Red revenue
ANOTHER ‘red relic’ are the Chairman Mao stamps that are highly sought after, ranging from the crudely produced stamps of the 1940s as he steadily advanced across China to the ‘Great Leap Forward’ period of the 1960s (Cabinet of curiosities, January 31).
The complete Chairman Mao theme of stamps would now cost thousands of pounds, but should his poems particularly appeal, the 1967 set of 14 stamps would cost more than £5,000 alone. David Profumo’s cabinet would be well enhanced in value with these additions.
Martin Walters, Buckinghamshire
Serving the community
WE were pleased to see our West Meon shop’s portrait in 1943 (). It’s a bit different now as, at some stage, the frontage was extended. Sadly, the delightful detail of the old shop window was not retained, but, when the shop was refurbished in 2006, the builders found the original shop name, Tulley, and preserved
