowd of people below and a red sunburst in the background. The design is characteristic of Chinese Cultural Revolution propaganda art.

This stamp was intended for issue during the Cultural Revolution but was ultimately unissued, making it a significant philatelic rarity and a symbol of the political turmoil of the period. It reflects the intense personality cults of Mao and Lin Biao.