China 999A
The stamp was quickly
withdrawn from circulation because Taiwan, which is claimed by the
People's Republic of China, was colored white instead of red, which
contradicted the motto on the stamp, "The Entire Nation is Red."
The official explanation is that "An editor from China Atlas Press
found out that the map on the stamps was inaccurate because the Xisha
and Nansha archipelagos were absent." The sale of the stamp was
stopped after less than a day. It was not reissued.
https://driwancybermuseum.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/the-story-behind-the-rare-unissued-china-mao-stamps-1968/
|